Food Cost Control is the discipline of pricing dishes against ingredient, labor, and wastage costs to hit a target margin — the single most scrutinized number a Chef de Cuisine, Executive Chef, or Sous Chef is judged on in Indian hotel and restaurant kitchens, where food cost typically has to stay under 30-35% of menu price. Chefs who can run a costing sheet and defend it to ownership move into Executive Chef and F&B management roles faster than those who cook well but can't control margins.
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Executive Chef