About Course

This course is for kitchen managers, chefs and café owners who want to plan menus that make money. You will learn to cost each dish, set fair selling prices and reduce waste. Johan Botha guides you through real kitchen examples, and you finish with a costed menu you can use at work. Classes are held at our Umhlanga campus.

What Will You Learn?

  • Practise your new skills with hands-on exercises (worked answers included)
  • Organise your work in a clear, simple structure
  • Get friendly and fast support from your lecturer in the class Q&A
  • Downloadable notes, study guides and templates for every project

Course Content

Introduction
A short summary to help you prepare for the lessons in this topic. Read it before you start, so you know what to expect and what to have ready for class.

  • The Menu Planning Basics
    03:54
  • Overview of Costing Day
    04:33
  • Standard Recipe Costing
    02:44
  • Costing a Dish from Scratch
    04:05
  • Quiz: Menu Planning and Food Costing

More Costing Information

Completion and Resources

Menu Presentation

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