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- What is inventory turnover and why does it matter for restaurants?
- Inventory turnover measures how many times you sell and replace your stock in a given period. A high turnover means fresher ingredients, less waste, and more cash flow. A low turnover indicates over-purchasing, spoilage risk, and tied-up capital. For Italian restaurants, food turnover should be 25–30× per month.
- What is a good inventory turnover ratio for an Italian restaurant?
- Italian F&B benchmarks: fresh food 25–30× per month (1–1.5 days on hand), dry goods 4–6× per month, house wine 8–12× per month, DOC/DOCG wines 2–4× per year, spirits 4–6× per year, beer (draft) 4–8× per month. Anything slower than these benchmarks suggests over-stocking.
- How do I calculate inventory turnover?
- Turnover = Cost of Goods Sold (COGS) / Average Inventory Value. Average inventory = (Opening stock value + Closing stock value) / 2. COGS = Opening stock + Purchases − Closing stock. Most restaurant POS systems report COGS monthly; combine with your monthly stock counts.
- What does 'days inventory outstanding' mean?
- Days Inventory Outstanding (DIO) is the average number of days an item sits in stock before being used. Formula: DIO = 365 / Annual turnover (or 30 / Monthly turnover). Lower DIO is better for perishables — a DIO of 2 days for fresh fish is healthy; 10 days is a spoilage risk.
- How can I improve my restaurant's inventory turnover?
- Key strategies: reduce portion sizes on slow-selling dishes, run daily specials to clear near-expiry ingredients, implement FIFO (first in, first out) storage, tighten order quantities using a reorder-point system, review the wine list and remove slow sellers. Most Italian restaurants can cut slow-moving stock by 20–30% within 2 months.
- Should I calculate turnover separately for food, wine and spirits?
- Yes — absolutely. Food, wine and spirits have very different natural turnover rates. Mixing them hides problems. A restaurant with healthy food turnover but a stagnant wine cellar will show an artificially low combined ratio. Track each category separately and compare against the relevant Italian benchmark.
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What is inventory turnover and why does it matter for restaurants?
Inventory turnover measures how many times you sell and replace your stock in a given period. A high turnover means fresher ingredients, less waste, and more cash flow. A low turnover indicates over-purchasing, spoilage risk, and tied-up capital. For Italian restaurants, food turnover should be 25–30× per month.
What is a good inventory turnover ratio for an Italian restaurant?
Italian F&B benchmarks: fresh food 25–30× per month (1–1.5 days on hand), dry goods 4–6× per month, house wine 8–12× per month, DOC/DOCG wines 2–4× per year, spirits 4–6× per year, beer (draft) 4–8× per month. Anything slower than these benchmarks suggests over-stocking.
How do I calculate inventory turnover?
Turnover = Cost of Goods Sold (COGS) / Average Inventory Value. Average inventory = (Opening stock value + Closing stock value) / 2. COGS = Opening stock + Purchases − Closing stock. Most restaurant POS systems report COGS monthly; combine with your monthly stock counts.
What does 'days inventory outstanding' mean?
Days Inventory Outstanding (DIO) is the average number of days an item sits in stock before being used. Formula: DIO = 365 / Annual turnover (or 30 / Monthly turnover). Lower DIO is better for perishables — a DIO of 2 days for fresh fish is healthy; 10 days is a spoilage risk.
How can I improve my restaurant's inventory turnover?
Key strategies: reduce portion sizes on slow-selling dishes, run daily specials to clear near-expiry ingredients, implement FIFO (first in, first out) storage, tighten order quantities using a reorder-point system, review the wine list and remove slow sellers. Most Italian restaurants can cut slow-moving stock by 20–30% within 2 months.
Should I calculate turnover separately for food, wine and spirits?
Yes — absolutely. Food, wine and spirits have very different natural turnover rates. Mixing them hides problems. A restaurant with healthy food turnover but a stagnant wine cellar will show an artificially low combined ratio. Track each category separately and compare against the relevant Italian benchmark.