SITHKOP015 — Design and cost menus

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What an assessment for SITHKOP015 must cover

41 assessable components: 4 elements (19 performance criteria), 3 performance evidence and 11 knowledge evidence requirements, plus 8 foundation skills. An audit-defensible tool maps every question and task back to these — that mapping is the coverage matrix Auditori generates alongside the assessment.

Elements & performance criteria

1 Evaluate market trends and identify target markets.

1.1Identify current customer market based on past and current sales performance.
1.2Analyse current customer profile and food service preferences.
1.3Source information on current and emerging food service trends and customer preferences.
1.4Evaluate market trends for relevance to organisational service style and cuisine.
1.5Identify target markets based on the nature, style and location of the operation.

2 Develop menus.

2.1Evaluate food service preferences of target markets and create menus to meet market needs and preferences.
2.2Develop menus to provide balanced variety of dishes for the style of cuisine.
2.3Sequence menu items according to menu requirements.
2.4Analyse operational constraints when designing menus.

3 Cost menus for profitability.

3.1Itemise proposed components of the included dishes.
3.2Calculate portion yields and costs of ingredients.
3.3Determine net production costs of menu items.
3.4Determine required profit margin and calculate selling price to ensure maximum profitability.
3.5Assess cost-effectiveness and profitability of proposed dishes to form a menu with balanced yield.
3.6Make reasonable cost adjustments to ensure price-competitive menus.

4 Write menu content.

4.1Write menus using terminology appropriate for the market and organisational service style.
4.2Follow required menu item naming conventions for the style of cuisine.
4.3Present sequence of service on printed menus for ease of customer reading.
4.4Use accurate and innovative descriptions that promote the sale of menu items.

Performance evidence

source and evaluate information on current and emerging food service trends, customer preferences and target markets and use to inform menu design outlined below
develop and cost one menu from each of the following menu types based on the above information: à la carte, buffet, degustation, table d’hôte
develop the above four menus demonstrating: current and emerging food service trends, methods and formulas for calculating portion yields and costs from raw ingredients, desired profit margins and mark-up procedures, summary of menu costings.

Knowledge evidence

techniques for sourcing information on food service trends and market preferences
range of current and emerging food service trends relating to: contemporary eating habits, cultural and ethnic influences, major festivals and events, media influence, seasonal influences, social media
sources of information on: market statistics, customer profiles and preferences, products, service styles and quality expectations that meet market requirements
financial operating costs for hospitality and catering organisations, including: consumables, food and ingredients, labour, wastage
methods and formulas for calculating portion yields and costs from raw ingredients: food cost percentage, budgeted sales price, standard measures, standard yield tests, GST addition and subtraction
different types and styles of: menus, food outlets, food service
influence of seasonal products and commodities on menu content and price
naming conventions and culinary terms for a variety of cuisines
formats for and inclusions of menus presented to customers: legible text, format matched to customer type, presented in format that is easy to read
methods to gain feedback on menu performance: qualitative: social media, customer surveys, customer discussions, staff discussions and meetings; quantitative: sales data
methods of analysing sales mix and profit performance of menu items: menu engineering analysis, sales data

Foundation skills

Reading skills: read and interpret documents about food service trends, customer profiles and preferences, and market preferences.
Writing skills: write comprehensive and creatively expressed menus and product descriptions to explain menu dishes and promote sales.
Numeracy skills: interpret market statistics when calculating the cost of producing dishes for menus; calculate mark-ups and selling price for profitability; compare menu items based on their anticipated yield, budgetary constraints and profitability.
Learning skills: continually research and source information on current and emerging food service trends and synthesise this information for menu updates.
Problem-solving skills: consider all operational constraints and develop menus that can be realistically delivered by the organisation.
Initiative and enterprise skills: initiate the development of new menus to meet changing customer demands.
Planning and organising skills: access and sort all information required for menu planning and to coordinate a timely and efficient menu development process.
Technology skills: use computers and software programs to cost and document menus.

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