Stealing food, beverages and supplies from restaurants can be coordinated by employees or in combination with vendors. There is outright stealing of food from the inventory, but there are also instances where vendors will agree to short shipments or deliver lower quality food while providing kick-backs to staff involved in ordering or inventory.
Free meals and drinks given to friends and family outside of alotted comps are another form of food theft. Employees also may walk away with supplies and quality equipment. At a minimum, employees may graze too much while on duty. To protect against food and beverage theft, there are several precautions restaurant owners and management can take:
Regular stock checks, performed at unpredictable times or right before deliveries Comparison of purchase orders against deliveries at the time of delivery Monitoring of bartender habits when pouring drinks for consistency in volume Review of comp practices against alottment Policies enforced on employee meals and break habits Security camera monitoring
Free meals and drinks given to friends and family outside of alotted comps are another form of food theft. Employees also may walk away with supplies and quality equipment. At a minimum, employees may graze too much while on duty.
To protect against food and beverage theft, there are several precautions restaurant owners and management can take:
Regular stock checks, performed at unpredictable times or right before deliveries
Comparison of purchase orders against deliveries at the time of delivery
Monitoring of bartender habits when pouring drinks for consistency in volume
Review of comp practices against alottment
Policies enforced on employee meals and break habits
Security camera monitoring