At present, there are two types of cafeterias, namely, unlimited cafeterias and a la carte cafeterias, and some restaurants have both types. In these two modes of operation and management, service cost and material cost are emphasized respectively.

Unlimited buffet

Unlimited buffet is generally charged by person/person, and everything you eat is unlimited; There are also two situations here, one is to take whatever you want, and there are also some high-end restaurants that prepare and deliver dishes to customers. But on the whole, the service process of unlimited self-help is simple, and the service cost is relatively low. However, it is impossible to make specific statistics on how much the customers eat and how much the materials are consumed. For the time being, the cost can only be calculated by the "backward extrusion method".

Single-point buffet

Single-point buffet means that we deliver what the customer orders. In this way, the consumption of materials can be traced to each document and the consumption of materials can be calculated accurately. However, if a customer orders something, we have to prepare it and deliver it to him, which requires more waiters, more service costs and management costs-because there are more people, the management costs will naturally increase.

Three conditions to improve the catering business model:

1. The specific situation of the business circle where the enterprise is located. It is necessary to analyze the business circle where the enterprise is located, classify the passenger flow in the business circle, and select the service crowd of the enterprise itself.

2. competitors in the same business circle. When determining the business model, catering enterprises should consciously avoid confrontation with competitors to avoid mutual losses. It is necessary to find market gaps and shield competitors, so as to achieve "competing for each other" and * * * to be the "cake" of the regional market and improve the comprehensive competitiveness of this business circle.

3. Investors' economic strength and personal preferences. Reasonable catering business model is not single. In the same business circle, there are several options. Different investors have different choices because of their personal economic strength and habits, even in the face of the same market environment.