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1331 Weekly Kitchen Operations Checklist

by Darren Dornan, from the Community

Use this weekly kitchen operations checklist to manage sales reviews, stock results, prep and defrost levels, ordering accuracy, deliveries and recycling, portion control, and waste logging. Track food times and late orders, identify best and worst sessions, and set actions to improve performance. Standardize weekly cleaning, close-downs, compliance tasks, rotas and daily planners, maintenance, audit follow-ups, and SOP testing. Capture staff performance, training needs, and recruitment actions to keep the back-of-house running smoothly.

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Weekly Kitchen Operations Checklist
This weekly kitchen operations checklist helps pubs and restaurants monitor and improve performance across key areas. It covers food sales and forecasts, stock results and controls, ordering and deliveries, food times and late order percentages, and best or worst sessions. It guides weekly cleaning and close-down standards, cleanliness as you go, and Blue Bag actions. Staff performance, training needs, recruitment, and one-to-ones are reviewed. Compliance items include rotas, daily planners, maintenance, audit actions, comms boards, and SOP testing. Use this template to standardize operations and drive consistent quality.
by Barry McKervey, from the Community
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The Stannary Court Kitchen Manager Review
Use this Kitchen Manager Review checklist for The Stannary Court to manage weekly operations. Capture food sales and LFL performance, forecast demand, and note external factors such as weather and holidays. Record stock results and losses by category, verify defrost and prep lists, and check order accuracy, line checks, and wastage entries. Monitor service times, run times, and late order rates by session. Review BOH standards, CQSMA scores, and WAP actions. Plan recruitment and inductions, track applications and offers, and manage uniform orders. Confirm compliance items, maintenance, first aid, and yard cleanliness.
by Paul Pearson, from the Community
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Kitchen Blue Bag Report
Use this Kitchen Blue Bag Report template to evaluate weekly kitchen performance in pubs and restaurants. Review sales impacts, staffing rota, food service times, stock and deliveries, FIFO and defrost compliance, cleanliness, paperwork, wastage, training needs, customer reviews, maintenance, and actions agreed for the week. Ideal for kitchen managers to track standards and drive continuous improvement.
by Square Royale, from the Community
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Weekly Restaurant Manager Duties Checklist
This weekly restaurant manager duties checklist outlines day-by-day tasks to keep operations running smoothly. It covers inventory entry and vendor invoices, food receiving and FIFO, ordering and par levels, fryer oil changes, weekly prep and deep cleaning, scheduling and payroll, and guest feedback follow-up via reviews and Ovation. Use it to standardize routines, maintain quality, and support team training.
by Jason LeGroulx, from the Community
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Weekly Kitchen Operations Checklist

This weekly kitchen operations checklist helps pubs and restaurants monitor and improve performance across key areas. It covers food sales and forecasts, stock results and controls, ordering and deliveries, food times and late order percentages, and best or worst sessions. It guides weekly cleaning and close-down standards, cleanliness as you go, and Blue Bag actions. Staff performance, training needs, recruitment, and one-to-ones are reviewed. Compliance items include rotas, daily planners, maintenance, audit actions, comms boards, and SOP testing. Use this template to standardize operations and drive consistent quality.

by Barry McKervey, from the Community

10+

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The Stannary Court Kitchen Manager Review

Use this Kitchen Manager Review checklist for The Stannary Court to manage weekly operations. Capture food sales and LFL performance, forecast demand, and note external factors such as weather and holidays. Record stock results and losses by category, verify defrost and prep lists, and check order accuracy, line checks, and wastage entries. Monitor service times, run times, and late order rates by session. Review BOH standards, CQSMA scores, and WAP actions. Plan recruitment and inductions, track applications and offers, and manage uniform orders. Confirm compliance items, maintenance, first aid, and yard cleanliness.

by Paul Pearson, from the Community

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Kitchen Blue Bag Report

Use this Kitchen Blue Bag Report template to evaluate weekly kitchen performance in pubs and restaurants. Review sales impacts, staffing rota, food service times, stock and deliveries, FIFO and defrost compliance, cleanliness, paperwork, wastage, training needs, customer reviews, maintenance, and actions agreed for the week. Ideal for kitchen managers to track standards and drive continuous improvement.

by Square Royale, from the Community

10+

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Weekly Restaurant Manager Duties Checklist

This weekly restaurant manager duties checklist outlines day-by-day tasks to keep operations running smoothly. It covers inventory entry and vendor invoices, food receiving and FIFO, ordering and par levels, fryer oil changes, weekly prep and deep cleaning, scheduling and payroll, and guest feedback follow-up via reviews and Ovation. Use it to standardize routines, maintain quality, and support team training.

by Jason LeGroulx, from the Community

20+

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1331 Weekly Kitchen Operations Checklist

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