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Weekly Kitchen Operations Checklist

by Barry McKervey, from the Community

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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.

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