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Understanding Food Cost

Date
June 14, 2016
Credits
1.25 Contact Hours
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Why is a chicken wing $4? This interactive session will explain the factors that influence food cost in events. Event menus will be broken down by cost, with suggestions on how to exceed your participants’ expectations while maintaining your budget and helping your supplier partner maintain their bottom line.

Learning Objectives:

  • Learn how food and beverage prices are determined for events.
  • Gain knowledge of menu construction and how cost of ingredients influences total price.
  • Understand the other factors that impact the price you pay.

Speaker

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Melissa Milione, CMP, CPCE
Corporate Director of Events, Hyatt Hotels

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