Food costs and purchasing
Review recipe assumptions, supplier records, stock counts and waste logs. Separate purchasing from consumption and identify which missing records prevent a useful comparison.
FOR RESTAURANT OWNERS IN QATAR
Online Restaurant Consulting for Qatar
A clearer view of your costs. A practical plan for your team.
Operations advice for independent restaurants and small groups in Doha and across Qatar. Work directly with Winnipeg-based Ajay Sharma online or by phone, with site visits by arrangement.
Send a short overviewWith Ajay Sharma · Online & phone consultations
WHO THIS HELPS
Your restaurant in Qatar. Advice built around how it runs.
If food costs are difficult to explain or managers follow different routines, start with the operation behind the numbers. We review the information you have and identify which questions deserve attention first.
My background spans hospitality and F&B management in Canada and the Gulf. We connect that operating perspective with your own concept, team, trading pattern and records.
THE REVIEW IN PRACTICE
What we can work through.
Labour planning
Review schedules against trading patterns, service needs and role coverage. Establish what your business includes in the labour line before comparing periods.
Team routines
Work through opening, closing, handovers and receiving. Agree ownership and concise checks your managers can test during actual shifts.
Consistency across outlets
Agree reporting periods and definitions before comparing locations. Identify shared routines, venue-specific needs and how unresolved issues reach the owner.
CANADA-BASED ADVICE FOR QATAR
How we work together.
- 01
Send a short overview
Tell me where your restaurant is in Qatar and the question you want to understand.
- 02
Agree the review
Choose relevant records, deliverables and meeting times that work for your Qatar-based team.
- 03
Connect records with routines
Share agreed information securely, then work through it online or by phone with the people responsible.
- 04
Review priorities together
Discuss the written findings and action plan, then decide which steps your team will take.
BEFORE WE START
Know what to expect.
What to prepare
Your concept, location in Doha or elsewhere in Qatar, main operational concern, and the sales, labour, purchasing or stock records you keep.
What you receive
- A written summary of the agreed review.
- Prioritised operational findings and a practical action plan.
- An online or phone findings meeting.
Operational advice based on available records; scope and site visits agreed in advance. Full scope and limitations.
YOUR QUESTIONS
Before you enquire.
Are you based in Qatar?
I am based in Winnipeg, Canada. We work together online or by phone, with site visits by arrangement.
How do we get started?
Send a short overview of your restaurant and the question you want to work through. I will reply personally to discuss the right starting point.
Can we work around our operating hours?
We agree meeting times together around your operating needs and the people involved in the review.
Which engagement should I choose?
The Restaurant Cost Audit is a focused starting point. The 30-Day Profit Improvement Project supports agreed changes, while Monthly Operations Advisory provides regular review.
START A CONVERSATION
Tell me what is happening
in your restaurant.
I’ll reply by email to arrange a first conversation.