Menu Planning

Improve your skills as a Food & Beverage professional by catering to a diverse demographic of customers. Learn to plan and design menus which meet nutritional requirements. Acquire knowledge of pricing mechanisms and cost control methods to ensure business profitability.

Instructor:

Raakesh Madoo

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Menu Planning

Online | Days: Monday Time: 5pm- 8pm |

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You are required to pay 100% of the total cost at least seven (7) working days prior to commencing of training. If you are unable to pay the full amount before the start of classes, you have the option of making 50% down payment and the balance payable by the middle of the programme.

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Should an applicant having paid part of the required fees withdraw before the start of a scheduled class (having not attended any classes) a 10% penalty fee will be charged.

Should an applicant having paid part of the required fees withdraw after the start of a scheduled class (having attended at least one (1) class) a 50% penalty fee will be charged.

No Refund is applicable should an applicant having paid part of the required fees withdraw after attending two(2) or more than two (2) classes.

Applicants in cases 2 and 3 will be given the option to transfer to another course or the same course being offered at another date.

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Course Summary

Menu Planning

Online | Days: Monday Time: 5pm- 8pm |

Learning Outcomes

Learn the importance and characteristics of different menus.
Gain critical knowledge of how to analyse menus.
Understand the key factors that affect costing and pricing of menus.
Learn to skillfully create, design and market menus.

Course Description:

This course aims to emphasize the importance of proper menu planning for the success of food service operations in the twenty-first century. Students will be taught the various factors that should be considered when planning and designing the various menu types. This requires the ability of management to clearly identify the needs of customers. Food and beverage professionals in the twenty-first century must face the challenges of meeting the diverse needs of the industry.

The menu and its importance
Menu analysis – types and characteristics
Planning the physical menu
Nutritional requirements, variety and balance
Marketing feasibility studies
Menu marketing and design techniques
Variables to be considered when pricing and costing the menu
Menu analysis – popularity and profitability considerations

Questions? Please contact us at hazel.taylor@thti.edu.tt or 868-477-8910

Course Instructor(s):

Raakesh Madoo

Special Event Beverage Contractor Raakesh Madoo has over 24 years of experience in the Food and Beverage industry. He is a highly experienced professional mixologist who has worked at well-known establishments such as Crews Inn Yachting Centre. Mr. Madoo is a special event beverage contractor with the House of Angostura and a beverage judge with the Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association. He holds a Masters in Project Management and a Bachelors in Management Studies. Mr. Madoo is a Level II holder of the Wines and Spirits Educational Trust for both Wines and Spirits. Mr. Madoo is currently a Food & Beverage Lecturer at THTI.

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