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I absolutely love speaking with restaurant owners about the benefits of video surveillance. It helps that as a past owner myself, I understand exactly how video helps an operation. But help trim food costs?

Restaurant menus are thoughtfully constructed with food cost, gross profit and gross revenue in mind. The menu layout is designed to psychologically draw the eye to the most profitable items. Understanding the exact portion sizes of each menu item and exercising portion consistency in the kitchen are paramount to success.

What happens when portion consistency breaks down? Through the use of video I quickly realized that the Path of Least Resistency rules supreme. I saw an employee, I’ll call him “Skip”, top a pizza with cheese by hand as opposed to weighing the cheese on a scale first. Let’s do some quick math on the impact of just 1 extra ounce of cheese per pizza:

1 pound whole milk mozzarella – $2.35

1 ounce – $.147

3,000 pizzas per month @ $.147 = $441.00

What happens to your operation when exact portion controls are not adhered to? The entire cost structure of the menu breaks down, brand consistency suffers and ultimately profitability tanks.

How many “Skips” do you have in your operation? For about $5 per day, you can quickly find out.

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Bob Larson said, July 5th, 2008 at 8:19 pm

I completely understand, but you say for $5.00 a day or 150 a month. What does that provide and include?

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Jeff Gannon said, July 7th, 2008 at 8:56 am

This specific lease option provides the DVR, four cameras, UPS, our software subscription, training and support. This is a great package for QSR/DELCO operations under 2,000 sq. ft. Let me know if you'd like to discuss further.

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dpayne said, July 7th, 2008 at 12:46 pm

Thank you for the article. You provide a really interesting view point on the many uses of security cameras. It is clear that the value of security cameras go far beyond simply preventing break ins and catching criminals but also monitoring efficiency and company policy.

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John Honovich said, July 8th, 2008 at 7:50 pm

Hi Jeff, Can you explain how this is different from a normal DVR? Does Envysion offer you specific functionalities that allow you to better control operations than other products? I suspect it does but would appreciate knowing what that is. Perhaps this is a better question for Envysion and they can help out. Best, John

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Jeff Gannon said, July 9th, 2008 at 7:54 am

Agreed. When video is used as a business tool, it provides unique visibility into operational and marketing efficiencies and has a material impact on profitability.

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Jeff Gannon said, July 9th, 2008 at 8:27 am

Thanks for your reply and you raise a great question. At the core of Envysion's value proposition is its ability to provide operational and marketing insights across the enterprise. The hosted aspect of the technology provides a single web-based interface for access and administration of multiple sites. When combined with enterprise data integration, such as POS, you have a powerful and real-time reporting, alerting and viewing platform. If you want a visual understanding of comps, voids, staffing levels, work-flow analysis or who is typically purchasing product from 8-10pm, the Envysion technology allows you to do this, across multiple locations from a single login. As it's a managed service, there's no software to maintain on your network or remote viewing computer. Additionally, we continually upgrade our hosted software based on recommendations from our customers. About every 30 days, these enhancements push dynamically to all users. Hope that helps, feel free to contact me directly for further information.

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