Costing your catering

Choosing ingredients on cost alone can not only compromise the quality of the food in which they are used, it can also end up giving you less value for money.

As an example, compare the real cost of making your own Teriyaki marinade compared to using Kikkoman's Teriyaki marinade:

DIY Kikkoman’s way

Ingredients

Wine
Tomato puree
Ketchup
Herbs, washed and chopped
Garlic, peeled and chopped
Seasonings

Ingredients

1.9litre bottle Teriyaki Marinade

Method

Combine ingredients in a small pan and bring to the boil

Allow to cool

Pour over food to be marinated

Chill for 3 hours

Wash utensils

Clean hob

Method

Pour straight over food to be marinated

Chill for 30 minutes – job done

Cost

Time: 30 mins prep, 3 hrs marinating
Ingredients: £9.00

Cost

Time: 3 secs prep, 30 mins marinating
Ingredients: Pence

 

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