Vollrath simplifies portion control with a complete system of serving utensils, color-coded for quick and easy size selection.
Foodservice professionals are placing an increased focus on sustainability in 2025 as restaurants look to save on food costs, implement zero-waste policies, and contribute to environmental concerns. With 2/3 of a restaurant’s income going to significantly increased food and labor costs, making it easy for operators to control serving sizes is more important than ever.
Controlling Food Waste and Reducing Costs
According to the Environmental Protection Agency, food waste accounts for $30-$40 billion yearly losses in the commercial and retail industries. Nearly fifty percent of the food in the United States is wasted. These facts illustrate a colossal opportunity for cost savings, resulting in increased profits. In addition, controlling food waste will elevate sustainability and green initiatives.
Vollrath received this fact from a restaurant owner that illustrates the numbers involved, “Consistently over-portioning a $6.00-per-pound product just half an ounce adds almost 19¢ to the serving cost. If you do that 100 times daily, you lose $133.00 a week or almost $7000.00 a year – and that’s just one product.” Jim Laub – restaurantowner.com
In addition to the benefits mentioned, initiating a Vollrath Portion Control Plan supports efficiencies in providing consistent quality and improved customer satisfaction. Portion is a crucial issue every chef must consider in creating the perfect dining experience. Too much food can leave a customer less comfortable, or if the portion of one meal presented is more or less than another of the same meal, that’s not good either. Click here to check out the Vollrath Portion Control Chart.
Vollrath Solutions for an Effective Portion Control Program
Vollrath understands busy kitchens. Their broad line of portion control products features a color-coding system with specific colors to denote each utensil’s capacity, eliminating the need to stop and search through capacity stamps on each. Color-coded portion control tools also break through language barriers, putting everyone on the same page for success.
Vollrath has a variety of essential and portion control tools. Click on the Vollrath Portion Control Solutions featured below for a closer look.
What are Chefs and restaurant owners saying about controlling portion control with Vollrath?
Chef David from Chefs Table: When using Vollrath’s color-coded dishers, Spoodles, and other serving utensils, Magnasco discovered another benefit to these Vollrath products: portion control. “It’s important that every plate is exactly the same in presentation and portion,” Magnasco explained. “The Vollrath dishers and Spoodles are our go-to because we can scoop that level, put it on the plate, and every plate is going to have the same portion.”
Restaurants can improve the customer’s experience, reduce food waste, and increase profits with an effective Portion Control Program with the help of essential tools from Vollrath.
Many of Vollrath’s portion control essential tools feature a lifetime limited warranty and handles containing silver and zinc ions with all-natural antimicrobial properties. You can’t go wrong with Vollrath.
You can depend on Vollrath to provide portion control utensils that provide outstanding reliability, consistent portioning, and measurable food savings.
