The Altiora Library / Sector Playbooks
Sector Playbook · PDF · 32 pages
The Hospitality Playbook
Food costing, menu engineering and rosters that protect your margin
For restaurants, cafés, guesthouses and caterers. Cost every recipe, engineer a menu that sells your most profitable dishes, control waste and build rosters around real trading patterns.
| Format | PDF ebook, 32 pages (A5, prints on A4) |
|---|---|
| File size | approx. 1.4 MB |
| Delivery | Secure download link by email after payment |
| Works with | Any device |
| Author | Justin Vandayar |
| Publisher | Altiora Business Management |
| Licence | Purchaser’s own business use only; not for resale or sharing |
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CIPC, SARS, B-BBEE and local context - Practical, plain language
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What's inside
What you will learn
- Standard recipes and plate costing
- Food cost percentage and pricing
- Menu engineering: stars, plough horses, puzzles and dogs
- Ordering, receiving, stock-takes and waste control
- Rosters built on trading patterns
- A weekly owner's dashboard
Who it is for
Owners, managers and supervisors in this sector who want proven routines and simple calculations to protect margin and run smoother operations.
General business education only. Altiora Business Management is a business consulting practice and does not provide regulated financial, legal or tax advice.
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How do I receive my purchase?
Straight after your payment is confirmed, you receive an email with a secure download link. You can also download from the confirmation page. Please check your spam or promotions folder if it does not arrive within a few minutes, or email hello@altiorawealth.co.za.
How can I pay?
Prices are in South African Rand. Checkout is handled by PayFast, a South African payment provider, so you can pay securely by card and other methods they support. We never see or store your card details. If your business needs an invoice or prefers EFT, email us.
Can I get a refund?
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Can I share the files with my team?
Each purchase is licensed for the purchaser’s own business use only. You are welcome to print worksheets for your business, and to edit the templates for your own business. The files may not be resold, published, shared or distributed outside your business. All Altiora Library content is © 2026 Justin Vandayar. All rights reserved.
Is this financial, legal or tax advice?
No. The Altiora Library provides general educational information only. It is not financial, legal, tax, accounting, labour, medical or investment advice. Altiora Business Management is a business consulting practice, not a lender or credit provider, and no particular outcome is guaranteed. Laws, rates and thresholds change, so please verify with SARS, CIPC or a qualified professional before acting. Examples in the products are illustrative, and the author and publisher accept no liability for loss arising from their use.
About the author
Justin Vandayar
Founder & CEO, Altiora Business Management
Justin Vandayar is the Founder & CEO of Altiora Business Management. A serial entrepreneur, he has over 20 years’ experience across operations management, financial planning, bookkeeping, real estate and property management, and hospitality and restaurant franchising.
That breadth of hands-on experience shapes everything in the Altiora Library: practical tools, plain language and a focus on what owners can put to work in their own businesses straight away.
Through Altiora Business Management, Justin works with owners across South Africa, in Ballito, Durban, Cape Town, Fourways and online, on business consulting, business and personal coaching, CRM solutions and funding readiness.
Every title in the Altiora Library is written by Justin Vandayar and published by Altiora Business Management.
© 2026 Justin Vandayar. All rights reserved. All Altiora Library ebooks, templates, toolkits and checklists are the intellectual property of Justin Vandayar, published by Altiora Business Management. No part of any Altiora Library product may be reproduced, distributed, resold or transmitted in any form or by any means, including photocopying, recording or other electronic or mechanical methods, without the prior written permission of the author, except for brief quotations in reviews. Each purchase is licensed for the purchaser’s own business use only; templates may be edited for your own business but not resold or shared. All trademarks, product names, company names and logos mentioned are the property of their respective owners. Their mention does not imply any affiliation with or endorsement by them.
Disclaimer. General educational information only; not financial, legal, tax, accounting, labour, medical or investment advice. Altiora Business Management is a business consulting practice, not a lender or credit provider. No outcome is guaranteed. Laws, rates and thresholds change: verify with SARS, CIPC or a qualified professional. The author and publisher accept no liability for loss arising from use. Examples are illustrative.
Disclaimer: Altiora Business Management is a business consulting practice. We are not a lender or credit provider and do not provide credit, insurance, investments or regulated financial, legal or tax advice. Where specialist or licensed advice is needed, we will recommend you speak to an appropriately qualified professional. Every business is different and no particular outcome is guaranteed.