How does a restaurant know how much food to make each day?

Question

I watch random food shows like “Food Paradise” on Travel channel, and “Triple D” by the Mayor of FlavorTown himself. When they speak to the owner/cook, they say things like “oh we cook 400 lbs of BBQ a day” or “about 3000 pancakes each day” or whatever. How do they know that’s what they will use? Seems like a guessing game.

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Answer 1

In the context of the show you are watching, the owner/cook is actually saying the average amount of food they cook a day “in the past”. Historical data is the easiest (but not most reliable) way to estimate the future.