Article in English: The maximum tells you what percentage of your business's operating budget can be allotted to food cost for the operation to still turn a profit. Without knowing this number, you won't be able to tell whether your actual food cost (calculated in a later section) is on target to produce your desired profit margin. Your company's operating budget is the sum of your current and projected expenses, and your projected profit. To calculate the month-to-month operating budget, you need to keep the following amounts in mind:  Target profit Hourly labor (servers, dishwashers, etc.) Salaried labor (managers, owners, head chef, etc.) Utilities (gas, electric, water, wifi, etc.) Fixed costs (rent, mortgage payments, insurance, etc.) Fees and licenses (taxes, liquor license, business license, food handling permits, etc.) Supplies (cleaning supplies, non-food cooking supplies, plates, carryout packaging) Marketing Maintenance Opening a small business is a big risk, even for experienced restaurateurs. To give your restaurant or catering company a fighting chance, you have to be willing to invest in it — but you also have to protect your own interests to make sure you don't bankrupt yourself. Take advantage of small businesses loans and grants, both from private banks and from federal programs. Consider taking on a business partner to increase your investment; a partner might actively work in the business with you or simply invest funds and collect profits.  Assess your personal finances: create a monthly household budget including rent/mortgage, vehicles, food, personal insurance, and all other personal considerations. Do not sacrifice your personal stability for the sake of your business. Examine the repayment options on your loans. Beyond basic awareness of your interest rates, you should also know if you plan to make minimum payments, or begin paying off the loan as soon as possible. How much of your personal money and business income will be diverted to loan repayment? How much is left over? After taking personal...

Summary in Vietnamese:
Tìm hiểu vì sao bạn cần tính chi phí này. Hãy bắt đầu bằng việc tính ngân sách hoạt động. Xác định số tiền bạn cần phải chi mỗi tháng. Tính tỉ lệ phần trăm ngân sách dành cho từng loại chi phí. Tính chi phí thực phẩm cho phép tối đa mỗi tháng.