Learn about Galley's Data Structure and how Galley helps you keep your food data clean.
Understanding Food Data
Food data encompasses all the information related to food production within your business. This includes:
- Vendor records detailing purchased ingredients
- Measurements of food waste from preparation and cooking
- Chef’s Notes and other recipe documentation
Food data can exist in various formats, but Galley is designed to organize, clean, and consolidate this data for maximum efficiency and usability.
Maintaining clean and accurate food data ensures more precise business insights, helping you optimize operations, reduce waste, and improve decision-making.
Understanding Galley’s Data Structure: Recipes, Ingredients, and Menus
Recipes: The Core of Galley
In any kitchen, recipes are fundamental—so they are also central to Galley’s data structure. A recipe consists of ingredients and sub-recipes, which are collectively referred to as Components in Galley.
What Recipes Contain
Recipes store essential food data, including:
- Ingredient Composition – What ingredients and sub-recipes are used
- Quantity Information – How much of each component is required
- Nutritional Values – Automatically calculated based on ingredient data
- Production Cost – Determined by ingredient costs from vendor associations
Ingredients: The Foundation of Recipes
Ingredients form the building blocks of recipes. The vendors from which you purchase ingredients directly impact the food data within Galley.
Each ingredient contains:
- Raw Nutritional Values – Sourced from the USDA
- Cost Data – Based on associated vendor pricing
When an ingredient is used in a recipe, both its cost and nutritional values contribute to the total calculations for that recipe and flow up through the data structure.
Menus: The Gateway to Advanced Workflows
Menus provide a centralized view of food data and serve as the starting point for many operational workflows in Galley. Through menus, you can manage:
- Inventory
- Production
- Cycle Counts
- Purchasing
- Reporting
- Sales Data
Why Understanding Galley’s Data Structure Matters
A clear understanding of how recipes, ingredients, and menus interact within Galley enables you to:
✔ Optimize inventory and purchasing decisions
✔ Maintain accurate food cost and nutritional insights
✔ Streamline production workflows
✔ Ensure clean and organized food data
By leveraging Galley’s structured approach, you can enhance operational efficiency and make data-driven decisions with confidence.