How to hire a food and beverage analyst

How to hire a food and beverage analyst, step by step

Here's a step-by-step food and beverage analyst hiring guide:

• Step 1: Identify your hiring needs
• Step 2: Create an ideal candidate profile
• Step 3: Make a budget
• Step 4: Write a food and beverage analyst job description
• Step 5: Post your job
• Step 6: Interview candidates
• Step 7: Send a job offer and onboard your new food and beverage analyst
• Step 8: Go through the hiring process checklist

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1. Identify your hiring needs

   Before you post your food and beverage analyst job, you should take the time to determine what type of worker your business needs. While certain jobs definitely require a full-time employee, it's sometimes better to find a food and beverage analyst for hire on a part-time basis or as a contractor.

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   Hiring the perfect food and beverage analyst also involves considering the ideal background you'd like them to have. Depending on what industry or field they have experience in, they'll bring different skills to the job. It's also important to consider what levels of seniority and education the job requires and what kind of salary such a candidate would likely demand.

   Here's a comparison of food and beverage analyst salaries for various roles:

   Type of Food And Beverage Analyst	Description	Hourly rate
   Food And Beverage Analyst		$19-38
   Principal Consultant	A principal consultant is responsible for evaluating business' needs and opportunities, identifying potential leads to create project proposals, and maintaining strong business relationships that would generate revenues and increase the organization's profitability. Principal consultants must be up-to-date with the current market trends to ensure that the business adapts to the industry's changes... Show more	$43-72
   Business Developer	A business developer specializes in conducting in-depth business analysis and crafting various strategies that would not just help a business grow, but also strengthen client base and brand awareness. One of their primary responsibilities revolves around identifying areas in need of improvement... Show more	$31-75

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2. Create an ideal candidate profile

   Common skills:

   • Micros
   • Culinary
   • Room Service
   • Analytical Support
   • Financial Analysis
   • Financial Reports
   • BARS
   • Variance Reports
   • POS
   • Financial Statements
   • Management System
   • Labor Costs

   Responsibilities:

   • Manage all phases of marketing campaign projects from requirements gathering, sales goals, list pulls, and final ROI analysis.
   • Complete daily tally, communication logs, benefit updates, medical policy reviews and review policies and procedures using SharePoint applications.
   • Perform research on potentially suspicious transactions/activities through analysis of internal systems, AML databases and communication with bank personnel.

3. Make a budget

   Including a salary range in your food and beverage analyst job description is a great way to entice the best and brightest candidates. A food and beverage analyst salary can vary based on several factors:

   • Location. For example, food and beverage analysts' average salary in hawaii is 41% less than in new york.
   • Seniority. Entry-level food and beverage analysts earn 51% less than senior-level food and beverage analysts.
   • Certifications. A food and beverage analyst with a few certifications under their belt will likely demand a higher salary.
   • Company. Working for a prestigious company or an exciting start-up can make a huge difference in a food and beverage analyst's salary.

   Average food and beverage analyst salary

   $57,880yearly

   $27.83 hourly rate

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   Entry-level food and beverage analyst salary

   $40,000 yearly salary

   Updated December 19, 2025

   Average food and beverage analyst salary by state

   Rank	State	Avg. salary	Hourly rate
   1	New York	$77,223	$37
   2	New York	$76,901	$37
   3	California	$72,510	$35
   4	California	$72,135	$35
   5	California	$72,065	$35
   6	New Jersey	$71,974	$35
   7	California	$70,442	$34
   8	Washington	$70,271	$34
   9	Pennsylvania	$66,637	$32
   10	California	$66,626	$32
   11	California	$66,388	$32
   12	California	$66,379	$32
   13	California	$66,352	$32
   14	California	$66,141	$32
   15	Ohio	$66,002	$32
   16	California	$65,995	$32
   17	Pennsylvania	$64,939	$31
   18	Virginia	$64,613	$31
   19	Utah	$64,306	$31
   20	Virginia	$64,270	$31

   Average food and beverage analyst salary by company

   Company

   Rank	Company	Average salary	Hourly rate	Job openings
   1	Oracle	$81,020	$38.95	83
   2	City of Roanoke, Virginia - Government	$69,269	$33.30	1
   3	Chipotle Mexican Grill	$63,804	$30.68
   4	Target	$63,005	$30.29	391
   5	Campbell Soup	$62,942	$30.26	3
   6	Palace Entertainment	$61,662	$29.65
   7	Vail Resorts	$61,660	$29.64	23
   8	CSM Companies	$60,696	$29.18	1
   9	PSEA	$60,405	$29.04	1
   10	The Walt Disney Company	$58,208	$27.98	8
   11	Pebble Beach Resorts	$56,010	$26.93

4. Writing a food and beverage analyst job description

   A job description for a food and beverage analyst role includes a summary of the job's main responsibilities, required skills, and preferred background experience. Including a salary range can also go a long way in attracting more candidates to apply, and showing the first name of the hiring manager can also make applicants more comfortable. As an example, here's a food and beverage analyst job description:

   Food and beverage analyst job description example

   • Balancing restaurant/hotel POS daily sales in an accounting entry for controller to enter/review into M3

   • Ensuring bi-weekly tip allocation payouts match what's reported/collected in sales summary

   • Troubleshooting any credit card device issues, make sure devices are running properly

   POS merchant account maintenance

   • Working with IT contractors to achieve & maintain PCI compliance standards

   • Taking responsibility for any chargebacks, working w/ property management to dispute as needed

   Communications with the Support Team

   • Financials – payroll and other key cost area reporting

   • Past week review – revenues vs forecast, events profit contribution

   • Monthly closing – assist with inventories, recording by category

   • Monthly Menu Engineering – ensure completion and help with reviews and solutions

   Food & Beverage Costs

   • Controls -- Establish, maintain, and safeguard inventories of high-cost wines, liquor, meat, and fish items; these are to include opening, post-shift, and close-of-day counts, confirming sales by item utilizing the 80/20 rule.

   Review of Inventories & Operations (Ongoing Focus)

   • Review and document all procedures as to safeguarding and issuing of products for production and on-floor inventories. Continuously study weaknesses in controls implemented at the restaurant and ‎suggestions for improvements.

   Benefits:

   • Dental insurance

   • Disability insurance

   • Health insurance

   • Paid time off after one year

   Schedule:

   • Monday to Friday

   COVID-19 considerations:

   • Must be vaccinated for Covid-19

   QUALIFICATION STANDARDS:

   Education: A bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance or Economics

   Experience Required: Prefer 2-3 in related experience.

   Grooming: All employees must maintain a neat, clean and well-groomed appearance per Company standards.

   INTENT AND FUNCTION OF JOB DESCRIPTIONS

   All descriptions have been reviewed to ensure that only essential functions and basic duties have been included. Peripheral tasks, only incidentally related to each position, have been excluded.

   Requirements, skills, and abilities included have been determined to be the minimal standards required to successfully perform the positions. In no instance, however, should the duties, responsibilities, and requirements delineated be interpreted as all-inclusive. Additional functions and requirements may be assigned by supervisors as deemed appropriate. Job descriptions are not intended as and do not create employment contracts. The organization maintains its status as an at-will employer.

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5. Post your job

   There are a few common ways to find food and beverage analysts for your business:

   • Promoting internally or recruiting from your existing workforce.
   • Ask for referrals from friends, family members, and current employees.
   • Attend job fairs at local colleges to meet candidates with the right educational background.
   • Use social media platforms like LinkedIn, Facebook, and Twitter to recruit passive job-seekers.

   Post your job online:

   • Post your food and beverage analyst job on Zippia to find and recruit food and beverage analyst candidates who meet your exact specifications.
   • Use field-specific websites.
   • Post a job on free websites.

6. Interview candidates

   During your first interview to recruit food and beverage analysts, engage with candidates to learn about their interest in the role and experience in the field. During the following interview, you'll be able to go into more detail about the company, the position, and the responsibilities.

   It's also good to ask about candidates' unique skills and talents to see if they match your ideal candidate profile. If you think a candidate is good enough for the next step, you can move on to the technical interview.

   The right interview questions can help you assess a candidate's hard skills, behavioral intelligence, and soft skills.

7. Send a job offer and onboard your new food and beverage analyst

   Once you've found the food and beverage analyst candidate you'd like to hire, it's time to write an offer letter. This should include an explicit job offer that includes the salary and the details of any other perks. Qualified candidates might be looking at multiple positions, so your offer must be competitive if you like the candidate. Also, be prepared for a negotiation stage, as candidates may way want to tweak the details of your initial offer. Once you've settled on these details, you can draft a contract to formalize your agreement.

   It's equally important to follow up with applicants who don't get the job with an email letting them know that the position has been filled.

   After that, you can create an onboarding schedule for a new food and beverage analyst. Human Resources and the hiring manager should complete Employee Action Forms. Human Resources should also ensure that onboarding paperwork is completed, including I-9s, benefits enrollment, federal and state tax forms, etc., and that new employee files are created.

8. Go through the hiring process checklist

   • Determine employee type (full-time, part-time, contractor, etc.)
   • Submit a job requisition form to the HR department
   • Define job responsibilities and requirements
   • Establish budget and timeline
   • Determine hiring decision makers for the role
   • Write job description
   • Post job on job boards, company website, etc.
   • Promote the job internally
   • Process applications through applicant tracking system
   • Review resumes and cover letters
   • Shortlist candidates for screening
   • Hold phone/virtual interview screening with first round of candidates
   • Conduct in-person interviews with top candidates from first round
   • Score candidates based on weighted criteria (e.g., experience, education, background, cultural fit, skill set, etc.)
   • Conduct background checks on top candidates
   • Check references of top candidates
   • Consult with HR and hiring decision makers on job offer specifics
   • Extend offer to top candidate(s)
   • Receive formal job offer acceptance and signed employment contract
   • Inform other candidates that the position has been filled
   • Set and communicate onboarding schedule to new hire(s)
   • Complete new hire paperwork (i9, benefits enrollment, tax forms, etc.)

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