Restaurant owner vs director of food and beverage

The differences between restaurant owners and directors of food and beverage can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 2-4 years to become both a restaurant owner and a director of food and beverage. Additionally, a director of food and beverage has an average salary of $88,654, which is higher than the $48,167 average annual salary of a restaurant owner.

The top three skills for a restaurant owner include customer service, menu planning and food safety. The most important skills for a director of food and beverage are wine, customer service, and culinary.

Restaurant owner vs director of food and beverage overview

	Restaurant Owner	Director Of Food And Beverage
Yearly salary	$48,167	$88,654
Hourly rate	$23.16	$42.62
Growth rate	10%	10%
Number of jobs	175,102	130,685
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 49%	Bachelor's Degree, 60%
Average age	39	39
Years of experience	4	4

Restaurant owner vs director of food and beverage salary

Restaurant owners and directors of food and beverage have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Restaurant Owner	Director Of Food And Beverage
Average salary	$48,167	$88,654
Salary range	Between $36,000 And $63,000	Between $63,000 And $124,000
Highest paying City	-	San Francisco, CA
Highest paying state	-	Nevada
Best paying company	-	MUFG EMEA
Best paying industry	-	Real Estate

Differences between restaurant owner and director of food and beverage education

There are a few differences between a restaurant owner and a director of food and beverage in terms of educational background:

	Restaurant Owner	Director Of Food And Beverage
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 49%	Bachelor's Degree, 60%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	Cornell University	Cornell University

Restaurant owner vs director of food and beverage demographics

Here are the differences between restaurant owners' and directors of food and beverage' demographics:

	Restaurant Owner	Director Of Food And Beverage
Average age	39	39
Gender ratio	Male, 54.5% Female, 45.5%	Male, 80.9% Female, 19.1%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 10.2% Unknown, 5.6% Hispanic or Latino, 18.5% Asian, 9.5% White, 55.6% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.6%	Black or African American, 10.7% Unknown, 5.9% Hispanic or Latino, 17.3% Asian, 8.5% White, 57.0% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.6%
LGBT Percentage	10%	10%

Differences between restaurant owner and director of food and beverage duties and responsibilities

Restaurant owner example responsibilities.

Manage FOH and BOH for a high volume family casual cafe.
License Maryland home improvement contractor managing a small home improvement business that specializes in doors and windows.
Implement computerized POS system and oversee all financial reporting, including setting up internal controls over cash and tip reporting.
Verify POS inventory versus physical inventory to ensure accuracy and monitor theft or inefficient use of products.
Perform market research analysis/comparison/trends/consultation for current and prospective clients /weekly PowerPoint presentations Accomplishments/Rewards.
Control both FOH and BOH operations and proactively solve issues.

Director of food and beverage example responsibilities.

Achieve established individual catering sales goals and assist team in achieving departmental booking goals.
Lead the implementation of a POS system that integrate mission-critical corporate data to achieve improve planning and management.
Lead development of catering programs for Marriott's full service brands.
Create reports, budgets and revenue forecast in Delphi in order to maintain and manage an efficient department.
Used Marriott computer applications to manage and administer events.
Manage and monitor daily operational duties of full service dining room for patients including creating and maintaining department budget.

Restaurant owner vs director of food and beverage skills

Common restaurant owner skills

Customer Service, 21%
Menu Planning, 18%
Food Safety, 10%
Inventory Control, 4%
Restaurant Operations, 3%
POS, 2%

Common director of food and beverage skills

Wine, 10%
Customer Service, 7%
Culinary, 5%
BARS, 5%
Beverage Operations, 5%
Guest Service, 4%

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