Restaurant supervisor vs food and beverage manager

The differences between restaurant supervisors and food and beverage managers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a food and beverage manager has an average salary of $53,013, which is higher than the $39,134 average annual salary of a restaurant supervisor.

The top three skills for a restaurant supervisor include cleanliness, customer service and restaurant operations. The most important skills for a food and beverage manager are customer service, wine, and POS.

Restaurant supervisor vs food and beverage manager overview

	Restaurant Supervisor	Food And Beverage Manager
Yearly salary	$39,134	$53,013
Hourly rate	$18.81	$25.49
Growth rate	10%	10%
Number of jobs	105,192	159,775
Job satisfaction	-	4
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 52%	Bachelor's Degree, 55%
Average age	37	39
Years of experience	-	4

What does a restaurant supervisor do?

A restaurant supervisor supervises all the restaurant's tasks to keep the restaurant running smoothly. Besides controlling the restaurant staff members' work schedules, restaurant supervisors also screen, interview, hire and train restaurant staff members. They inspect the restaurant kitchen from time to time to ensure the staff members maintain proper sanitation and hygiene standards. Moreover, these professionals oversee food storage, presentation, and preparation to ensure they comply with the food safety regulations and food health regulations.

What does a food and beverage manager do?

A food and beverage manager is an individual responsible for ensuring that quality food and drinks are being served at a restaurant or hotel. Food and beverage managers are required to be excellent with customers and should have great management skills to meet the organization's labor and financial goals. They create food and drink menus and guarantee customers that they comply with their food and safety regulations. They are also required to negotiate with suppliers to arrange the delivery of food and beverage products.

Restaurant supervisor vs food and beverage manager salary

Restaurant supervisors and food and beverage managers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Restaurant Supervisor	Food And Beverage Manager
Average salary	$39,134	$53,013
Salary range	Between $29,000 And $51,000	Between $38,000 And $72,000
Highest paying City	Vallejo, CA	New York, NY
Highest paying state	California	New York
Best paying company	Chili's Grill & Bar	Google
Best paying industry	Utilities	Government

Differences between restaurant supervisor and food and beverage manager education

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

	Restaurant Supervisor	Food And Beverage Manager
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 52%	Bachelor's Degree, 55%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	Cornell University

Restaurant supervisor vs food and beverage manager demographics

Here are the differences between restaurant supervisors' and food and beverage managers' demographics:

	Restaurant Supervisor	Food And Beverage Manager
Average age	37	39
Gender ratio	Male, 45.1% Female, 54.9%	Male, 59.8% Female, 40.2%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 11.4% Unknown, 5.5% Hispanic or Latino, 19.4% Asian, 6.4% White, 56.4% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.9%	Black or African American, 10.7% Unknown, 5.6% Hispanic or Latino, 18.5% Asian, 8.4% White, 56.3% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.6%
LGBT Percentage	10%	10%

Differences between restaurant supervisor and food and beverage manager duties and responsibilities

Restaurant supervisor example responsibilities.

Manage the bar, restaurant and in-room dinning.
Coordinate service and set-up functions base off BEO, with meeting planner, sales and kitchen, to manage events smoothly.
Maintain fine dining expectations, including diverse food and wine menu, and anticipation of customer needs.
Inventory of all bars and stock room
Supervise the restaurant, bar, and in-room dining.
Make real time edits, necessary changes, and additions to the POS system.

Food and beverage manager example responsibilities.

Schedule, plan, organize and manage events.- Assist with staff scheduling and bartending service.
Manage a small team of people in the caf /gift shop area to improve sales and minimize costs.
Manage daily operations of restaurant, in-room dining, lounge, pool, cater events and all bar venues.
Manage all FOH positions, including scheduling, developing and coaching employees, motivating the team and continuing to drive sales.
Coordinate weekly schedules and manage payroll processing functions including monitoring meal break compliance, labor productivity and attendance.
Manage subordinate managers and supervisors, manage various personnel functions including payroll, hiring, disciplinary actions, grievances and promotions.

Restaurant supervisor vs food and beverage manager skills

Common restaurant supervisor skills

Cleanliness, 14%
Customer Service, 8%
Restaurant Operations, 7%
Guest Service, 5%
Culinary, 4%
Wine, 4%

Common food and beverage manager skills

Customer Service, 10%
Wine, 6%
POS, 6%
Guest Satisfaction, 5%
Food Service, 4%
Guest Service, 4%

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