A surveillance camera system is not a priority for Golden Corral Corporation. If people are going to steal, they do. There are no bounds to creativity. Offering financial rewards to employees for tip-offs on employees who steal might work for some restaurants. But Le Bec Fin's Abisaleh doesn't subscribe to the practice.
Security then becomes a game.
You have someone who comes up and says, 'Hey, so and so took this. If you don't know exactly what you have, someone else will, says restaurateur Bedelia Woods, of Sylvia's in Atlanta. Controlling purchases, what arrives on the loading dock, where it goes and what's done with it is at the heart of running a successful operation. Two years ago she added a basic computer system to assist her but active involvement is still a priority. You have to stay on top of things.