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How To Increase Restaurant Sales: 20 Proven Tips & Tactics

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We’ve studied what makes the 20% of restaurateurs successful and categorized them into essential categories, including optimizing your menu, providing unforgettable experiences, hosting events, and improving takeout. When done right, menu engineering can grow your sales by as much as 15% !

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META BOFINGER’S RESTAURANT SECRET

Culinary Cues

Long before the restaurant chains of today, decades prior to the birth of fine dining, experience dining, and molecular gastronomy, there were neighborhood cafes that were part of small communities across the country. I was eager to discover her secret restaurant potion – an obscure seasoning, or unique way of cooking.

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What Is a Prix Fixe Menu? Here's a Guide and Menu Examples.

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On the other side of the dining spectrum, there are restaurants with menus that offer an entire meal at a set price, also known as the prix fixe menu. The prix fixe menu is ideal for guests seeking to indulge in a larger meal for a higher price. The prix fixe menu doesn't only need to serve French food.

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13 Spooky Halloween Ideas for Your Restaurant or Bar: Specials, Promotions, and Parties ??

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October has arrived, the leaves are falling, and spooky season has officially begun. With over 20% of restaurant staff reporting that Halloween is the busiest holiday at their restaurant, you shouldn’t shrug off the spooky season. Halloween Specials and Menu Ideas for Restaurants and Bars ????? fake, or real!)

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Restaurant Budgeting: How to Create A Restaurant Budget

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Food cost percentage When deciding how much to price your menu items, TouchBistro advises keeping the food cost percentage anywhere between 20% and 40%. Solutions can include preparing for possible changes in pricing, staffing, customer trends, and new technology. Most restaurants try to keep it at around 30% to be safe.

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MRM EXCLUSIVE: Guests Experiencing Restaurant Inflation

Modern Restaurant Management

Restaurant guests in cost-saving mode are eating out less and more conscious of menu prices, according to Restaurants: Consumer Trends Fall 2022/Winter 2023 a report produced by Provoke Insights in collaboration with Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine. The study was in-field from Autumn 2022.

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What is a prix fixe menu? An A to Z guide for restaurateurs

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While traditionally associated with fine dining, the prix fixe (pronounced “pre-feks”) menu has transcended its high-end roots, becoming a popular culinary trend. Quick Links What is a prix fixe menu? Prix fixe, a French term for “fixed price,” is a menu offering a complete meal at a set rate.

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