Modern Restaurant Management

JULY 1, 2020

This edition of MRM's "Ask the Expert” features advice from Buyers Edge Platform on the topic of menu engineering. With restaurants reopening their patios and doors with limited menus and seats, now is the perfect time to make sure your menu is designed for margin, profitability and strong sales.

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Squirrel Systems

MAY 22, 2020

Through this article we will look at a few interesting examples of how restaurants have transformed their take-out offerings to stay efficient during this period of reduced sales and satisfy customers through innovative technologies. How can I optimize take-out at my restaurant?

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Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 8, 2022

But there is a new love language developing in restaurants – the 6th love language that no one talks about – menu descriptions. A true foodie is captivated by menu descriptions. According to SagePub.com , menu descriptions trigger 45 percent of the customer buying decision for a specific dish.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 3, 2023

The Future Menu Trends Report 2023 reveals eight global menu trends predicted to impact the restaurant industry in the years to come. We introduced Future Menu Trends Report 2023 to be a resource for cutting-edge solutions and peer-to-peer insights to truly help chefs. At UFS, we consider ourselves a solution-based company.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JULY 7, 2021

Everything from the first sip of a drink order to the last bite of dessert should be exciting, unique, and delicious to make that novel on-premise dining experience stand out. One way to impress guests from the get-go is to have a strong beverage menu, as drink orders are typically taken upon arrival.

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Perfect Daily Grind

AUGUST 16, 2022

But what factors need to be considered when designing a seasonal menu? I spoke to two coffee shop owners and a head barista to better understand what goes into designing an autumn menu. Read on to find out what they told me. Why have a seasonal menu? They agree with Holly, saying they take a similar approach.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 13, 2023

In this column, Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine looks at newly introduced menu items from top brands. Starting Monday, January 16, CPK will hand out sealed Thank You Card envelopes to guests dining in or taking out at any location nationwide*. ” The Biscoff Doughnut Collection.

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Goliath Consulting

AUGUST 28, 2020

With how the restaurant industry looks right now, from shifting consumer behavior and volatile demand, strategically pricing a menu has never been so complicated, nor so important. Talk to your vendors about commodity price trends that impact your menu. Eliminate the high cost/low selling items from the menu. Study the market.

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7 Shifts

MAY 23, 2024

That said, we've compiled some of the best techniques for increasing restaurant sales and taking your business to new heights. Here are some of the ways you can increase your profit by optimizing your menu: Menu engineering This process of increasing restaurant sales is more commonly known as menu engineering.

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EATER

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

Lille Allen/Eater That’s what the menu is for I’ve come to lightly dread a server asking “Have you dined with us before?” It’s not a real question, but an overture to a canned speech about every single dish on the menu. This is tedious enough when you’re being told the menu is ordered from smallest to largest.

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Open for Business

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

While traditionally associated with fine dining, the prix fixe (pronounced “pre-feks”) menu has transcended its high-end roots, becoming a popular culinary trend. When curated with care and promoted effectively, this menu is a powerful tool for any restaurant, capable of making a memorable impression and drawing eager guests through the door.

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Buzztime Business

OCTOBER 10, 2023

Fall is in full swing; do you have the menu to match? Get ready now with these 8 fall menu ideas that will cure any customer’s craving for a taste of autumn. 1) Season’s Eatings: Farm-to-Table Fall Menu Ideas Farmers have a little secret to share…autumn is peak produce time. Sure, strawberries are out of season.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 3, 2021

The last time I was in Madrid, a friend and I perused English menus at a popular tapas joint. I requested the Spanish menu, too. ” As it turned out, it was tortilla española. ” As it turned out, it was tortilla española. The English menu lacked context that we gleaned only by looking at the Spanish.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JULY 14, 2021

. “When prices change, when limited time offers have been added to the menu, when value propositions have been added to the menu board, we understand the reaction of the consumer based upon the historical data.” This takes the emotion and guesswork out of how and when to raise prices.

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Perfect Daily Grind

MAY 2, 2023

In line with this, cafés have started to use cold coffee beverages – including cold brew, coffee concentrate , and cocktails – to expand their menu offerings. To find out, I spoke to two industry experts. Read on to find out what they told me. Origin is another important factor to take into account.

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Culinary Cues

JANUARY 20, 2024

There’s a reactionary movement that I keep seeing in restaurants; a movement that assumes the answer to the restaurant bottom line is to take more and give less or give too much to justify raising prices. A menu should thus be designed and priced to make those items seem essential. Help them out. Do it right!

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The Rail

MARCH 31, 2023

This trend has been dominating Instagram the past year and it all goes back to the idea of Dry January and taking responsibility for our consumption. Your drink menu doesn’t need to be dominated by non-alcoholic options, but having many beverages could help you this year. Add more vegan options to your menu in 2023.

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Restaurant Engine

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Choose your most popular dishes to live at the top of your menu. One of the best ways to control costs and boost revenue is by using a bit of menu engineering. In this article, we look at nine tips to maximize profits from your restaurant’s menu. Check out your competitor’s menus for cost comparisons.

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Culinary Digital

JANUARY 2, 2024

In the ever-evolving food industry landscape, one concept stands out as a catalyst for operational efficiency, cost-effectiveness, and improved customer satisfaction: streamlined menu options. Let’s uncover the secrets behind leveraging streamlined menu options to take your organization to new heights.

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Restaurant Clicks

DECEMBER 17, 2021

The store has branched out from selling only milk and dairy products and has created a mass following of fans due to its delicious hot bar, incredible hoagies, and creative ready-to-eat snacks. There is also a Wawa secret menu with specials that come around a few times a year. Wawa Secret Menu Items. Colorful Lemonades.

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Cheetah

FEBRUARY 19, 2022

They use local, seasonal and simple ingredients to keep their healthy menu affordable, nutritious and delicious. And finally, their menu is easily understood with educational nutrition facts at the forefront. Our interview takes a small pause as I soak this in – this is the same cancer that I also had. Finding Balance.

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ChowNow

APRIL 8, 2021

As a restaurant owner, your menu photos are a powerful marketing tool to attract new customers, increase ticket sizes, and retain guests. They’re ripe for use on social media, within marketing emails, and on your online ordering menu. Think of garnishes as accessories – your menu photos will look significantly better with them.

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Restaurant Engine

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

You want a user friendly online menu so anyone can use it. Have you ever heard complaints about your online menu ? Most importantly, we pose the question, “How user friendly is your online menu?”. What Makes a User Friendly Online Menu? Your website visitors can easily navigate your online menu. tweet this).

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Culinary Cues

JULY 23, 2023

As if that weren’t enough, the menu and each morsel of food presented represents the chef’s life of experiences, his or her family history, the cuisine of their forefathers, every chef who contributed to their training, and everything that they believe in – as it pertains to food. It is a juxtaposition that is nearly impossible to manage.

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Restaurant Engine

MARCH 29, 2023

Really use your menu item descriptions to drive customer engagement at your restaurant. Most likely, you built your restaurant around your menu. Most likely, you built your restaurant around your menu. As a result, you spent a lot of time thinking about each dish you would add to your menu.

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Culinary Cues

MAY 3, 2023

Where we fall short is in the details of that menu, the complements, the “tag along” ingredients. They are out there. People will pay for quality – are you willing to invest the time to find out? Bread doesn’t try to out-perform the center of plate or negotiate to take over the verbiage on a menu, but it is the hitmaker.

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Bottleneck Management

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Most Popular Sports Bar Menu Items We broke down the most popular sports bar menu items this year. From tried-and-true classics to fresh bites, we’ve got the top ten menu items that rocked the sports bar scene. The post Most Popular Sports Bar Menu Items appeared first on Bottleneck Management Restaurant Group.

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Restaurant365

OCTOBER 27, 2021

With the surge in digital ordering, restaurants need to ensure that their tech strategy includes integrations that streamline menu management. Remember the days when “updating the menu” meant firing up the laser printer or sliding slats out of the menu board? You can’t take inventory every single day.

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Culinary Cues

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

When we sign our work, we take full responsibility for it. “I Think about it for a moment – would you be willing to put yourself out there and take ownership for work that is less than stellar, less than the best you can do? Why not list your employees on the menu or on your website and their role in the organization.

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Restaurant365

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

While international flavors may be increasing in popularity, your friends at Restaurant365 want to be sure you are making choices that will increase bottom line should you decide to try them out. Operators can determine what works best for their individual business by testing a new menu item during popular times such as happy hour or brunch.

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The Rail

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

While customers may have a few favorites, a menu that never changes gets boring, fast. At the end of the day, menu compilation is a creative process not unlike that of a painter or a fashion designer. Menu development , however, involves something unique: a passion for food and flavor. Time to Refresh Your Menu?

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Xtra Chef

FEBRUARY 5, 2020

Menu pricing can seem daunting. To start, it’s a numbers game that involves calculating plate cost and a target menu price. But successful menu pricing is so much more than this. In this post, you’ll learn how to price a menu by considering all factors that determine your position on a price continuum.

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Modern Restaurant Management

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

While many brands will continue to work with third-party delivery services – out of necessity but also awareness – more and more are investing in their O&O apps. Now, they are able to separate out customers based on how they order, where they order, what they order, their loyalty status, and more.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 13, 2024

The NCR Voyix 2024 Digital Commerce Index revealed nearly half (48 percent) of consumers dine out less than they used to because inflation is top of the menu. Thirty-one percent said they get faster overall service, 25 percent cited shorter lines and 23 percent liked exploring the menu at their own pace. The top reasons?

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Aaron Allen & Associates

NOVEMBER 12, 2021

If ever there were a time to invest in restaurant menu strategy, surely it should be now. Menu engineering is the spring cleaning equivalent in the industry. Menus, SKUs, inventory, POS data, etc. Not everyone enjoys cleaning out and organizing a messy garage or attic, but everyone does feel better once it’s done.

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Open for Business

OCTOBER 12, 2022

A restaurant menu is key to bringing guests in and keeping them around. On average, guests will spend only 109 seconds reading your menu, according to a Gallup poll. Creating a new menu or improving an existing one takes time. A good menu stays true to a restaurants’ concept and maximizes profit. Additional menus.

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Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 28, 2021

Your Response Menu. Others might be taking a graduated approach, from enhanced cleaning procedures to social distancing, to masking, limited outdoor dining, take-out only service or requiring proof of vaccination from all patrons. Discussion of your COVID-19 policy might bring out a critic or two.

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