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Menu Development: 12 Steps for Success

Apicbase

Whether launching a new concept or expanding into a different market, menu development is critical for a restaurant’s success. That means balancing brilliant ideas with practicality and taking the time to consider all variables that can impact food costs , menu scalability, and customer first impressions. What is Menu Development?

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How to Use Technology to Deliver on Customer Expectation

Restaurant365

With the right set of tools in place, like back-office software to track trends in customer requests and popular dishes, restaurants can make menu adjustments to account for product shortages with much lower risk. Allaying allergen fears. Schedule a free demo of Restaurant365 today. Balancing staffing needs.

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Catering to Health-Conscious Customers

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In addition to maintaining compliance with the FDA Food Labeling Regulations, how can you use menu labeling to attract healthy eaters to your restaurant? With the right options, your menu can empower guests to stick to their resolutions, and attract healthy eaters. Menu Options. Menu Publishing. Learn More. Related Posts.

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Restaurant Menu Costing — How to Automate Recipe Calculations & Eliminate Low-Margin Items

Apicbase

It’s an ironclad rule in the hospitality industry and menu costing is no exception. It’s essential for everything you do, from menu pricing to closing the gap between theoretical and actual food costs i.e. detecting the causes of food cost variance. And to get to it, you need accurate menu costings. What is menu costing?

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5 Top MarketMan Competitors and Alternatives (Compared)

Apicbase

MarketMan tracks ingredient prices to help optimise menu prices. Recipe costing: The system calculates the theoretical cost of producing a menu item. It generates reports on profitability so you can refine your menus to improve margins. Apicbase calculates recipe costs and nutritional values and keeps track of allergens.

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Maximise Your Restaurant’s Efficiency with POS Integration: 7 Benefits of Combining Point of Sales with F&B Management Software

Apicbase

This end-to-end solution uses data from your POS to provide insights into sales, food costs, menu engineering and inventory management. You instantly get the actual profit margin for each menu item. The Apicbase restaurant management platform consists of modules, like Inventory Management, Menu Engineering, and Procurement Management.

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How to Choose the Best Kitchen Management Software for Your Multi-Unit Restaurant Business

Apicbase

Here are some eye-opening findings: The National Restaurant Association found that 53% of restaurants report they cut menu items because of higher food costs 53% of successful operators cite food costs as their number one challenge A study by Champions 12.3 The recipe cost, menu cost, and profit margins are all calculated automatically.