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Refresh Your Beverage Menu to Welcome the ‘New Normal’

Modern Restaurant Management

One way to impress guests from the get-go is to have a strong beverage menu, as drink orders are typically taken upon arrival. Consider building out a menu that has variety, creativity, and flavors that are versatile enough to appeal to a wide range of customers. Offer a Tea Flight. Experiment with Zero-Proof Cocktails.

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Menu Engineering: The Secret to Maximum Profitability

Modern Restaurant Management

Not all menu items are created equal, nor do they contribute the same profit to the bottom line. To take advantage of everything a menu has to offer, operators can use menu engineering, a technique that consists of analyzing each item’s contribution to the profit against how often it is purchased.

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Designing an autumn menu for your coffee shop

Perfect Daily Grind

As warmer weather sets in, coffee drinkers tend to opt for colder beverages, whereas the number of hot coffee beverages usually increases during the colder months. One of the most prominent examples is the pumpkin spice latte (popularised by Starbucks) which is now found on menus in specialty coffee shops throughout autumn and winter.

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Hot Restaurant Menu Trends for 2022

Modern Restaurant Management

The survey examines top restaurant industry trends across categories including menu offerings, beverages, flavors, global inspirations, packaging/off-premises trends and industry macro-trends. CBD-infused snacks, beverages and desserts are continuing to grow in popularity. To download the complete report, click here.

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Ten Ways You Can Make Your Food and Beverage Business a Great Place to Work

Modern Restaurant Management

When bosses in food and beverage places make their workers excited about their jobs, it can lead to happier customers. Why Happy Workers Matter Think of happy employees as the special ingredient that makes a food and beverage business successful. It’s all thanks to the fantastic employees who enjoy their work.

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Boost Consumer Interest And Sales With Functional Beverages

Restaurant Business

As consumers continue to prioritize better-for-you foods and beverages, restaurant operators have a big opportunity. But with the array of beverage options out there, it can be tough to wade through and decide what to add to the menu. Energy-boosted drinks are appearing more and more on menus; they currently have 8.2%

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Summer 2021 Food & Beverage Trends

Goliath Consulting

With the pandemic and climate change being hot topics in recent months, Summer 2021 will have guests wanting to see more healthy and sustainable items on their menu. Here we share some of the major food and beverage trends operators can expect this upcoming season. Plants will continue growing on menus. Plant-forward.

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