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DON’T NICKEL AND DIME YOUR GUEST or IMPRESS THEM WITH QUANTITY

Culinary Cues

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. There is no logical reason for a pound of meat.

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Coffee News Recap, 21 Apr: Specialty Coffee Expo begins in Portland, arabica prices reach six-month high & other stories

Perfect Daily Grind

La Marzocco opens temporary store at 2023 Design Week Milan. However, experts remain unsure of the effect this may have on annual contract prices, including for coffee. Ice Roast is the brand’s first-ever soluble coffee product designed specifically to be prepared with cold water or milk.

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Why Culinary Programs Fail

Culinary Cues

Just as the restaurant industry evolves, so too must the industry of education. Every product that a student handles in class should carry a price tag. What would it cost, from a labor perspective, to produce that dish and what selling price would need to be attached to maintain a reasonable profit?

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Coffee News Recap, 2 Jun: PRF to launch new No Filter panel series, USDA estimates Tanzanian coffee production to increase by 21% & other stories

Perfect Daily Grind

Specialty Coffee Association Educator Summit takes place in Busan, South Korea. The two-day summit is designed to equip coffee educators with the latest knowledge and training techniques. Robusta futures reach over US $2,600 while arabica prices bounce back from one-week low.

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Coffee News Recap, 10 Feb: ICO says coffee prices remained stable during January, Luckin Coffee opened nearly 500 stores last month & other stories

Perfect Daily Grind

International Coffee Organisation says coffee prices remained stable during January 2023. Despite a decline in global exports, the organisation reports that the ICO Composite Indicator Price fell by 0.1% The annual event include an exhibition, networking opportunities, and educational workshops. from December 2022.

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Understanding Tanzania’s generational gap in coffee production

Perfect Daily Grind

Furthermore, low coffee prices have forced some farmers in the Northern Highlands to uproot their coffee plants and replace them with more profitable cash crops. Alongside old coffee trees, low coffee prices, and coffee wilt disease, one of the biggest challenges Tanzanian coffee faces is the increasing age of producers.

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Food and Drinks Menu Pricing

The Restaurant Group

. Menu Pricing: Getting the Food and Drinks Pricing Right: The Difference Between Succeeding and Going Under. . Yes, having good quality food and drinks is the key to success, but so is the pricing. Always Be On the Lookout for Better Prices. Have an Idea of the Formula Commonly Used to Calculate Prices.

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