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Menu Engineering: Innovating Menus for Profitability and Simplicity

Aaron Allen & Associates

This requires updated and accurate training for baristas and FOH staff that needs to be considered in the investment for developing the new item. It’s about more than tactical design, merchandising techniques, promotional tactics, and pricing strategies though.

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The Impact of Restaurant Tablets on Table Turnover and Revenue

Mad Mobile

Merchandise and gift card sales If you have merchandise for your eatery, you can feature it as part of your digital menu. But you can’t ignore that a traditional system produces a lot of waste! billion pounds of paper waste yearly, just in receipts. Tablets bring new possibilities to the table!

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Mastering Restaurant Metrics: Your Comprehensive Guide to Business Success 

Apicbase

To calculate labour cost percentage: Labour Cost Percentage = Labour Cost / Sales Pro Tip: To identify what’s affecting your labour costs, divide the staff by FOH (front of house) and BOH (back of house). Monitoring this number prevents your teams from overstocking or understocking, which can lead to food waste and higher food costs.