Menu Design, Menu Engineering, Menu Makeover, Menu Matrix, Menu Strategic Pricing, restaurant menu design, Uncategorized
The Secret to Preventing a Downward Spiral in Your Restaurant Menu In my decades of menu development experience and over 30 years in the foodservice business, one recurring issue stands out: what I call the “Downward Spiral.” It’s a subtle yet destructive...
Branding, Mental Anchoring, Menu Design, Menu Engineering, Menu Makeover, Menu Matrix, Restaurant Marketing, restaurant menu design, Server Training, Uncategorized
Your Restaurant Menu Should Be A Selling Guide How to use your menu as a selling guide Got a call the other day from a potential client who asked a simple question: do engineered menus actually work? There is a short answer and a longer answer. The short answer is...
Branding, Mental Anchoring, Menu Design, Menu Engineering, Menu Matrix, Restaurant Advertising, Restaurant Cost Savings, Restaurant Marketing, Restaurant Promotions, Restaurant Social Media, Server Training, Social Media
6 Restaurant Trends and What They Mean (number 4 is essential) According to The National Restaurant Association, the foodservice industry is on target to reach $1 Trillion dollars in sales this year. And when asked what stands out in the industry, here’s what they had...
Branding, Menu Design, Menu Engineering, Menu Makeover, Menu Matrix, Restaurant Advertising, Restaurant Marketing, restaurant menu design, Restaurant Social Media, Social Media
From a Recent Ad: Fire Your Agency (If You Have One) A recent ad popped up on social media telling me to fire my agency. Well, if I have one. Having been in the food business for more than I care to admit, I’ve seen some changes in how restaurant operators advertise...
Branding, Foodservice Brand Marketing, Menu Design, Menu Engineering, Menu Makeover, Menu Matrix, restaurant menu design, Uncategorized
A lot of distributors claim to be menu design experts, but are they really? A lot of robotic, build your own menu design websites claim to offer a great menu at a lower cost. But at what price in lost opportunities for your business? Here are seven rules to follow...
Menu Engineering, Menu Matrix, Uncategorized
What is a Restaurant Menu Matrix? We get calls from restaurant operators all the time. When we tell them we can’t help them until they get me three basic pieces of information, about half of them never call again. That’s even after we explain what a restaurant...
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