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Menu Engineering

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Menu engineering analyses each dish's popularity and profitability to optimise your menu for maximum returns. By categorising items as stars.

đź’ˇQuick Tips for Menu Engineering

  • âś“Categorise every dish by popularity (sales volume) and profitability (margin)
  • âś“Promote your stars (high profit, high popularity) prominently
  • âś“Rework puzzles (high profit, low popularity)—better placement, descriptions, or training
  • âś“Consider removing dogs (low profit, low popularity) unless they serve a strategic purpose

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What is menu engineering?

Menu engineering is analysing each dish by popularity and profitability, then optimising your menu accordingly. The goal is promoting profitable items, improving underperformers, and removing money-losers.

How often should you re-engineer your menu?

Review menu engineering quarterly with full sales data. Make minor adjustments (placement, descriptions) between full reviews. Major menu overhauls work best seasonally—2-4 times yearly.

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