All Blog Posts Tagged 'engineering' (5)

There are many tools that can be used to help you increase profits in your restaurant. One of them is your POS System….. do you use it?

As I work with restaurant owners I found many situations where there may be no POS system in the store to help a restaurant, or the owners do not know how to access the data in the system. Let’s take a look at five reasons why you should tap into the power of a POS System.

1. Marketing Tools. – Your POS…

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Seven Strategies to Increase Your Restaurants Traffic and Profitability in 2012

Joe Welsh – CORE Restaurant Marketing

 

As 2011 comes to a close, it is time to think about your marketing plan for 2012. Have you considered how you are going to increase traffic and improve the profitability of your restaurant next year?

One strategy could be the method of working…

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I got a call from an operator the other day in regard to his menu. He had it well under way and wanted engineering tips from me. Since that's what I do for living, I was excited at the prospect. HotOperator has been in the menu development business since the early '90's and in that time I have not ever received matrix information without a fight. In this case, the operator wanted my advice but wasn't willing to get the critical information necessary to make that happen correctly. But rather… Continue

I call it the “Price List Line Up”. You’ve seen it hundreds of times. The menu item listed in bold followed by a series of dots leading to the price—all right hand justified and easy to read.



Oven Roasted Prime Rib………………………………$19.95

USDA Choice Prime Rib slow roasted served

with choice of blah blah blah.



Pork Tenderloin………...…...…...…………………... .$14.95

Moist pork tenderloin served

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A restaurant's menu is it's single best marketing tool. It's the one marketing piece every customer sees. Here are 10 common mistakes you'll want to avoid.

No. 10: The price list line up!

Nice neat rows of right hand justified pricing takes the focus off of the menu item and gives your guest the ability to price shop. The best place for the price is at the end of…

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