Restaurant Consulting Firms for Long-Term Sustainability
Why are we hearing so much about obesity?
Menu Marketing
According to restaurant consultants interviewed by Restaurants USA magazine, re-designing your menu can improve your sales on average from 2 to 10 percent.
Use the methods below to achieve a more profitable menu. Read More
Loyalty programs in restaurants: Aprimary customer engagement platform
Loyalty programs designed to reward loyal customers with unique and customized benefits and at the same time to maintain a long standing [mutually rewarding] relationship. According to a recent survey held on loyalty program memberships for restaurants, it was revealed that on average each family affiliates to, on average, 18 loyalty programs. Compared to 20 years ago where reward programs were mainly Air Miles, it is evident the importance of loyalty programs and the ever increasing popularity of this strategy. Read More
By Mercedes Chiprut, Partner The Next Idea
Improve your management style over lunch
Who knows best how well you’re performing as a manager? Your employees, that’s who. But getting them to speak or write freely on the subject can be difficult. Especially if you run a small department, anonymity is crucial to them. So make it pleasurable instead of a chore for your team. Send them out to lunch together annually or twice a year—on the company’s dime—and instruct them to talk about your management skills. Read More
Free-range eggs aren’t ‘free,’ but are they worth it?
Consumer Evolution for Organic and Natural continues in America
The effects of Soda
Scientists tested beverages containing the syrup and found high levels of reactive compounds that previous studies have found have the potential to trigger cell and tissue damage which can cause diabetes. Read More
Mediterranean diet
What is the next phase in healthy eating?
According to Robert Ancill, President of The Next Idea, Los Angeles based Restaurant Consultancy consumers are taking increasing interest in Mediterranean cuisine.
In 2007, The Journal of the American Medical Association reported, a combination of the Mediterranean diet, moderate exercise and drinking, and no smoking can
lower mortality rates by 65 percent. Read More