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Menu Engineering 101: Turn Every Dish Into a Profit Driver

Restaurant owners don’t just guess which dishes to keep — they use menu engineering, a system that evaluates each item’s profitability and popularity.

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How to Use POS Data to Forecast Labor Needs Accurately

The primary role of POS data in workforce optimization is to provide historical transaction and sales metrics (in granular time segments) that allow managers to accurately forecast labor demand and schedule staff precisely when and where they are needed.

8 Tips to Create Optimal Staff Schedules and Cut Restaurant Overtime Costs

Creating optimal staff schedules is a strategic exercise in matching labor demand precisely to sales forecasts, directly minimizing unnecessary overtime costs and ensuring compliance with labor laws. Since payroll often consumes 20% to 30% of total revenue, even small scheduling inefficiencies can quietly erode profit margins.

December 13, 2025

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