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		cheerlessbog on Aug 30, 2020 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: The “menu engineers” who optimize restaurant reven... I assume that budget restaurants with large menus make heavy use of freezer and microwave. So a short menu is usually a good sign.

azepoi on Aug 30, 2020 | [–]

Yes you can't have a very large menu with fresh seasonal ingredients.

AtlasBarfed on Aug 30, 2020 | [–]

They're just Sysco resellers... the second highest margin items on menus are desserts, which are almost always Sysco microwave desserts or similiar preps.

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