Hospitality

Menu Engineering (Profit vs. Popularity)

Optimize your menu to push high-profit items.

Updated: January 26, 2026

What does this AI prompt do?

This AI prompt helps UK SMEs by providing a ready-to-use template for optimize your menu to push high-profit items.. Simply copy the template below, customize the variables for your business, and paste into any AI tool like ChatGPT or Claude.

AI Prompt Template

Act as a specialist consultant.

**Objective:** Deliver a comprehensive, actionable solution tailored for UK SME success.

Here is the improved business prompt template, maintaining the exact structure and variables while enhancing clarity, persuasiveness, and expected results:

**Strategic Menu Optimization Request:**

My current menu features four core offerings categorized by profitability and sales volume:

1. **[Dish A]:** Characterized by **High Profitability & High Sales Volume** (A Star Performer).
2. **[Dish B]:** Characterized by **Low Profitability & High Sales Volume** (A Plowhorse requiring optimization).
3. **[Dish C]:** Characterized by **High Profitability & Low Sales Volume** (A Puzzle needing promotion).
4. **[Dish D]:** Characterized by **Low Profitability & Low Sales Volume** (A Dog requiring decisive action).

Applying established **Menu Engineering principles**, provide a precise, actionable strategic recommendation for *each specific dish*. Your suggested strategies must be one of the following: **'Highlight'** (Increase prominence/marketing), **'Reprice'** (Adjust pricing strategy), **'Improve'** (Focus on cost/recipe optimization to boost margin), or **'Hide/Remove'** (De-emphasize or eliminate).

How to use this prompt:

  1. Copy the template above
  2. Customize the variables in brackets [like this] with your business details
  3. Paste into ChatGPT, Claude, or your preferred AI tool
  4. Get professional results in minutes

Why this works:

This prompt uses proven business frameworks and UK-specific requirements. It's designed to give you professional results that comply with local regulations and industry best practices.

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