{"id":41737,"date":"2025-09-30T13:29:18","date_gmt":"2025-09-30T17:29:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/test.gfs.com\/?p=41737"},"modified":"2025-12-09T11:39:10","modified_gmt":"2025-12-09T16:39:10","slug":"maximiza-la-rentabilidad-de-tu-restaurante-mediante-la-ingenieria-de-menus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gfs.com\/es-us\/ideas\/maximize-your-restaurants-profitability-with-menu-engineering\/","title":{"rendered":"Maximiza la rentabilidad de tu restaurante con la ingenier\u00eda de men\u00fas"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Como propietario de un restaurante, una de las herramientas m\u00e1s poderosas de las que dispones para controlar la rentabilidad es tu carta. La ingenier\u00eda de men\u00fas es el proceso estrat\u00e9gico que consiste en utilizar datos y psicolog\u00eda para dise\u00f1ar tu carta con el fin de maximizar tus beneficios. No se trata solo de los costes de los alimentos, sino de comprender qu\u00e9 platos son m\u00e1s rentables y populares, y luego dise\u00f1ar tu carta para vender m\u00e1s unidades de ellos.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cUn men\u00fa no es solo una lista de lo que hay para cenar, sino una herramienta estrat\u00e9gica. Si se elabora correctamente, destaca lo que mejor sabes hacer, orienta a los clientes hacia esas opciones y potencia la rentabilidad de una forma que los aumentos generales de precios nunca podr\u00edan lograr\u201d.\u201d <em>Patrick Cairoli, responsable del segmento comercial de Gordon Food Service<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">El proceso se puede dividir en tres sencillos pasos:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Recopilar datos:<\/strong> Recopila informaci\u00f3n sobre lo que vas a vender.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Elementos a evaluar:<\/strong> Clasifica los platos de tu men\u00fa en funci\u00f3n de su rentabilidad y popularidad.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Redise\u00f1o del men\u00fa:<\/strong> Redise\u00f1a tu carta para impulsar las ventas de tus productos m\u00e1s rentables.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Veamos las cuatro categor\u00edas que utilizar\u00e1s para clasificar los platos de tu men\u00fa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-the-four-quadrants-of-menu-items\">Los cuatro cuadrantes de los elementos del men\u00fa<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Al evaluar tanto el <strong>rentabilidad<\/strong> y <strong>popularidad<\/strong>, puedes clasificarlo en una de estas cuatro categor\u00edas:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Estrellas (alta rentabilidad, gran popularidad):<\/strong> Estos son tus art\u00edculos m\u00e1s vendidos. Para que sigan brillando, <strong>res\u00e1ltalos en el men\u00fa<\/strong>, promocionalos entre tu personal y ten cuidado a la hora de modificar su precio o su receta.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Caballos de tiro (bajos beneficios, gran popularidad):<\/strong> Estos productos son muy populares, pero no generan muchos beneficios. El objetivo es que sean m\u00e1s rentables. Intenta colocarlos en una zona m\u00e1s visible del men\u00fa y plant\u00e9ate subirles un poco el precio para mejorar su rentabilidad.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Rompecabezas (alta rentabilidad, poca popularidad):<\/strong> Estos platos son rentables, pero no se venden bien. Tienes que averiguar por qu\u00e9. Recaba opiniones de los clientes, plant\u00e9ate modificar la receta, ajusta el precio u ofr\u00e9celos como ofertas especiales por tiempo limitado para comprobar su popularidad.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Perros (bajos beneficios, poca popularidad):<\/strong> Estos productos no se venden y no son rentables. Plant\u00e9ate eliminarlos por completo del men\u00fa. Si quieres mantenerlos, pide opiniones o prueba a cambiar la receta o a ajustar el precio.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-menu-psychology-the-art-of-placement-and-design\">Psicolog\u00eda de los men\u00fas: el arte de la disposici\u00f3n y el dise\u00f1o<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">El dise\u00f1o f\u00edsico de tu carta puede influir mucho en lo que piden los clientes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Movimiento de la mirada<\/strong>: La gente no lee un men\u00fa como si fuera un libro; lo ojea. En un men\u00fa de un solo panel, la mirada suele desplazarse desde la esquina superior derecha hacia la esquina superior izquierda y, a continuaci\u00f3n, hacia abajo por la p\u00e1gina. En un men\u00fa de tres paneles, el \u201ctri\u00e1ngulo de oro\u201d hace referencia a las zonas central, superior derecha y superior izquierda, que son las que m\u00e1s llaman la atenci\u00f3n.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Se\u00f1ales visuales y color<\/strong>: Aprovecha los elementos visuales. Por ejemplo, un recuadro alrededor de un art\u00edculo puede llamar especialmente la atenci\u00f3n sobre \u00e9l. El uso de colores concretos tambi\u00e9n puede influir en las decisiones de los clientes: el verde puede sugerir frescura, el naranja estimula el apetito y el rojo es una llamada a la acci\u00f3n.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Precios<\/strong>: Evita utilizar el s\u00edmbolo del d\u00f3lar ($) en tu men\u00fa, ya que recuerda a los clientes que est\u00e1n gastando dinero. Adem\u00e1s, plant\u00e9ate utilizar n\u00fameros pares, que pueden transmitirse como m\u00e1s \u201cfiables\u201d, mientras que los n\u00fameros impares pueden dar una sensaci\u00f3n de precisi\u00f3n, ideal para las ofertas por tiempo limitado (LTO).<\/li>\n<\/ul>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As a restaurateur, one of the most powerful tools you have for controlling profitability is your menu. Menu engineering is the strategic process of using data and psychology to design your menu to maximize your profits. 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