Menu Engineering Analysisv0.1.2

A chef-owner with one dinner menu and ~40 items pulls POS and recipe-card data for Q1. They run the skill to classify Stars, Plowhorses, Puzzles, and Dogs, then use the Top-3 quick wins to re-engineer two Plowhorses and reprice one Puzzle before the spring menu reprint.

A culinary director at a 12-unit fast-casual group notices food cost creep across all units. The skill analyzes a single menu per session, but the director runs it per unit to compare classifications and identify unit-specific Dogs and Plowhorses, then rolls up findings into a brand-wide action plan.

A hotel GM wants to improve margin on the lobby café menu without hurting guest satisfaction. Using the skill, they flag low-mix, high-CM Puzzles that need better placement and identify high-volume, low-margin Plowhorses that should be re-engineered or bundled with high-margin add-ons.

An operator running three virtual brands on delivery platforms has a menu with 60% delivery mix and many loss-leader Dogs. The skill surfaces negative-CM items needing confirmation, recommends removal or re-engineering, and protects allergen coverage when cutting items.

A restaurant consultant preparing a menu relaunch for a fine-dining client uses the skill on the current dinner menu to establish a data-backed baseline. The DRAFT report with per-class playbook and data-quality flags supports a client workshop before any price changes are finalized.

A monthly or annual subscription that embeds this skill into a POS-integrated dashboard, automatically pulling item sales and recipe costs. Operators get recurring menu-engineering reports and trend alerts without manual data pulls.

Independent consultants or agencies use the skill as a standardized diagnostic tool during paid engagements. They charge for the analysis, interpretation, and implementation roadmap, often bundling menu re-engineering with pricing strategy.

A free tier allows a single menu analysis per quarter with basic classification. Premium unlocks multi-unit rollups, advanced data-quality gates, integration with inventory systems, and exportable action playbooks for culinary teams.