Discover the 3 little known ways to increase sales from your restaurant menu

1. Training your staff
Increase your average check by training your staff to up sell and to get them to only sell your higher contributing items on your menu. This isn't so hard if you put in place a staff incentive program, design the program so they are targeting the higher profit items and reward them for doing it. This can be one of the best ways to increase your sales, just keep in mind they will want something out of it that is worth while.

2. Promote your Desserts
Promote your desserts, desserts are one of the highest profit items you will sell in your venue so take advantage of it by promoting them. You should also design a signature dessert item, that item will become your most famous item on your dessert menu. Make the signature item something that no one else is doing and then let everyone know you are doing it. You can also have for sale a tasting plate, the plate will have "tastes" of all your dessert items so your customer can taste all your desserts without buying the full plate items. You should also offer dessert wine with your desserts, you will be surprised how many people like to have a dessert wine with their dessert, this will send your average check soaring.

3. Design a table tent card
Design a table tent card to promote your signature items and or daily or weekly specials, this can be one of the best ways to promote and get lots of sales from your signature items. Tent cards are both loved and hated by different parts of the industry, but one fact remains it sells items for you. Design tastefully looking cards in full color and promote one or two of your signature items, ensure that the item can be eaten at any time of the day or night and cover the majority of your market demographics. For further information to build your business click on the following banner::