{"id":25703,"date":"2017-12-27T09:12:30","date_gmt":"2017-12-27T14:12:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev-gordon-food-service-canada.pantheonsite.io\/ideas\/menu-development-what-you-need-to-consider\/"},"modified":"2025-07-01T12:09:00","modified_gmt":"2025-07-01T16:09:00","slug":"menu-development-what-you-need-to-consider","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gfs.ca\/en-ca\/ideas\/menu-development-what-you-need-to-consider\/","title":{"rendered":"Menu Development: What You Need to Consider"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Culinary trends, business trends and customer feedback should always be top of mind, but they become critical pieces of information when developing or changing your menu.<\/h2>\n<p>Menu development requires a bit of mining. What you\u2019re digging for are details on culinary trends, business trends and customer feedback. Sifted through your brand and menu goals, these key considerations can start to inform your menu strategy.<\/p>\n<p>But which culinary trends should make the cut? What business trends are most likely to impact your menu? And where should you go for customer feedback? Like any good miner, knowing where to look is just as important as knowing what you\u2019re looking for. So we did some initial digging to save you a lot of the dirty work.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/cms.gfs.ca\/sites\/default\/files\/inline-images\/00788_MenuDevelopment_Infographic_IdeaCenter.jpg\" alt=\"Menu development infographic\" \/><\/p>\n<p>To best position your new or refined menu for success, you need to blend the information you\u2019ve collected with your brand and the goals you established for your menu. This mix will encourage customers to spend their dollars on your menu, because it\u2019ll offer them something that they can\u2019t get anywhere else. And that\u2019s when you know you\u2019ve struck gold.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Culinary trends, business trends and customer feedback should always be top of mind, but they become critical pieces of information when developing or changing your menu. Menu development requires a bit of mining. What you\u2019re digging for are details on culinary trends, business trends and customer feedback. 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