Also called: Menu Strategist, Menu Development Manager
Analyzes and designs menus to boost profit, using sales data, food costs, and psychology.
You study which dishes are 'stars' (popular and profitable) and which are 'dogs,' then redesign the menu layout, prices, and descriptions. Moving one dish to the top-right corner can change sales. Chains employ menu strategists to test changes across hundreds of stores.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Bachelor's degree (4-year), about 4 years after high school. Hospitality or business degree plus restaurant experience.
Ways in: 4-year college, On-the-job training. Training cost: $15k – $60k.
Majors to look at: Hospitality Management, Business Analytics, Marketing.
Growing faster than average.
Medium risk in 5 years, high in 10. AI analyzes sales and costs to redesign menus automatically, so restaurants need fewer specialists.
Classes: Statistics, Business, Psychology.
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