Research Article

MENU ENGINEERING APPLICATION WITHIN MENU MANAGEMENT: A CASE STUDY OF FOUR RESTAURANTS IN ANKARA

Volume: 1 Number: 2 July 31, 2026
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MENU ENGINEERING APPLICATION WITHIN MENU MANAGEMENT: A CASE STUDY OF FOUR RESTAURANTS IN ANKARA

Abstract

Menu engineering is the process of evaluating the profitability and popularity of the food types in the menus of restaurants with a certain method. It categorizes food types according to their performance as good and bad. In most businesses, these performances cannot be analyzed in a healthy and regular way. The aim of this research is to analyze the menus of 4 restaurants with similar menus in the same location in Ankara province by using Kasava and Smith method for the same product items. In this way, the most preferred and less preferred menu items by consumers were determined. The less popular menu items were determined as menus that should be improved or changed. In this research, mixed analysis method was applied and qualitative analysis method was applied first. In the qualitative analysis method, businesses with similar menus in Bağlıca neighborhood of Etimesgut district in Ankara province were interviewed. When the menus of the businesses were examined, it was determined that 15 product items were the same menus. A 30-minute interview was held with the owners of the businesses whose menus were to be analyzed and questions were asked. The data to be used in the analysis, menus, costs and sales were obtained from the business owners. Quantitative analysis method was applied to the findings obtained. In the quantitative analysis method, Kasava and Smith method, which is a menu engineering analysis method, was applied and the findings of each business were analyzed separately with a two-dimensional menu engineering matrix. In the matrix, 15 menu items were categorized according to their performance. As a result of the evaluation, it was determined that some products should be removed from the menu while some products should be changed. It is aimed that the research will contribute to the menu engineering literature and set a precedent for other businesses.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Food and Beverage

Journal Section

Research Article

Publication Date

July 31, 2026

Submission Date

March 14, 2026

Acceptance Date

April 10, 2026

Published in Issue

Year 2026 Volume: 1 Number: 2

APA
Doğan, G., & Yılmaz, İ. (2026). MENU ENGINEERING APPLICATION WITHIN MENU MANAGEMENT: A CASE STUDY OF FOUR RESTAURANTS IN ANKARA. Kapadokya Gastronomi, Gıda Ve Turizm Çalışmaları Dergisi, 1(2), 1-13. https://izlik.org/JA79BA78MP
AMA
1.Doğan G, Yılmaz İ. MENU ENGINEERING APPLICATION WITHIN MENU MANAGEMENT: A CASE STUDY OF FOUR RESTAURANTS IN ANKARA. CAPGFTS. 2026;1(2):1-13. https://izlik.org/JA79BA78MP
Chicago
Doğan, Gamze, and İlkay Yılmaz. 2026. “MENU ENGINEERING APPLICATION WITHIN MENU MANAGEMENT: A CASE STUDY OF FOUR RESTAURANTS IN ANKARA”. Kapadokya Gastronomi, Gıda Ve Turizm Çalışmaları Dergisi 1 (2): 1-13. https://izlik.org/JA79BA78MP.
EndNote
Doğan G, Yılmaz İ (July 1, 2026) MENU ENGINEERING APPLICATION WITHIN MENU MANAGEMENT: A CASE STUDY OF FOUR RESTAURANTS IN ANKARA. Kapadokya Gastronomi, Gıda ve Turizm Çalışmaları Dergisi 1 2 1–13.
IEEE
[1]G. Doğan and İ. Yılmaz, “MENU ENGINEERING APPLICATION WITHIN MENU MANAGEMENT: A CASE STUDY OF FOUR RESTAURANTS IN ANKARA”, CAPGFTS, vol. 1, no. 2, pp. 1–13, July 2026, [Online]. Available: https://izlik.org/JA79BA78MP
ISNAD
Doğan, Gamze - Yılmaz, İlkay. “MENU ENGINEERING APPLICATION WITHIN MENU MANAGEMENT: A CASE STUDY OF FOUR RESTAURANTS IN ANKARA”. Kapadokya Gastronomi, Gıda ve Turizm Çalışmaları Dergisi 1/2 (July 1, 2026): 1-13. https://izlik.org/JA79BA78MP.
JAMA
1.Doğan G, Yılmaz İ. MENU ENGINEERING APPLICATION WITHIN MENU MANAGEMENT: A CASE STUDY OF FOUR RESTAURANTS IN ANKARA. CAPGFTS. 2026;1:1–13.
MLA
Doğan, Gamze, and İlkay Yılmaz. “MENU ENGINEERING APPLICATION WITHIN MENU MANAGEMENT: A CASE STUDY OF FOUR RESTAURANTS IN ANKARA”. Kapadokya Gastronomi, Gıda Ve Turizm Çalışmaları Dergisi, vol. 1, no. 2, July 2026, pp. 1-13, https://izlik.org/JA79BA78MP.
Vancouver
1.Gamze Doğan, İlkay Yılmaz. MENU ENGINEERING APPLICATION WITHIN MENU MANAGEMENT: A CASE STUDY OF FOUR RESTAURANTS IN ANKARA. CAPGFTS [Internet]. 2026 Jul. 1;1(2):1-13. Available from: https://izlik.org/JA79BA78MP