MENU ENGINEERING APPLICATION WITHIN MENU MANAGEMENT: A CASE STUDY OF FOUR RESTAURANTS IN ANKARA
Öz
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.
Anahtar Kelimeler
Kaynakça
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Ayrıntılar
Birincil Dil
İngilizce
Konular
Yiyecek ve İçecek
Bölüm
Araştırma Makalesi
Yazarlar
Gamze Doğan
Bu kişi benim
0009-0008-0868-8010
Türkiye
İlkay Yılmaz
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0000-0001-5938-3112
Türkiye
Yayımlanma Tarihi
31 Temmuz 2026
Gönderilme Tarihi
14 Mart 2026
Kabul Tarihi
10 Nisan 2026
Yayımlandığı Sayı
Yıl 2026 Cilt: 1 Sayı: 2