Friday, February 6, 2009

Affiliate, The Importance Of A Signature Item To Restaurant Growth

Hi Affiliate,

Here is another article that every restaurant should know about.

I recently posted it to my website:
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Restaurant Business Growth: The Importance Of A Signature Item

A signature item is a particular food or drink that a restaurant
has created and is very well known for. Every establishment needs a
signature item which becomes the mainstay for regular patrons, and,

in turn, keeps the establishment in business for a very long time.
The signature item could be anything such as a specially made
sandwich, a pancake filled with a choice of 100 different items, a
dessert, or even a cocktail. You've seen it; a restaurant that
serves such a delicious dish that people will literally drive hours
and hours, over state lines, just for a taste. Once they arrive at
a restaurant that serves such a dish, the most important thing they
must know is where the line forms at the front door.

A signature item can actually keep a restaurant afloat because it's
the one reliable item that puts their numbers over the top. If a
signature item is really that good, it can become quite famous such
as the California Cobb Salad or Buffalo Chicken Wings which are
both still finding their way onto menus after many, many years.
Then, there is a restaurant that will actually name a dish after
the patron who concocted it and add it to the menu permanently!

One particular signature item experience of mine was when balsamic
vinegar first came on the scene many years ago. I was working in a
restaurant where the Chef had created an unbelievably delicious
mustard balsamic vinaigrette dressing. People came from all over
town to taste this salad dressing. And brilliantly, the menu
offered a huge selection of giant sized, tasty salads that this
vinaigrette dressing would complement.

What is your restaurant well known for?

Did you know that great dining room service can also be a signature item?

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Best Regards,
Richard Saporito, CEO
Topserve Restaurant Consulting
www.howtoimprovediningroomservice.com
www.topserveconsulting.com
(888)276-4808

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Topserve Consulting, 147- 45 Beech Ave., Flushing, NY 11355, USA

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