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8 Tips for Improving Your Testing Process - Food for Thought

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APT’s Restaurant Practice Homepage. From APT's Restaurant Practice. 8 Tips for Improving Your Testing Process. February 3rd, 2015 Posted by Admin. Most restaurant chains use in-market tests to help inform decisions. But just running tests isn’t enough. Based on our work with dozens of restaurant brands, here are eight tips for improving your testing process. 1 Grow your innovation funnel. You should never be left with just one idea to try if it doesn’t work, what’s left? 3 Choose the right restaurants.

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Food for Thought - from APT's Restaurant Practice

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APT’s Restaurant Practice Homepage. From APT's Restaurant Practice. Joint Economist Intelligence Unit and APT Report: 42% of Executives Are Data-Driven. June 5th, 2014 Posted by JAtre. Comments Off on Joint Economist Intelligence Unit and APT Report: 42% of Executives Are Data-Driven. Gut feeling and intuition have always been key parts of executive decision-making. But, as data collection becomes easier and data analysis becomes faster, how should executives blend intuition with data analytics? To decid...

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5 Things to Consider Before Removing Menu Items - Food for Thought

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APT’s Restaurant Practice Homepage. From APT's Restaurant Practice. 5 Things to Consider Before Removing Menu Items. September 30th, 2014 Posted by Mckenzie Harper. Start by identifying items that have low sales and margin. With this list, executives can begin digging deeper into the analysis. Attached Sales / Margin:. Make sure to recognize your best guests. Take into account not only item loyalty on its own, but also which items are ordered by your most loyal guests to reduce the risk of losing tho...

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Food for Thought - from APT's Restaurant Practice

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APT’s Restaurant Practice Homepage. From APT's Restaurant Practice. Key Analytic Challenges for Restaurants. October 10th, 2014 Posted by Mckenzie Harper. Comments Off on Key Analytic Challenges for Restaurants. APT SVP Jonathan Marek discusses a key challenge for restaurants: isolating the incremental impact of each action from the noise inherent in day-to-day operations. 5 Things to Consider Before Removing Menu Items. September 30th, 2014 Posted by Mckenzie Harper. Attached Sales / Margin:. Focus on i...

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Key Analytic Challenges for Restaurants - Food for Thought

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APT’s Restaurant Practice Homepage. From APT's Restaurant Practice. Key Analytic Challenges for Restaurants. October 10th, 2014 Posted by Mckenzie Harper. APT SVP Jonathan Marek discusses a key challenge for restaurants: isolating the incremental impact of each action from the noise inherent in day-to-day operations. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0. Both comments and pings are currently closed. APT’s Strategic Insights Tools Licensed by McDonald’s. Other Insights from APT.

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APT Index: February Same-Store Restaurant Sales Increase [+3.5%] - Food for Thought

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APT’s Restaurant Practice Homepage. From APT's Restaurant Practice. APT Index: February Same-Store Restaurant Sales Increase [ 3.5%]. March 10th, 2015 Posted by Mckenzie Harper. To read the full report. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0. Both comments and pings are currently closed. APT’s Strategic Insights Tools Licensed by McDonald’s. APT’s Software to be Licensed by Bob Evans. Restaurant Of The Future: The Top Restaurant Trends For 2016. Other Insights from APT. BrainTrust...

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Food for Thought - Archive - Restaurants

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APT’s Restaurant Practice Homepage. From APT's Restaurant Practice. How big data is changing retail and restaurant businesses. October 28th, 2015 Posted by Mckenzie Harper. Comments Off on How big data is changing retail and restaurant businesses. APT is featured in an. Article on how retailers and restaurants can use big data to gain an accurate view of performance and try new ideas to improve profitability. Click here. To read the full article, which includes insights from the APT Index. APT announced ...

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APT Index Reports October Restaurant Sales Up 3.4%, or an Estimated $1.6 Billion Increase - Food for Thought

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APT’s Restaurant Practice Homepage. From APT's Restaurant Practice. APT Index Reports October Restaurant Sales Up 3.4%, or an Estimated $1.6 Billion Increase. November 12th, 2014 Posted by Mckenzie Harper. Restaurant same-store sales increased 3.4%. In October 2014 compared to October 2013, according to data from the APT Index. Performance was better in areas where unemployment decreased, where temperature increased, and where median income was less than $75K. Click here. Other Insights from APT. Nation&...

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Actionable Insights From APT's Retail Practice. APT Index: May Restaurant Sales Increase [ 3.3%], with Strong Growth on Memorial Day. June 11th, 2015 Posted by MHarper. Comments Off on APT Index: May Restaurant Sales Increase [ 3.3%], with Strong Growth on Memorial Day. To read the full report. APT Index: April Restaurant Sales Up [ 3.6%], Marking Another Month of Strong Growth. May 12th, 2015 Posted by MHarper. To read the full report. November 12th, 2014 Posted by MHarper. Comments Off on APT Index Rep...