MenuMine Best Practices Report, 9 Fast Casual Mexican Restaurant Chains

Foodservice Research Institute
December 1, 2007
186 Pages - SKU: FOS1832209
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The purpose of MenuMine Best Practices is to advise menu developers at restaurant chains on the competitive strengths of their menu items, flavors and ingredients. Menu data from 9 Fast Casual Mexican restaurant chains examines key menu characteristics affecting menu item positioning. Menu item name and price data are analyzed in aggregate and individually for all 9 Fast Casual Mexican restaurant chains. Menu characteristics include menu part, cuisine of item, protein type, leading items, menu prices, platforms, liquid flavor enhancers by application, dry flavor enhancers by application, new items on the menu, cooking methods by protein. An appendix details menu items and prices for each of 9 Fast Casual Mexican restaurant chains. Included are menu data from leading chains such as Chipotle Mexican Grill, Baja Fresh Mexican Grill, Moe's Southwest Grill and Rubios Fresh Mexican Grill, but also up and coming regional chains such as Taco Mac, Maui Tacos, Qdoba Mexican Grill and Fresh City. This report includes Savory items and does not contain information on beverages, desserts or breakfast. The data source for Best Practices is the MenuMine Database of Chain, Independent and Non-Commercial Menus, which includes 520 menu item selections in this segment alone..