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New menu tasting and rollout meeting

60 minutes 6 blocks Free template

The full-menu tasting about 30 days before launch: the why, tasting every item, menu placement, BOH prep and booking the role review.

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By the end of this meetingFront and back of house have tasted every new item, understand why the menu changed and know the next rollout step.

60 min · 6 blocks, drawn to scale Fits exactly
  1. Why the menu is changing and what guests get, 10 minutesInfo 10
  2. Taste each item: ingredients, prep, pricing, presentation, 25 minutesBrainstorm 25
  3. Score each dish, 5 minutes 5
  4. Menu placement, featured items, goals and brand fit, 10 minutesDiscuss 10
  5. BOH session: ingredients, prep and plating, 7 minutes 7
  6. Book the role review on execution and ownership, 3 minutes 3
015304560 min
  1. +0′Why the menu is changing and what guests get10 minInfo
  2. +10′Taste each item: ingredients, prep, pricing, presentationWhat will guests ask about this dish, and how would you describe it?Tip: Team captains walk through each dish while everyone tastes.25 minBrainstorm
  3. +35′Score each dishHow ready is this dish to sell?5 minVote
  4. +40′Menu placement, featured items, goals and brand fit10 minDiscuss
  5. +50′BOH session: ingredients, prep and plating7 minInfo
  6. +57′Book the role review on execution and ownershipTip: The source schedules it about 15 days before launch.3 minWrap-up

Why it works

Built so the new menu tasting and rollout meeting ends on time, with everyone in it.

  • Updates stay short

    17 minutes of updates with a visible clock. In a video call the speaker is spotlighted and the room is muted, so nobody talks over them.

  • Ideas from every phone

    Everyone types at once and ideas land on the shared screen together. The quiet person's idea gets the same space as everyone else's.

  • A vote the whole room sees

    One tap each on a phone, live bars on the screen. A tick shows who has voted, never what they chose.

  • Discussion with a clock

    10 minutes of open floor with a countdown everyone can see, and a talk-balance meter so the loudest voice doesn't take all of it.

  • Wraps up on time

    Decisions and actions are read back, the summary is already written, and a finish on time earns the confetti.

How to run it

  1. 1Treat the rollout as a series: formal training about 60 days out, this full-menu tasting about 30 days out, and a role review about 15 days out.
  2. 2Open with the strategy behind the change so staff can explain it to guests.
  3. 3Have both FOH and BOH taste every item while team captains cover ingredients, preparation, pricing and presentation.
  4. 4Collect frontline feedback during a soft launch or limited-time test before the full rollout.
  5. 5Plan repeated practice; the source stresses that practice makes perfect.

Questions about the new menu tasting and rollout meeting

When should a new menu tasting happen?
Gordon Food Service suggests a full-menu tasting about 30 days before launch, after formal training around 60 days out and before a role review about 15 days out.
Who should attend a menu tasting?
Front of house and back of house, with the chef and FOH and BOH team captains leading. BOH also runs its own session on ingredients, prep and plating.
What should staff learn at a menu tasting?
The reason for the menu change, and each item's ingredients, preparation, pricing and presentation, plus where items sit on the menu and which are featured.

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The structure, timings and tips on this page come from these sources.

  • gfs.com

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  • A countdown for every block on the shared screen
  • A video call that changes with each block
  • Check-ins and votes from every phone, no app
  • Decisions and actions in a scored summary

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