--- title: 4 Dish Types To Measure description: How do your menu items rate in popularity vs. profit? image: https://blog.kitchencut.com/hubfs/Marketing%20Assets/Infographics/Infographic_ME_DishTypes.jpg --- [![Kitchen Cut](https://blog.kitchencut.com/hubfs/Kitchen_CUT_July2019%20/Images/logo.png)](http://178.62.53.200/) - [Product](http://178.62.53.200/product-tour/) - [SaaS Solutions](http://178.62.53.200/saas-solutions/) - Specially designed solutions for: - [Education](http://178.62.53.200/education/) - [Independents + Pop ups](http://178.62.53.200/solutions-independents-pop-ups/) - [Small + Medium Enterprise](http://178.62.53.200/small-medium-enterprise/) - [Enterprise Groups](http://178.62.53.200/groups-and-enterprise/) - [Plans](http://178.62.53.200/plans/) - [Expert Services](http://178.62.53.200/expert-services/) - [F+B Gateway](http://178.62.53.200/vendor-gateway/) - [TEST DRIVE](https://join.kitchencut.com/registration) - *![demo](https://blog.kitchencut.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Kitchen_CUT_July2019%20/Images/uk-flag.png?width=25&height=25&name=uk-flag.png)* - [Product](http://178.62.53.200/product-tour/) - [SaaS Solutions](http://178.62.53.200/saas-solutions/) - Specially designed solutions for: - [Education](http://178.62.53.200/education/) - [Independents + Pop ups](http://178.62.53.200/solutions-independents-pop-ups/) - [Small + Medium Enterprise](http://178.62.53.200/small-medium-enterprise/) - [Enterprise Groups](http://178.62.53.200/groups-and-enterprise/) - [Plans](http://178.62.53.200/plans/) - [Expert Services](http://178.62.53.200/expert-services/) - [F+B Gateway](http://178.62.53.200/vendor-gateway/) - [TEST DRIVE](https://join.kitchencut.com/registration) - *![demo](https://blog.kitchencut.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Kitchen_CUT_July2019%20/Images/uk-flag.png?width=25&height=25&name=uk-flag.png)* # 4 Dish Types To Measure - 10 Sep 2019 - [menu writing](https://blog.kitchencut.com/resources/tag/menu-writing) , [Menus](https://blog.kitchencut.com/resources/tag/menus) , [Menu engineering](https://blog.kitchencut.com/resources/tag/menu-engineering) , [recipe](https://blog.kitchencut.com/resources/tag/recipe) , [Recipes](https://blog.kitchencut.com/resources/tag/recipes) ### How do your menu items rate in popularity vs. profit? ![Infographic_ME_DishTypes](https://blog.kitchencut.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Marketing%20Assets/Infographics/Infographic_ME_DishTypes.jpg?width=710&name=Infographic_ME_DishTypes.jpg) **Stars:** Extremely popular, with a high contribution margin. These should be your flagship or signature menu items, keep them at the forefront. **Plowhorse:** High in popularity, low in contribution margin. Is there a minor change you can make to boost profit, without alienating regulars? **Puzzles:** Low in popularity, high in contribution margin. How could you make these more appealing? **Dogs:** Low in popularity and low in contribution margin. You might want to consider removing these. 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