Menu strategy: Combating inflation and ‘protein fatigue’ with pork
About this episode
This episode discusses how fast casual operators can combat rising beef prices by leveraging pork as a cost-effective protein option.
With beef prices climbing — up nearly 60% in the last decade, according to industry veterans —fast casual operators are facing a margin squeeze. The solution to stabilizing food costs while meeting consumer demand for variety may lie in an under-leveraged protein: pork. In this episode of the "Restaurant Operator Podcast," host Cherryh Cansler sits down with Dr. Kristin Hicks-Roof of the National Pork Board and Eddie Flores Jr., co-founder of the 235-unit franchise L&L ...
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