Wednesday 24 Sep 2014
The top ten tricks restaurants employ to get customers to spend more have been revealed in the July edition of olive magazine. Following research, olive magazine's investigation team has unveiled the clever psychological techniques restaurants employ, from targeting women with the dessert menu; using leftovers in the chef's specials; charging more for smaller dishes and the tactical use of the cheese trolley.
The top ten tricks are revealed as:
According to Christine Hayes, editor of olive magazine: "Everyone likes to eat out, but beware the tricks of the trade. Our investigation shines a light on some of the ways in which restaurants will try and get you to spend more. As they well know, the budget goes out of the window in the face of a killer cheese trolley."
July's issue of olive with the feature is on sale now, priced at Β£3.40.
NOTES TO EDITORS
About olive magazine
olive is the stylish, monthly magazine for food lovers with an emphasis on getting great value. It has 93,300 monthly readers according to the last Audit Bureau of Circulation (ABC) figures. olive is published by Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Magazines.
Toby Hicks
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