12. Natural
• No preservatives and additives
• No artificial food coloring
• No MSG
• Made from scratch
• Made in-house
• Minimal processed food
14. Local
• Most ingredients from the Baguio
Market
• Philippine grown or made
• Small industries
• We know our suppliers
• Supports the local economy
16. Seasonal
• Summer, Rainy Season, Cold Season
• Only the freshest ingredients
• Only what’s available at the time
• We use what we can when we can
• Natural preservation tactics
–Smoking, pickling, jam, etc.
18. Advantages
• Showcasing what’s local and
available
• Helping the local economy
• Cost and storage saving
• Develop long term relationships with
suppliers
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20. Advantages (continued)
• Always having a new menu
• We’re in tune with nature
• We’re always one step ahead of
competitors
21. Disadvantages and Our Solutions
• Ingredients are highly perishable
–Only purchase what we need.
• Short seasons
–Make short season specials
• Suppliers have difficulty keeping up
with volume
–Increase number of suppliers
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23. Disadvantages and our sol
• Customers look for their favorite
items
–Make suggestions to try new items.
• Environmental Concerns
–Juju, an idigenous eel went extinct
–Bees – difficulty procuring honey
24. Menu Making Process
• Identify top selling products
• Remove products that are:
–Out of season
–Difficult to make
–Not selling
• Meet with staff (waiters, cooks and
managers)
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26. Menu Making Process
• Identify what is in season, what
customers are looking for
• Get suggestions from staff, suppliers,
customers
• Find or make recipes
• Kitchen Testing
28. Menu Making Process
• Tasting with Staff
–Discuss ingredients, sources,
vocabulary, stories
–Get comments
• Make adjustments
• Full menu change
29. Community Service
• Typhoon Pepeng in 2010
–Used local ingredients in soup
kitchen
–Insisted on cash donations to
support local market