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The 3pm slump is a menu problem

Give people a reason to come in after lunch.

2 Nov 202617

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Hello there,

If your afternoons are dead, it's rarely the weather. It's that nothing on the menu says 'afternoon'.

Try this

One afternoon-only bake and one cold drink, chalked up from 2pm. Tell your morning regulars about it.

Marcus

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