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How Franchisees Use Price Anchoring to Lift Average Ticket
In episode 170 of Franchise Conversations, Lucas and Luna dig into price anchoring— the menu engineering trick that makes the $14 salad sell the $22 bowl. Using a real sandwich-chain example and a coffee-shop loyalty anecdote, they break down why decoy items, strategic placement, and service scripts quietly change what customers order. They talk about the psychology, the risks of looking gimmicky, and the numbers behind a successful anchor: how a 15 percent price gap can shift mix by 8 to 10 percent. Lucas shares a framework for testing anchors in one store before rolling out system-wide, and…
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