Cafeteria Nipponica: Customer Popularity Computation

Hi Guys, I've been playing this game by Kairosoft called Cafeteria Nipponica and I've got to say, I'm hooked.

I've been reading guides especially the one from Enna's Blog. The information contained in this blog is very helpful and it has helped me in achieving the best results.

This is my little guide and I hope would give a little insight on Customer Popularity.

Customer Popularity affects the following:
1.) Number of customers going inside a restaurant - More customers, more income.
2.) The rate of a particular group would visit your restaurant - The more times a particular customer for a particular group visits, the more chances the points will increase for that customer which has been unlocked.

A Customer Popularity rating is categorized by the six customer groups in the game.

The Customer Popularity is divided into two parts, the green represents Region Population and the pink bar represents Store Popularity. The bar will max out at when the popularity reaches 100, but the numbers can go beyond 100.

The green part is increased by the following:
1.) Store Area - You can check this by Going to View Info > Area > Touch a Particular Area, then Scroll Down on the message bar.
2.) Remodel Store Items (Floor / Register / Wall) - This is accessible when you have the Remodel Store Plan.
3.) Employee Skills - Employee Floor Skills will increase the popularity of a particular customer group.

The pink bar is increased by decorations. This includes tables.

Based on my observations, you need at least 100 to ensure that you're inviting all types of customers you've unlocked for a particular group.

The amount of popularity given by these items are represented as hearts for Store Area, Remodel Store Items and Decorations, and Skill Level for Employee Skills. Below is the popularity multiplier per given item type:

Area - 10 per Heart / 5 per Half-Heart
Remodel Store Items - 6 per Heart / 3 per Half-Heart
Decoration and Equipment Bonus - 2 per Heart / 1 per Half-Heart
Employee Skills Bonus - 10 per level of skill

Now have a clear idea on how customer popularity is increased.

I'll be writing another guide which focuses on choosing items and skills to maximize Customer Popularity soon.

Since we all love spreadsheets, like Enna does, here's a spreadsheet of all popularity. Hearts data for Decorations taken from Enna's blog.



References:
Enna's Cafe Nippon Blog
Arcfox's Complete Guide To Cafeteria Nipponica