What is the term for the number of times a menu item is sold in a particular time period?

The correct term for the number of times a menu item is sold in a particular time period is sales volume. Sales volume refers specifically to the quantity of goods sold, providing insights into product popularity, demand, and overall revenue generation for a specific item over that timeframe.

Contribution margin, on the other hand, measures the profitability of a single item after variable costs have been deducted but does not directly indicate how many times the item has been sold. Profit margin represents the ratio of profitability calculated by dividing net income by revenue and similarly does not relate to sales volume. Market share determines the portion of a market controlled by a company or product and is a broader concept than the sales of individual menu items. Therefore, sales volume is the most appropriate term to describe the frequency of menu item sales.