in general, the term menu engineering is used within the hospitality industry (specifically in the context of restaurants), but can be applied to any industry that displays a list of product or service offerings for consumer choice. Typically the goal with menu engineering is to maximize a firm's profitability by subconsciously encouraging customers to buy what you want them to buy, and discouraging purchase of items you don't want them to buy.
Fields of study which contribute most to menu engineering include:
Psychology (perception, attention, emotion/effect)
Managerial Accounting (contribution margin and unit cost analysis)
Marketing and Strategy (pricing, promotion)
Graphic Design (layout, typography)