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Add Appeal to Desserts with Cookie Inclusions

Chocolate chip cookies bring great flavor, texture to baked desserts, milkshakes, ice cream, and more As a stand-alone snack or dessert, cookies offer consumers hand-held, portable treats that often provide a taste of nostalgia. Cookies are the second most popular dessert variety on restaurant menus, with penetration of 41.5%, following only cake on the list of the most common dessert offerings, according to Datassential’s 2022 Dessert Keynote report. Cookie penetration on dessert menus has risen 3% in the last four years, making cookies the fastest-growing item of any of the 15 most popular offerings to appear on restaurant dessert menus. Datassential also found that cookies are consumers’ favorite snack food variety, liked or loved by 87% of those polled.

How to Use Sweet Treats to Help Drive Profits

An enticing dessert menu can translate into higher sales — if restaurants are able to offer sweet treats that deliver what consumers want.

Creative Dessert Images Capture ‘Likes’—and Drive Sales

Learn more about the great benefits of restaurant Instagram marketing and unique Instagrammable desserts for food businesses.

Seasonal Desserts Help Heat Up Summer Profits

Maximize your summer sales with dessert menu items that feature seasonal ingredients and other elements consumers crave during warm-weather months.

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How to Use Sweet Treats to Help Drive Profits

An enticing dessert menu can translate into higher sales — if restaurants are able to offer sweet treats that deliver what consumers want.

Creative Dessert Images Capture ‘Likes’—and Drive Sales

Learn more about the great benefits of restaurant Instagram marketing and unique Instagrammable desserts for food businesses.

Seasonal Desserts Help Heat Up Summer Profits

Maximize your summer sales with dessert menu items that feature seasonal ingredients and other elements consumers crave during warm-weather months.

Add Appeal to Desserts with Cookie Inclusions

Learn about the best-selling cookies, cookie dessert trends, and some great ideas for restaurants to incorporate cookies into menus.

Beverages and Desserts Fuel Flavor Inspiration

Inspired by classic beverage elements, operators are creating new dessert menu items — as well as drinks that feature dessert flavors.

In for a Treat: Find Out What Elements Will Help Produce a Winning Dessert Menu

Desserts designed to be eaten on the go can help restaurants meet the consumer demand for convenient sweet snacks—after meals and at other times.

Bite to Treat: Building the Best Between-Meal Snack Menu

Consumers’ taste for snacks has increased—find out how you can meet the demand for between-meal menu items.

Taking the Cake: Trending Flavors That Will Boost Dessert Sales

Tapping into trending tastes and ingredients can help you offer buzzworthy desserts, which will make your menu stand out from the competition.

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