Cookies/Bars/Snacks

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.

How The Cookies Crumbl: Cookies Hit Sweet Spot on National Cookie Day and Every Day

Sales at gourmet cookie shops are surging. Explore the growth of the gourmet cookie takeout and delivery category as National Cookie Day approaches.

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.

Time-Tested: Which Pandemic Practices Could Become Permanent?

Find out what adjustments operators across the country made during the pandemic—and how those moves are now helping them increase business.

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.

All in Good Time: What Makes for a Winning LTO in 2021?

The pandemic has altered operators’ approach to limited time offers. Find out why—and what consumers want from LTOs now.

Making Dough: Cashing In on the In-Store Bakery Foodservice Trend

Discover why in-store bakeries are a pivotal foodservice trend, driving food marketing, menu innovation and a higher check average at c-stores and groceries.

Show and Sell: A Hunger for Merchandising

Explore merchandising strategies and millennial snack trends to help drive a higher check average at convenience store and other foodservice operations.

Free-From Snack Trends Not Allergic to Success

Trace the trajectory of the allergen-free movement from foodservice trend to the mainstream, with tips to drive menu innovation and a higher check average.

Booming Business: Baby Boomer Snacking Trends

Stats, tips and insights to help foodservice and restaurant operations capitalize on baby boomer snack trends.

Chocolate Season Heats Up This Winter

There’s no denying chocolate has a devoted following. Even in an age of flavor exploration, chocolate remains a top choice for sweet seekers and a top trend in 2016.

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