Given the heightened awareness of the importance of better-for-you and functional food options, it makes sense that demand for protein alternatives would grow exponentially during the pandemic.
As we reported in our 2021 Foodservice Trends: A Look at the Road Ahead report, 78% of consumers would like restaurants to menu more food and beverages with functional benefits.1 The consumer appetite for functional foods is robust, with 61% of those surveyed saying they're either extremely or very interested in them.1
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Topics:
Trends,
Better-for-You,
Vegan,
Vegetarian,
Flexitarian,
Plant-Forward,
Foodservice Industry,
Sustainability,
Health & Wellness,
COVID-19,
Coronavirus
As the consumer appetite for better-for-you and functional foodservice continues to grow during the coronavirus crisis, wellness-driven meal delivery can be expected to make more inroads into the market. Jumping on the better-for-you bandwagon seems an essential ingredient in any recipe for off-premises business success.
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Topics:
Takeout,
Delivery,
Meal Kits,
Better-for-You,
Creative Inspiration,
Menu Strategy,
Product Quality & Safety,
Recipes,
Health & Wellness,
COVID-19,
Coronavirus
Consumer interest in traditional approaches to diet and nutrition seems to be thinning out. While the focus for many weight-conscious consumers tended to be concentrated almost entirely on calorie intake, attention is shifting to a more holistic approach to wellness-oriented food consumption.
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Topics:
Better-for-You,
Plant-Forward,
Health & Wellness
Millennial mania is typically associated with the trend-setting youth market, but now millennial moms, all grown-up and responsible, are taking a star turn on the snacking scene. Having given birth to a feast of foodservice trends, from the better-for-you, clean label and farm-to-table movements to the grab-and-go craze and eclectic flavor fusions, millennials are now having kids and shaping the next generation of snackers.
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Topics:
Millennials,
Marketing & Communications,
Snack,
Better-for-You,
Bars,
Health & Wellness
Convenience stores seem made to order for the age of grab-and-go. Having nearly doubled in size over the last three decades, with 154,535 stores in the U.S. at the end of 2016, the industry is a juggernaut of sales revenue and opportunity.1
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Topics:
Delivery,
Better-for-You,
Health & Wellness,
Packaging,
Millennial
