Pumpkin spice sure is nice, signaling the start of the holiday season and boosting business for foodservice operators across America, where the love affair with the perennial fall flavor seems to pile up sales like so much foliage.
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Topics: Desserts, Millennials, Snack, Holidays, Seasonal, Consumer
Consumers are cocoa loco, especially at this time of year. There’s nothing like hot cocoa to give you a warm and fuzzy feeling on cold winter days, when foodservice operators cozy up to it as a reliable seller. It’s the quintessential winter beverage, a popular seasonal staple for consumers of all ages. But while hot cocoa and hot chocolate are often considered one and the same, their flavor profiles can vary.
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Topics: Millennials, Specialty Coffee Shop, Global, Beverages, Seasonal, Sustainability, Food & Beverage, Operations
Nothing seems to perk up profits and spread good cheer among foodservice operators like holiday coffee sales. Last year, one of the jolly juggernauts in the coffee category saw sales spike 12% during the holiday season to $5.47 billion.1
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Topics: Millennials, Specialty Coffee Shop, Seasonal, Gen X, Better-for-You, Demographic
Leaves aren’t the only thing changing this fall season. Snacking trends are changing too as snack-hungry consumers (in particular, millennials) drive consumption to new heights. According to Technomic’s latest Snacking Occasion Consumer Trend Report, snack attacks are increasing in frequency, with 83% of consumers in 2016 snacking on a daily basis, versus 76% in 2014.1 As their lifestyles become more fast-paced, consumers look for quick food fixes in the form of snacks. And, as healthy snacks grow in popularity, many people are becoming more flexible in how they define snacks and when they consume them.
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Topics: Millennials, Snack, Holidays, Seasonal
“American as apple pie” is more than just a saying. It’s also a great mantra for any operator focused on boosting Fourth of July sales. Even as Americans are increasingly seeking ethnic and global flavors for everyday meals,1 when it comes to celebrating our nation, the country’s consumers want all-American foods and flavors.
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Topics: Snacking, Trends, Promotions, Global, Holidays, Seasonal
