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good eats: foodservice digs into Non-GMO options

Let's Chat Snacks Posted on Apr 16, 2019 8:00:00 AM

Consumer interest in the quality and source of food and beverage ingredients is elevating the profile of wellness-oriented options in the market.

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Topics: Millennials, Snacking, Trends, Food policy, Recipe

Snack Growth Helps Restaurants Bite Into a Higher Check Average

Let's Chat Snacks Posted on Feb 5, 2019 8:01:00 AM

Snacking just isn’t what it used to be. In fact, it has morphed from tide-me-over, between-meal tidbits to titan of the foodservice industry, disrupting the traditional three square meals a day model with quicker and more-convenient options.¹

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Topics: Millennials, Restaurant Operations, Snacking, Trends

Today’s Specials: Specialty Snack Trends Top Millennial Menus

Let's Chat Snacks Posted on Jan 15, 2019 8:00:00 AM

Millennials are the gustatory generation gone wild. According to the market research and advisory firm Datassential, 44% of millennials surveyed consider themselves foodies, ¹ 14% paid more on average than the general population for their last meal out, ¹ and 48% will try a new food just because it sounds interesting. ²

Given stats like these and their taste for flavor adventures that favor wellness and sustainability (humanely raised, probiotic and non-GMO are their top descriptors³), millennial snack enthusiasts seem to have become ravenous consumers of specialty foods.

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Topics: Desserts, Millennials, Snacking, Trends

Pop-Up Power: Pop-Up Snack Shops Feed on a Strong Foodservice Trend

Let's Chat Snacks Posted on Dec 18, 2018 8:00:00 AM

Snacking is taking up a commanding space at the table when it comes to food consumption. Survey data shows that snacking gobbles up 50% of all eating occasions,¹and one in four millennials snack four or more times a day.²

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Topics: Millennials, Merchandising, Snacking, Marketing

Time and A-Gen: Next-Gen Restaurant Operations

Let's Chat Snacks Posted on Dec 4, 2018 8:00:00 AM

In the endless blur of restaurant concepts vying for market share among millennial dining enthusiasts, bringing meaty differentiating factors to the table is a must.

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Topics: Desserts, Technology, Millennials, Merchandising, Restaurant Operations, Snacking