Trends (10)

Convenience Accelerated: Foodservice Technology Fast-Tracks Sales

Digital ordering expedites a higher check average. Now self-driving trucks are poised to become the next foodservice trend focused on convenience.

Jams, Jellies and Preserves Make Sales Stick for Foodservice Operators

Learn how jelly, jams and preserves are evolving to bear fruit in a changing foodservice landscape and help drive a higher check average.

Growth Spurt: Micro Restaurant Operations Stand Tall Among Big Chains

Discover how the micro-chain foodservice trend grows business with menu innovation designed to drive a higher check average among millennials.

Bodacious Bodega: Controversial Startup Feeds Millennial Snack Needs

Learn how the startup Bodega tempts the millennial snack market with a new level of foodservice convenience and taps into digital-driven snack trends.

Food Halls Cater to Millennials with Menu Innovation

Food halls are replacing food courts as high-traffic foodservice hubs. Learn how they drive menu innovation for a higher check average among millennials.

Food for Forethought: Setting the Table for a Successful Future

From shifting consumer needs to technological advances, explore foodservice trends that point to the future of millennial dining and menu innovation.

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.

Spotlight Interview #6: Patty Mitchell, CRC, CMB, Senior Executive Chef, Mondelez International:  Shareable Ultimate Dessert and Snack Trends

An esteemed chef and foodservice authority provides tips to help drive menu innovation and a higher check average with shareable dessert and snack trends.

Behave Yourself! How Understanding Snacking Behavior Can Help Spur Sales

Gain insight into the consumer behavior driving today's snack trends and leverage the snacking need states that can lead to a higher check average.

Spotlight Interview #2: Patty Mitchell, Senior Executive Chef, Mondelēz International: Experiencing Travel Through Flavor

Explore global influences driving dessert menu innovation with an executive chef with over three decades of experience in the foodservice industry.

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.

Digging Into the Millennial Snacker Mindset, Part 1

Explore the psychological and cultural factors driving millennial snacking trends and gain insights to help drive menu innovation and a higher check average.

Focus Pocus: The Magic of Millennial Foodservice Photos on Social Media

Discover how social media is transforming the millennial dining experience and how socially shared photos are driving menu innovation and a higher check average

Sweet Success: Snack Trends Still Cater to Consumers' Sweet Tooth

Stats and tips for foodservice operators who want to balance consumer demand for healthy snacks with sweet snack trends.

Small Foodservice Operators, Big Opportunities

Challenges and opportunities for small foodservice operators and restaurant operations, with an emphasis on snacking trends and millennial dining.

Micro Market Mania: Past, Present, Future

A macro picture of micro markets can deepen your understanding of them and help you grab a bigger piece of the constantly growing self-service pie.

3 Ways to Become a Fourth of July Favorite for Consumers

Offering holiday promotions, themed bundles, LTOs, seasonal beverages and special menus jam-packed with picnic food favorites can all help operators

4 Ideas to Help Drive Better-For-You Sales

it’s important you have the strategies to grab more of this increasingly profitable business segment.

Dining Insights in a World Gone Mobile

Armed with mobile apps, consumers routinely make reservations, browse menus and study nutritional information before they even enter your establishment.

FDA Takes a Stand on Menu Labeling Guidelines

Learn more about menu labeling guidelines here.

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