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Trends and Insights

As our industry changes, adapting is essential. Check back often for new insights, data, and trends.
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19 Sales Boosters for Coffee, Tea & Cocoa

Coffee and tea sell all day long. With some imagination you can sell even stronger. And don’t forget cocoa! We have some tips for your beverage program.

Chef Ralph Feraco accepts the Dr. L.J. Minor Chef Professionalism Award

Chef Ralph Feraco Honored with Dr. L.J. Minor Chef Professionalism Award

Chef Ralph Feraco accepts the Dr. L.J. Minor Chef Professionalism Award. Sponsored by Minor’s, the award was presented during the Chef Professionalism Dinner at the convention.

“Sandwich” Doesn’t Always Mean Meat

Meatless sandwiches always appeal. Grilled Cheese is an obvious example. But patrons are asking for other options like avocado, falafel, and soy steak.

Nestlé in the U.S. Releases 2016 Creating Shared Value Report

The 2016 Creating Shared Value (CSV) report captures the way we contribute to society while ensuring the long-term success of our company.

Fast Casual Diners Trend Report

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Fast Casual Diners Crave Technology Trend Report Summary

It’s a Grocery. It’s a Restaurant. It’s a Grocerant!

Supermarkets have expanded their prepared food and beverage sections to become serious competition for food service. Learn how market segments are melding together and how it affects you.

Offer Deli Customers Restaurant Quality Food with New Stouffer’s Home Meal Solution Kits

Eighty-four percent of consumers are interested in purchasing supermarket deli “meals at home” at least one day per week.1 New Stouffer’s® Home Meal Solution Kits cater to today’s busy lifestyles with simple, delicious take-and-bake meals.

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Clean and Green

Juices and fruit-flavored beverages go all-natural.

Wooden platter of fish tacos with sides of salsas

Authentic Mexican Trend Heats Up

Mexican food is a North American mainstay, but the same-old, same-old Mexican flavors are giving way to more authentic, chef-driven Latin cuisine. Discover how it can work for you.

Pan of black beans, sweet potatoes, and broccoli

Vegetarian, Flexitarian, Vegan. Plant-Oriented Diets Are Growing

Hard-to-please Millennials and others are embracing plant-based diets. Learn why the trend fits into the pattern of sustainability, clean-eating, freshness, and global flavors. And how it fits your operation.

Fresh produce and meat with ‘Fresh’ written on chalkboard surface

To Sell Healthy, Call It Fresh

Healthy once meant diet; the trend now is fresh. Fresh tells patrons that the ingredients are both wholesome and delicious. Learn tactics to make fresh work for you.

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