trends and insights

Trends and Insights

As our industry changes, adapting is essential. Check back often for new insights, data, and trends.

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Coffee lovers are head over heels for coffee specialties like espresso, latte, and iced versions of the same. Discover how easy it is to serve coffee specialties in our new, free eBook. Get it here.

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Cash In on Plant-Based Meat Alternatives

Plant-based meat alternatives have come a long way from veggie burgers. The new choices offer satisfying flavor on par with the real thing. Read about the future of this trend, here.

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Appetizers—The Popular, Profitable Category

Appetizers give you so much leeway for creativity. Take a classic, give it a twist, and you have instant culinary excitement. We have trends and tips to help you excel.

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Turn These Limited Time Offers Into Menu Favorites.

Draw crowds during every daypart with flavorful LTOs. Cross-utilizing recipes and ingredients to create special LTOs is a great and cost-effective way to add variety across your menu. From morning meals to evening entrées, Trio® sauces and gravies make it easy to mix things up and keep guests satisfied during every daypart.

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Try These Delicious Gluten Free Recipes

Try These Delicious Gluten Free Recipes

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A History of Flavor

In 1951, with $6,000 and a borrowed mixer, Dr. L.J. Minor began a company and a legacy that would impact chefs and kitchens across North America.

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Find More Freedom with Ready to Flavor

Introducing Ready to Flavor. Now you can use Minor’s® products in hot and cold applications without the added step of cooking.

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The Easy Way to Give Your Menu a Global Accent

The appetite for global flavors and authentic ethnic food is growing by leaps and bounds here in the United States.

Planetpro: No Time to Waste—Choosing More Sustainable Ingredients

Certain types of food place more strain on the environment due to their water or land requirements, carbon footprint, agricultural chemicals, biodiversity concerns, or other environmental pressures. 

Planetpro: No Time to Waste—The Restaurant’s Role in Reducing Trash

Today many customers are also interested in your waste reduction efforts, as they begin to realize the environmental costs of waste. In this first issue of Planetpro, we will take a look at this topic and show you some practical ways you can manage waste.

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Nutripro: Open for Business

COVID-19 may have played havoc with our industry, but the love people have for dining out is as strong as ever.  In this issue, we look at what has changed because of the pandemic and share tips and strategies for operating safely and getting back to serving our customers. 

Planetpro: No Time to Waste—At the Table

Dinner is served, but waste reduction doesn’t end here. There are several steps you can take to prevent or cut back on waste as you serve the meal and clean up after your guests.

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