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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Nuts, Seeds, and Grains Add Menu Inspiration—and Value

A handful of nuts, seeds, or grains adds a huge measure of texture and protein. See how they add interest to a wide range of dishes, some you didn’t expect.

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Nutripro: The Culture of Coffee

From morning to night, summer to winter, people love their coffee—to the tune of 1.6 billion cups a day. This issue of Nutripro will help you make the most of one of the most requested items on the menu.

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NHW Trend Grows. Take Advantage of It.

Increasingly, eating well means adopting a NHW (Nutrition, Health, and Wellness) attitude. Discover easy ways to keep taste and healthfulness in balance.

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Chic Updates for Comfort Classics

Add excitement to comfort classics with a few easy twists. Learn how a new technique or ingredient can transform a traditional favorite into something new and modern.

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Catering to Kids Creates Long-Term Customers

Kids’ menus are important to profits. Not only do they attract families, they introduce children to the dining-out lifestyle. Make a small friend today and earn a customer for life.

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Build Your Sales with Soup

Learn how to put overproduction and trim to use in delicious, innovative soups. Not only can you cater to customer preferences (including vegetarians), but you’ll improve your profitability. Nestlé Professional has the products and recipes to help you serve up souper profits.

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Breakfast: Make Mornings More Profitable

Breakfast is a $34.5 billion business. Learn how operators are getting their share with new recipes, healthier options, and expanded breakfast hours.

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Breakfast Brings Home the Bacon

What’s the hottest daypart? Here’s an eye opener—recent studies say breakfast. Learn how to make the most of profit opportunities early in the day. We have trends, recipes, and suggestions that will wake up your profits!

Customizing Convenience

Customizing Convenience

Millennials want made-to-order drinks and they want them fast. Can you deliver?

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Use Speed Scratch For Fast Flavor

Get the flavor of scratch in a fraction of the time with our speed-scratch tips and hacks. Find out which fully prepared and ready-to-use components will work for you.

Culinary Fusion Leads Flavour Revolution

SECOND IN A SERIES: Mainstream American taste trends have gone multicultural. Learn what flavour fusions and mashups are making news and selling big. It pays to be adventurous.

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The Building Blocks of Flavor: Stocks, Marinades, Sauces, and More

FIRST IN A SERIES: Chefs know that building flavor is basic to good cooking. Marinades, stocks, rubs, glazes, and sauces are the building blocks to fantastic flavor. Learn how to use them here.

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