The currents reshaping the American dining-out market have no respect for geographic borders. Research released this week at the Global Restaurant Leadership Conference shows that the trends familiar to U.S. restaurateurs are far from unknown to operators throughout the globe.
The implication: U.S. operators with international aspirations won’t escape problems on the home front by jumping overseas, but neither will they be leaving the pan for the fire.
Here are three trends in particular that Technomic, Restaurant Business’ research sister, spotlighted for attendees of GRLC, a meeting of restaurant leaders with a worldwide growth perspective.