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Consumer Trends

Chains gaining favor with guests

These chains made up the most ground with consumers surveyed by Technomic.

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Families are big business—don’t ignore the youngest customer

About half of millennials now have children, and they remain big patrons of restaurants.

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How to maximize delivery sales during the holiday season

Sponsored content from our partner Uber Eats on Oct. 16, 2019

Delivery orders are driving incremental occasions rather than cannibalizing dine-in or carryout occasions.

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Enhancing Consumer Confidence in Food Home Delivery

Sponsored content from our partner DayMark Safety Systems on Oct. 03, 2019

With the rise of restaurant home meal delivery, new online food delivery platforms are competing for customers and offering expanded choices and convenience.

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How today's diners define value

By Joe Guszkowski on Oct. 01, 2019

The meaning of value is always changing for consumers. Here's a check-in, based on Technomic data.

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Millennials crave off-premise? Not as much as boomers

By Peter Romeo on Sep. 23, 2019

A new study shows that the older generation has the strongest pent-up demand for delivery and takeout.

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7 foods and beverages college-age customers crave—and 3 falling from favor

By Patricia Cobe and Jill Failla on May 30, 2019

Gen Z dominates college campuses these days. Here’s what consumers in that age group are increasingly interested in ordering—and what they’re snubbing.

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