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Consumer Trends

4 ways to attract new customers in 2019

Here are four straightforward activities that can be effective traffic drivers.

Leadership

Chef profile: Chris Newcomb, founder and CEO, Newk’s Eatery

Chris Newcomb has been a cooking enthusiast his entire life and is on a mission to continually learn about new ingredients and expand his culinary repertoire.

Food

Premium ingredients create dishes bursting with flavor

Sponsored content from our partner Perdue on Jan. 31, 2019

Check out these interesting ways to pair clean label poultry with global ingredients and flavors—they’re a surefire menu hit.

Operations

Cashing in on LTOs

By Patricia Cobe on Jan. 22, 2019

What makes for a winning limited-time offer, and what’s the ROI?

Food

The 10 most craveable chicken wings at chains

By Patricia Cobe on Jan. 16, 2019

With Super Bowl Sunday fast approaching, where will consumers flock for wings?

Food

8 new menu items for the new year

By Patricia Cobe on Jan. 15, 2019

Restaurants aim to feed consumers’ often conflicting desires as 2019 begins.

Marketing

Comfort food makeovers reign among this winter’s tempting LTOs

By Patricia Cobe on Jan. 14, 2019

Consumers favored familiar dishes with a twist in December. These seven stood out in Technomic’s monthly survey.

Operations

Food allergies are far less prevalent than customers claim, study finds

By Peter Romeo on Jan. 08, 2019

But the research also verifies that there are still a significant amount of true sufferers at 26 million.

Marketing

Chipotle is going after Whole30, keto and paleo dieters

By Jonathan Maze on Jan. 02, 2019

The burrito chain introduced new Lifestyle Bowls aimed at customers on specific diets.

Operations

The top restaurant news developments of 2018

By Peter Romeo on Dec. 18, 2018

Here's a look back at the news eruptions that shaped the restaurant industry in 2018.