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Demand is up, and so are prices

The USDA estimates that milk production will be up slightly to 183 billion pounds in 2007, but that is less than a 1 percent increase over 2006.

Fishing For Answers

Americans are finally getting on board and heeding nutrition recommendations to eat more seafood. Recent figures from the National Fisheries Institute...

Emerging Cuisines: Singapore/Malaysia

By Restaurant Business Staff on Aug. 01, 2008

Where Asian cultures merge and mix.Pan-Asian is a term batted around loosely in restaurant circles these days, but the cuisine has long existed in its truest...

Pie in the sky

By Restaurant Business Staff on Jan. 28, 2010

The dip in dining-out dollars has been a boon for certain menu items—and pizza is one of them.

Financing

RLC attendees look for answers about the recovery’s direction

By Peter Romeo on Mar. 28, 2011

Voicing agreement that the worst is over for restaurants, attendees of the Restaurant Leadership Conference said they came to the Scottsdale, Ariz., event with an ear cocked for insights into chains’ near-term prospects.

Consumer Trends

Looking at 2012 restaurant trends—and beyond

Jan. 19, 2012

Pressure to improve the healthfulness of kids meals and restaurant fare in general, along with the influence of the growing Asian, Hispanic, Boomer and Millennial population groups are among the factors that will shape the restaurant industry in 2012 and beyond, according to The NPD Group.

Restaurants Resist Price Hikes to Keep Cost-Conscious Consumers Loyal

By Restaurant Business Staff on Aug. 06, 2012

The restaurant industry has taken quite a beating over the past several years as cost-conscious, recession-weary consumers pulled back on dining out. Now, after regaining some steam as the economy improves, restaurateurs face another challenge, this time from Mother Nature.

US Foods Opens Third Chef'Store

By Restaurant Business Staff on Jun. 19, 2013

COLUMBIA, SC (June 19, 2013)—US Foods has opened the country’s third Chef’Store in Columbia, South Carolina. Chef’Store is a wholesale food and...

Lemon lovers get bitter shock on California drought: Commodities

Sep. 25, 2014

The latest wallop from California’s drought is a spike in the citrus fruit’s cost.

Saddle up the side dishes

By Bill Main on Aug. 22, 2000

Ever notice how trends seem to run in circles? Hemlines rise and fall. Disco music made a comeback. Even the VW Bug is back. A menu trend that's currently in vogue — did it really ever leave? — is side dishes.

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