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How customers' dining preferences and spending habits are shifting in 2024

 By Patricia Cobe on Oct. 08, 2024

US Foods’ recent Diner Dispatch survey reveals how consumers are using restaurants this year compared to last.

Consumer Trends

Book bars and multi-colored matcha drinks are trendy, finds Yelp

 By Patricia Cobe on Sep. 11, 2024

Recent data also reveals an uptick in searches for social experiences and an earlier-than-ever interest in Halloween.

Consumer Trends

Current influences on consumer spending and value decisions

Sponsored content from our partner IFMA on Jul. 11, 2024

Explore the latest insights into consumer spending and value decisions amidst ongoing inflation. Learn how rising food-away-from-home (FAFH) costs impact behaviors and discover strategies for targeting key demographics and addressing operator challenges in our current economic environment.

Operations

Trend or fad? These restaurant currents could go either way

By Peter Romeo on Jun. 14, 2024

Reality Check: A number of ripples were evident in the business during the first half of the year. The question is, do they have staying power?

Operations

A breakout year for salad

By Lisa Jennings on Jun. 04, 2024

Small but growing, this group of salad concepts is figuring out how to scale by making fresh, healthful options accessible.

Operations

Day 3 at the National Restaurant Show: Cybersecurity, roller bags and the trouble with takeout

By Restaurant Business Staff on May 20, 2024

The Restaurant Business team continued to mine the Show floor for aha moments as the event hit its stride Monday.

Operations

Puttshack positions as mini-golf's 'scratch player'

By Lisa Jennings on Jan. 21, 2024

This tech-enhanced concept brings the decades-old game to digital natives who expect more in the way of food and drink. But will mini golf stand out with so many eatertainment options coming?

Consumer Trends

Young workers are skipping lunch more often, a new report finds

By Reyna Estrada on Nov. 08, 2023

ezCater has published its second annual Lunch Report, which reveals that employees, particularly younger workers, are skipping lunch more often, despite the benefits associated with taking a lunch break.

Food

Weather and wallets will impact restaurant menu planning next year

By Patricia Cobe on Oct. 16, 2023

Technomic predicts seven industry trends worth watching in its latest report, “What’s in Store for 2024.”

Financing

Earnings roundup: Sysco sees industry growth slowing, Marriott says vacation travel is back

By Peter Romeo on Aug. 01, 2023

Both companies say market conditions are complicated by the particulars.

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