Consumer Trends

Consumer trends, insights and preferences

Consumer Trends

Why food allergies could be a big opportunity for restaurants

About 10% of Americans have a food allergy, but restaurants have not always done a good job of catering to them. A new partnership between allergy nonprofit FARE and tech supplier EveryBite hopes to change that.

Consumer Trends

Consumers are feeling increasingly gloomy about the future

Their six-month outlook plunged to a 12-year low, reflecting concerns about tariffs and inflation. It's a worrying sign for restaurants, though there are some glimmers of hope.

Even five years after COVID, urban centers were dead on Fridays. But the full return-to-office movement could bring an unexpected boost, especially to fast casuals.

The romantic, couple-focused holiday is experiencing a dramatic shift, finds OpenTable.

Our trendspotters looked into their collective crystal balls to ID the next iterations of popular menu items. Here are their predictions.

We heard a lot about “swicy” and cheese pulls, but what else was trending both inside and outside restaurants’ walls?

Grubhub’s 2024 Delivered Report reveals consumers’ most-ordered foods and drinks, providing a snapshot of top trends.

Businesses are increasing their party budgets this year to enhance workplace culture, and restaurants can snag more of those catering dollars.

Technomic consumer data reveals that the case for implementing more environmentally sustainable practices, while important, is not as black and white as it may seem.

The International Foodservice Manufacturers Association has become The Food Away from Home Association to embrace manufacturers, all kinds of operators, suppliers and service providers.

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