Consumer Trends

Consumer trends, insights and preferences

Consumer Trends

Value remains a top priority for restaurant customers, finds Yelp

Searches for "cheap eats" and "meal deals" have spiked this year, according to the platform’s 2025 State of the Restaurant Industry Report.

Consumer Trends

Consumers trust AI for food recommendations but don't want robots preparing it, finds DoorDash survey

The 2025 DoorDash Delivery Trends Report provides a snapshot of Americans’ food, drink and tech preferences and how they’ve changed.

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.

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.

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