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Consumer Trends

Consumer trends, insights and preferences

Consumer Trends

How to demystify QSR customers

Today’s quick-service restaurant (QSR) marketers know their customers better than ever before. Advancements in technology and data capabilities have empowered them to connect with consumers in more me...

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Pret A Manger buys a chain to fuel Veggie Pret’s growth

Pret parent JAB is adding the U.K.’s Eat to its stable, but for its conversion potential.

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Technomic digs deeper into the Top 500 chains at the 2019 National Restaurant Show

By Patricia Cobe on May 21, 2019

Expert insights revealed that bar programs, breakfast and premiumization are among the trends powering growth in the restaurant industry.

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Menu experts survey today’s, tomorrow’s trends

Sponsored content from our partner The National Restaurant Association® on May 20, 2019

Health and emerging ethnic styles feed into consumer demand.

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Study details c-stores’ success in stealing QSR patrons

By Peter Romeo on May 15, 2019

The report shows that a high percentage of young people are buying meals more often from the rival retail channel.

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5 ways to boost customer satisfaction

Sponsored content from our partner Simplot on May 08, 2019

For operators, nothing is more important than guest satisfaction—it’s the difference between traffic-boosting positive reviews and negative scores on online sites such as Yelp. Restaurant operators ne...

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Veggie Grill brings plant-forward movement into catering

By Peter Romeo on May 07, 2019

The meatless chain is launching a big-order off-premise business based on burger, taco meat and fried chicken analogs.

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Optimizing the kids’ menu for delivery

Sponsored content from our partner Campbell's Foodservice on Apr. 24, 2019

Operators can appeal to parents by including the kids’ menu in off-premise offerings.

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Unhealthy diets becoming national health problem

Sponsored content from our partner DayMark Safety Systems on Apr. 22, 2019

Unhealthy eating patterns not only can harm the health of a vast group of Americans but, according to the researchers, can also have a negative social and economic impact on the entire country.

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How health and healthy planet concerns drive dining choices

Sponsored content from our partner WinCup on Apr. 22, 2019

Consumers’ interest in a healthier, more sustainable dining experience has fueled the rise of several guest demographics that should be on restaurant operators’ radar.

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