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Consumer Trends

Consumer trends, insights and preferences

Consumer Trends

4 ways to make the kids’ menu healthier

Here's how restaurants can step up to the plate and satisfy both the parents’ desire for better-for-you options and kids’ desire for tasty food.

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Top tips for making your restaurant appealing to families

It's crucial for family restaurants to offer kid-friendly menu items as well as family-friendly atmospheres. Here are some tips for upping your restaurant's family appeal. 

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How to update the kids’ menu with current foodservice trends

Sponsored content from our partner Campbell's Foodservice on Feb. 22, 2019

How can restaurants appeal to the growing number of diners interested in family dining? Here’s a few ideas for inspiration.

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How to appeal to different generations in 2019

Sponsored content from our partner Butterball Foodservice on Feb. 26, 2019

Whether it’s speedy delivery services or unique menu items, restaurants have a lot of work cut out for them when it comes to remaining relevant for diners of all ages.

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How operators are changing menus to reflect consumers' new definition of healthy

Sponsored content from our partner Butterball Foodservice on Feb. 13, 2019

Check out these tips for insight on what to offer diners in 2019.

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4 ways to attract new customers in 2019

Sponsored content from our partner Butterball Foodservice on Feb. 13, 2019

Here are four straightforward activities that can be effective traffic drivers.

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Healthy drinks, healthy planet

Sponsored content from our partner WinCup on Feb. 11, 2019

Consumers are focused on what they drink, both in terms of health attributes and how it impacts the planet.

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4 trends likely to shape the global restaurant market in 2019

By Aaron Jourden on Jan. 24, 2019

Here’s a preview of the currents forming in faraway places that could go worldwide soon.

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Which restaurant brands are the most admired?

By Heather Lalley on Jan. 22, 2019

A new Forbes ranking, plus Technomic consumer data, reveal which companies have the best reputation.

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Customers behaving badly: New hall of fame candidates

By Peter Romeo on Jan. 07, 2019

Recent eruptions suggest customers are losing perspective when a restaurant visit doesn’t go perfectly. But decide for yourself from these noteworthy examples.