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Consumer Trends

Consumer trends, insights and preferences

Consumer Trends

Instant Intel: Better-for-you menu trends

Consumers are rethinking what makes foods healthy.

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Uncovering new occasions for traffic growth in foodservice

Understanding the reasons consumers choose to dine out can help boost sales.

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3 ways to attract more Gen Z diners

Sponsored content from our partner Mrs. Dash Foodservice on Aug. 20, 2018

Restaurants can't afford to ignore this group of consumers.

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Move over, millennials—baby boomers are good restaurant customers too

By Patricia Cobe on Aug. 07, 2018

Operators shouldn’t jeopardize business by wooing younger consumers to the exclusion of older diners.

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3 battlefronts threatening restaurants

By Peter Romeo on Aug. 07, 2018

Not all the fights threatening trouble for restaurants are raging within the industry proper.

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Instant Intel: Today’s Breakfast Trends

By Patricia Cobe on Jul. 30, 2018

Shifting demands are reshaping the morning meal.

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Which restaurant chains play the best music, according to customers?

By Heather Lalley on Jul. 27, 2018

New Technomic data reveals which brands are winning over diners with their playlists—and which are prompting some to plug their ears.

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To bolster local restaurants, a San Francisco measure looks to ban new workplace cafeterias

By Benita Gingerella on Jul. 25, 2018

Critics say the measure would still have a negative effect on area jobs.

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Just when you thought you understood millennials, their demands shifted

By Sara Rush Wirth on Jul. 24, 2018

New data from Technomic shows changes in millennial behavior, which can be directly linked to a need for convenience.

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Can menu uniqueness boost visits in casual dining?

By Patricia Cobe on Jul. 19, 2018

Consumers give high marks to six chains that differentiate the menu and experience.