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Consumer Trends

Consumer trends, insights and preferences

Consumer Trends

How consumers will use restaurants this holiday season

 By Patricia Cobe on Dec. 16, 2020

Technomic tracks the menu, order size and takeout trends impacting 2020 holiday meals.

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A digital corporate cafe serves the new hybrid workplace

 By Patricia Cobe on Dec. 14, 2020

As many employees continue to work remotely, the traditional company cafeteria model is changing.

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Call for Submissions is Now Open for the 2021 National Restaurant Association Show FABI Awards

Nov. 19, 2020

Food and beverage product innovators are invited to submit applications to be honored as developing the year’s most delicious products

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Postmates’ tracking of delivery orders reflect what a strange year 2020 has been

By Patricia Cobe on Nov. 19, 2020

Comfort food aside, online orders of pet supplies, gaming gear and alcoholic beverages surged in the months since COVID-19 gripped the country.

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Plant-based menu items impact restaurant choice

By Patricia Cobe on Oct. 23, 2020

Meat alternatives are playing a bigger role in brand loyalty as a result of the pandemic.

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4 trends that show how diners are ordering now

By Joe Guszkowski on Oct. 12, 2020

People are returning to dining rooms, digital orders are cooling and more recent developments.

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Restaurants' stand to gain $1B from NFL's Week 1

By Peter Romeo on Sep. 10, 2020

A new survey shows that the exclusion of fans from most stadiums will be a boon to takeout and delivery.

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Delivery services have room to improve, consumers say

By Joe Guszkowski on Sep. 01, 2020

More than 20% of delivery customers encounter problems every time they order, a new survey found.

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4 ‘diner personas’ reveal what motivates restaurant customers in the age of COVID

By Patricia Cobe on Aug. 28, 2020

New research from SevenRooms can help operators understand and meet guest expectations.

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Consumers’ desire to order directly from restaurants is a big opportunity

By Joe Guszkowski on Aug. 27, 2020

Most diners say they want to avoid ordering from third parties, but are restaurants doing enough to capture their business?

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