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Consumer Trends

Consumer trends, insights and preferences

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Factoids of the day: Loyalty programs by the numbers

 Nov. 14, 2013

A new study looks at the awareness of frequent-buyer programs and which user premiums are preferred.

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5 consumer trends for 2015

 By Kelly Killian on Dec. 08, 2014

Editor Kelly Killian shares her predictions on what restaurateurs can expect from customers next year.

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Consumers discuss their favorite restaurants

Dec. 16, 2015

Technomic asked consumers what restaurant their favorite is and why, and which they visit most often. Here's what they said.

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Consumer Report: How to win Gen Z's loyalty

By Technomic on Jun. 29, 2016

Which foodservice segments are snagging the attention of Gen Z, the younger siblings of the much-ballyhooed millennials? Their spending power is rising, so how do you capture their attention? Read on to find out.

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America's favorite quick service chains

By Jill Failla on Jan. 17, 2017

The QSR Plus subsegment continues to be a sweet spot, with chains such as In-N-Out Burger and Culver’s scoring well for made-to-order fare served at a value price.

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8 ways to give customers more bang for their buck

By Patricia Cobe and Brett Dworski on Jul. 31, 2017

Here’s how restaurants can promote value without focusing on price alone.

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Food trucks find parking in food halls

By Heather Lalley on Dec. 14, 2017

Operators are bringing their trailers indoors.

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5 seafood menu items to avoid this Lent

By Jill Failla on Jan. 31, 2017

Diners are eating seafood less frequently now than they were two years, according to new Technomic data. Operators may want to reconsider offering these five particular seafood items for Lent as diners’ interest in them declines.

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Is a la carte dead in fine dining?

By Heather Lalley on Aug. 21, 2017

As it proliferates, the tasting menu grows up.

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U.S. restaurant count falls by 5,204 from last year

Aug. 25, 2010

According to The NPD Group’s Spring 2010 ReCount census, the number of U.S. restaurant units fell by -1%, or by 5,204 units this year compared to spring 2009. Independent restaurant closings contributed the most to this number, while chain restaurants remained fairly stable. Greg Starzynski, director of product development-foodservice at NPD, attributes the decline to the loss of consumer traffic over the last year.

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