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Consumer Trends

Consumer trends, insights and preferences

Consumer Trends

What millennials want is in the palm of their hands

 By Jill Failla on Feb. 07, 2017

Keeping millennials engaged is key to maintaining sales. Here’s a look at five ways to keep the attention of this demographic cohort of digital natives.

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Who cares the most about healthy options?

 By Lisa Arnett on Aug. 21, 2017

Check out which limited-service customers are prioritizing health.

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This week’s 6 head-spinning moments: Huh?

By Peter Romeo on Jan. 05, 2018

When a change in In-N-Out’s menu barely makes the roster of neck-straining developments, you know it's been an eventful week.

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The 10 most craveable chain burgers

By Jill Failla and Lizzy Freier on Feb. 28, 2017

Customers reveal which restaurant chains offer them the most craveable burgers that they can’t get anywhere else in a recent Technomic survey.

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The supermarket threat

By Restaurant Business Staff on May 12, 2007

The new Whole Foods Market in Portland, Maine, is a 48,000-square-foot behemoth, just two blocks off the turnpike spur that connects Maine’s largest city with a string of affluent towns along the coast.

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Payment preferences are evolving

Aug. 25, 2010

Consumer payment preferences are changing with the times.

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An Inside Look at Sides

Feb. 11, 2011

Side dishes are turning into a main focus for many operators. “They used to be one of those things you could ignore," said Kay Logsdon, editor-in-chief of The Food Channel. "They were just 'there.' But lately we've noticed that side dishes are a prominent part of the meal—to the point of overtaking the center-of-the-plate."

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Salt peppers more menu descriptions

Aug. 31, 2011

Despite the efforts of health authorities to moderate salt intake, the mention of salt on restaurant menus has increased 144 percent in the last five years, according to new research from Technomic.

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Wingin' it for the Super Bowl

Feb. 02, 2012

With Super Bowl Sunday a few days away, there’s only one thing that can be predicted with confidence: Americans are going to eat a ton of chicken wings.

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Smoke & fire alert

May 31, 2012

Bacon mania is about to reshape restaurants’ dessert and drink menus, but the dining world may yet be spared the likes of pork belly pie or bacon mojitos, suggests new research from Packaged Facts. The researcher attributes the bacon craze to consumers’ embrace of a “deep smoky flavor,” and predicts that’s the element likely to show up in treats and cocktails.

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