--- title: Mondelēz Away From Home Insights | Foodservice Industry description: Foodservice Industry | The snacking blog devoted to helping foodservice operators feed their snack sales success. Track the latest snack trends. Get insights and statistics to help improve customer service, inform menu innovation and encourage a higher check average. --- [![Click to visit the Mondelez International Away From Home website](https://insights.mdlzawayfromhome.com/hubfs/mdla-afh-logo-horizontal.svg)](https://www.mondelezawayfromhome.com/) - [Trends](https://insights.mdlzawayfromhome.com//topic/trends) - [Operations](https://insights.mdlzawayfromhome.com//topic/operations) - [Culinary](https://insights.mdlzawayfromhome.com//topic/culinary) - Subscribe # Foodservice Industry [![Featured image for article: A Hunger for Convenience: Digital Innovation, From Fast Casual to C-Store Segments](https://insights.mdlzawayfromhome.com/hubfs/387_dillon-wanner-BH4SBlqMJX0-unsplash.jpg)](https://insights.mdlzawayfromhome.com/a-hunger-for-convenience-digital-innovation-from-fast-casual-to-c-store-segments) ## [A Hunger for Convenience: Digital Innovation, From Fast Casual to C-Store Segments](https://insights.mdlzawayfromhome.com/a-hunger-for-convenience-digital-innovation-from-fast-casual-to-c-store-segments) August 30, 2022 When it comes to digital innovation, Shake Shack has poured it on thick—so much so that even as in-store traffic returns, digital remains a powerful r... 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Get the latest news, trends and insights from Mondelēz Foodservice. ## More in Foodservice Industry [![](https://insights.mdlzawayfromhome.com/hubfs/eyosias-g--mwLvi7Nsow-unsplash%20(1).jpg)](https://insights.mdlzawayfromhome.com/artificial-intelligence-real-impact-how-ai-trends-are-transforming-foodservice-operations) ## [Artificial Intelligence Gets Real: How AI Is Transforming Foodservice](https://insights.mdlzawayfromhome.com/artificial-intelligence-real-impact-how-ai-trends-are-transforming-foodservice-operations) June 6, 2023 Baum+Whiteman predict AI will play a key role in generating recipes and managing restaurants in 2023. Learn why AI is a smart bet to transform foodservice. 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Explore the evolution of loyalty apps and how they elevate customer experiences. [![](https://insights.mdlzawayfromhome.com/hubfs/354_s-o-c-i-a-l-c-u-t-IW6troZeS58-unsplash.jpg)](https://insights.mdlzawayfromhome.com/everything-bold-is-new-again-key-foodservice-trends-expected-to-continue-in-2022) ## [Everything Bold Is New Again: Key Foodservice Trends Expected to Continue in 2022](https://insights.mdlzawayfromhome.com/everything-bold-is-new-again-key-foodservice-trends-expected-to-continue-in-2022) January 25, 2022 2021 was a time of sweeping transformations. Explore key technology trends expected to continue to evolve and take sales to new heights in the new year. 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Offering them after it will potentially increase healthcare and hotel operators’ sales. [![](https://insights.mdlzawayfromhome.com/hs-fs/hubfs/lcs-sept-21-labor-challenges-image.jpg?width=399&quality=high)](https://insights.mdlzawayfromhome.com/labor-challenges-and-the-impact-theyre-having-on-the-road-to-recovery) ## [Labor Challenges and the Impact They’re Having on the Road to Recovery](https://insights.mdlzawayfromhome.com/labor-challenges-and-the-impact-theyre-having-on-the-road-to-recovery) September 22, 2021 Commercial and noncommercial foodservice sales seem poised to increase—if labor issues don’t derail operations and profitability. [![Time-Tested: Which Pandemic Practices Could Become Permanent?](https://insights.mdlzawayfromhome.com/hubfs/August_21-featured-image.jpg)](https://insights.mdlzawayfromhome.com/time-tested-which-pandemic-practices-could-become-permanent) ## [Time-Tested: Which Pandemic Practices Could Become Permanent?](https://insights.mdlzawayfromhome.com/time-tested-which-pandemic-practices-could-become-permanent) August 26, 2021 Find out what adjustments operators across the country made during the pandemic—and how those moves are now helping them increase business. [![](https://insights.mdlzawayfromhome.com/hubfs/323_gabriel-gurrola-CxSIQqRnrns-unsplash.jpg)](https://insights.mdlzawayfromhome.com/second-course-snacking-soars-family-dining-dips-as-foodservice-industry-reinvents-itself) ## [Snack and React:  Snacking Soars, Family Dining Dips as Foodservice Industry Reinvents Itself](https://insights.mdlzawayfromhome.com/second-course-snacking-soars-family-dining-dips-as-foodservice-industry-reinvents-itself) June 29, 2021 While snacks overtook meals during COVID-19, family dining had to be transformed. Explore how Golden Corral, IHOP, and others are reinventing themselves. [![](https://insights.mdlzawayfromhome.com/hubfs/321_griffin-wooldridge-Qjf33s7eqWQ-unsplash-1.jpg)](https://insights.mdlzawayfromhome.com/post-pandemic-possibilities-a-plateful-of-opportunities-challenges) ## [Post-Pandemic Possibilities: A Plateful of Opportunities and Challenges](https://insights.mdlzawayfromhome.com/post-pandemic-possibilities-a-plateful-of-opportunities-challenges) June 15, 2021 As the restaurant industry enters the post-pandemic era, major brands rebalance to navigate a transitional phase, retain gains and reemerge stronger. [![](https://insights.mdlzawayfromhome.com/hubfs/320_nathan-dumlao-k3DmHnnAH3M-unsplash.jpg)](https://insights.mdlzawayfromhome.com/well-well-well-pandemic-puts-wellness-center-of-the-plate) ## [The Future of Functional: A Smorgasbord of Snack Sales for Foodservice Operators](https://insights.mdlzawayfromhome.com/well-well-well-pandemic-puts-wellness-center-of-the-plate) June 8, 2021 The pandemic has accelerated the better-for-you snack trend. Learn about rising demand for options that balance gratifying flavor with nutritional value. [![](https://insights.mdlzawayfromhome.com/hubfs/318_lu-amaral-Amlr4BqpFfc-unsplash-3.jpg)](https://insights.mdlzawayfromhome.com/stop-and-grow-big-chains-put-brakes-on-waste-boost-digital) ## [Stop and Grow: Big Chains Put Brakes on Waste, Boost Digital](https://insights.mdlzawayfromhome.com/stop-and-grow-big-chains-put-brakes-on-waste-boost-digital) May 25, 2021 Waste reduction and digital expansion are two major foodservice trends. Learn how top restaurant chains are leading the charge with innovative solutions. [![](https://insights.mdlzawayfromhome.com/hubfs/May%20bonus_pexels-norma-mortenson-4393665.jpg)](https://insights.mdlzawayfromhome.com/under-wraps-whats-next-for-off-premises-packaging) ## [Under Wraps: What’s Next for Off-Premises Packaging?](https://insights.mdlzawayfromhome.com/under-wraps-whats-next-for-off-premises-packaging) May 20, 2021 Restaurants met evolving off-premises packaging needs last year. But are they ready to address new outdoor dining demands this summer? 1. [1](https://insights.mdlzawayfromhome.com/topic/foodservice-industry/page/1) 2. [2](https://insights.mdlzawayfromhome.com/topic/foodservice-industry/page/2) 3. [3](https://insights.mdlzawayfromhome.com/topic/foodservice-industry/page/3) 4. [4](https://insights.mdlzawayfromhome.com/topic/foodservice-industry/page/4) [❯](https://insights.mdlzawayfromhome.com/topic/foodservice-industry/page/2) ## Join our email list! 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