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For the Love of Loyalty: Restaurant Chains Link Customers to More Rewards
October 13, 2020
Major restaurant chains offer highly personalized loyalty programs to optimize sales during COVID-19. Explore key loyalty program trends from top brands.
Noncommercial Foodservice: Pandemic Prepared and Palate Pleasing
October 6, 2020
Communal dining is being transformed by COVID-19. Learn how noncommercial foodservice is adapting, from menu innovation to cafeteria reconfiguration.
From Bust to Must: Pitfalls and Profits in the COVID-19 Age
September 29, 2020
While many restaurants struggle under the weight of third-party delivery fees, major brands such as Panera and using digital technology to drive sales.
Success to Go: Cooking Up Incentives to Whet Appetite for Delivery and Takeout
September 8, 2020
Delivery is surging, but third-party platforms drain profits. Explore restaurant strategies to mitigate the costs of third-party delivery platforms.
A Hunger for Safety: Digital Foodservice Links to Consumer Confidence
September 1, 2020
As consumer confidence drops with the rise in COVID-19 cases, restaurants leverage digital innovations for contactless delivery. Explore key strategies.
Carried Away: Takeout and Delivery Continue to Pick Up Speed Despite On-site Dining
August 25, 2020
Delivery and takeout are increasingly tech-driven as dine-in service continues to stall. Explore a few of the latest off-premise trends from top brands.
Second Helpings: Large Restaurant Chains Pile Up Sales Despite COVID-19
July 28, 2020
Learn why national restaurant brands are rebounding from the COVID-19 crisis while sales at small chains and independent restaurants remain sluggish.
In Restaurants We Trust: New COVID-19 Cases Turn Up the Heat on Operator Credibility
July 21, 2020
Gain expert insight to navigate the challenges facing dine-in services at restaurants and prepare your foodservice operation for a resurgence of COVI9-19.
Turning the Tables: Restaurant Operations Prep to Reopen (Part 1)
June 23, 2020
As dine-in restrictions are lifted, restaurants prepare to reopen while minimizing coronavirus risk. Explore how menus and operations are adapting.
Signed, Sealed, Delivered: Meal Kits Feed the Need for At-Home Family Meal Solutions
April 28, 2020
Meal kits a growing need for at-home meal solutions. Explore the evolution of meal kits and how foodservice operations can use them to help boost sales.
Growth Spurt: Plant-Based Proteins Flourish at Foodservice Operations
August 6, 2019
Plant-based proteins are sprouting up on menus. Learn how they help grow menu innovation for a higher check average in the millennial dining market.
Plant-Based Snack Trend Sprouts Better-for-You Business
June 12, 2018
The plant-based foodservice trend is poised to help restaurant operations and other foodservice establishments grow a higher check average. Discover how consumer demand and millennial snack preferences are driving plant-based menu innovation.
Donuts, Dollars, Diversification: How a Foodservice Classic Keeps Sales Sweet
January 23, 2018
Menu innovation has made donut mania one of the latest bakery trends. Find out how foodservice operations are cashing in on the craze.
What’s the Occasion? Anywhere, Anytime Snack Trends
July 10, 2017
Learn why all-day snacking trends have made menu innovation and expanded snack assortments a must to help drive a higher check average.
Mighty Millennials and Their Superfoods Help Supercharge Sales
July 3, 2017
Explore superfood snacking trends with stats and insights to help foodservice operators drive menu innovation and a higher check average.
Applying Well-Being Snack Trends in Business | Spotlight Interview
May 29, 2017
Gain insight into well-being snack trends and millennial snack consumption from an expert with more than two decades of experience in the foodservice industry.
Foodservice Operators Feast on Well-Being Snack Launches
May 1, 2017
Fueled by growing demand, well-being snacking trends,are driving menu innovation and leading to new millennial snack rollouts like Mondelez’s Vea.
Hot Cocoa Blazes a Trail as a Sustainable Snack Trend
January 23, 2017
Discover stats and insights about hot cocoa and hot chocolate as seasonal snacking trends, popular food flavorings and example of foodservice sustainability.
Raising the Bar: Breakfast Bars as a Better-For-You Snack Trend
December 26, 2016
Explore the breakfast bar market, with stats and tips to help foodservice operators capitalize on a growing snack trend and get a higher check average.
Z's Please: 5 Things Foodservice Must Know to Boost Gen Z Business
December 12, 2016
Stats and tips to help foodservice and restaurant operations tap into snacking trends in the emerging Gen Z market.
