2006 Foodservice Annual: Beverages
Soft drinks may not be compared to fine wine very often, but there is a move to offer soft drink suggestions for specific menu items. Soft drink manufacturers should hope the move is a success, since their offerings are now out of most school systems and boast a variety of beverages aimed at improving the health of young people. Those consumers, however, seem more motivated by the modern coffee shop, and that may well bode ill for this portion of the segment.
2006 Foodservice Annual: Desserts
America's dessert landscape is blooming with ethnic additions, grilled fruits and portioned parcels of pastry delight. Desserts today are not the final destination. Instead, the desires to plant regional and international seeds have placed foodservice establishments on a path of discovery--one that will require suppliers to dig past the standard sweet ingredients and cultivate spice, fire and ice.