New food products are all around, all the time, popping up on the menus at favorite restaurants. Food processors have to keep innovating and developing new products, if they want to succeed in an increasingly competitive industry. Most—if not all—manufacturers understand the need for continual product innovation. But, in an industry as multifaceted as foodservice, it can be tough to know how and where to focus one’s efforts.
Technomic has pinpointed three areas where manufacturers can better serve their foodservice operator partners, especially as it relates to developing new products. They are: health and wellness; eco-friendly packaging; and “think small.”