Tea is one beverage already offered at many restaurants, and specialty teas and flavor variations are growing on both limited- and full-service chain menus.
A second look at NRA’s Food and Beverage Award winners
August 8, 2016
This spring saw the National Restaurant Association (NRA) recognize progressive new food and beverage products with the association’s 2016 Food and Beverage (FABI) Awards.
At both limited- and full-service restaurants, sides often come with an entrée or in a combo meal and can be more of an afterthought in the minds of foodservice providers and consumers.
The growing influence of Hispanics, Millennials going through life stages are among key factors
May 8, 2015
Sluggish restaurant traffic growth and stalled sales in the center aisles at grocery stores are evidence that U.S. consumers’ eating behaviors are evolving. The growing influence of Hispanics, Millennials going through life stages, aging boomers, smaller households, and the need for fresh and non-processed foods are among the factors driving the shift in what and how consumers eat, reports The NPD Group, a leading global information company.
Editor’s note: Prepared Foods talks with Jeff Wirtz, corporate executive chef at Blount Fine Foods, a Fall River, Mass., processor of fresh and frozen soups, sides, sauces and entrees.
Subway, fellow giant chains losing market share to focused competitors, fast-casual upstarts in annual Top 500 rankings
March 23, 2015
The 500 largest restaurant chains in the United States accelerated their cumulative sales growth in 2014 to a 4% increase, totaling an estimated $274.4 billion. But some of the biggest brands among them, namely Subway and McDonald's, lost ground to focused-menu competitors and emerging fast-casual chains and reported overall sales decreases for the year.
Prepared Foods talks breakfast taste trends with Christopher Hansen, corporate executive chef for OSI Group LLC, a $6 billion global meat and prepared foods processor and supplier to foodservice, contract and private label channels.
March 23, 2015
Prepared Foods talks breakfast with Christopher Hansen, corporate executive chef for OSI Group LLC. OSI Group, Aurora, Ill., is a $6 billion global meat and prepared foods processor and supplier to foodservice, contract and private label channels.