Articles Tagged with ''restaurant industry''

Ingredient Innovation in U.S. Pizza Market

Menus seek to balance health versus indulgence, convenience versus experience

February 15, 2016

And while traditional pizza toppings, sauces, and cheese remain the most menued, trends suggest that operators are pushing the boundaries in attempt to challenge popular conceptions of pizza.

Taco Bell Introduces the Quesalupa

New menu item features a cheese-stuffed shell

February 15, 2016

Taco Bell introduced an item called the Quesalupa. The item features a cheese-stuffed shell.

Pizza Hut Stuffed Garlic Knots Pizza

Company's latest innovation includes 16 hand-rolled cheese-stuffed garlic knots on the crust of a large one-topping pizza

February 12, 2016

Flavors that male and female consumers prefer

Spice, Flavor Trends in Foodservice

Adding a mix of mild and spicy peppers can stir customer intrigue for dishes that aren’t easily replicated at home

Darren Tristano

February 11, 2016

With the introduction of fiery sriracha, it’s been all about spicing up the menu in foodservice.

Houlihan’s Introduces Inspiralized Menu

Limited time menu features spiralized veggies

February 5, 2016

Restaurant Marketing Department Launches

New firm is a fully staffed marketing department for restaurants interested in lowering costs, generating brand awareness and increasing traffic and sales

February 2, 2016

Describing itself as "…the Uber of restaurant marketing," an Indiana-based marketing group today announced the launch of a totally new concept in restaurant marketing.

Key Trends for Coffee Menu Expansion

The incremental growth in foodservice establishment visits that would inevitably stem from piquing consumer interest with new and novel offerings will help grow restaurant food sales

January 29, 2016

And, more specifically, there's little deviation from core coffee menu items. A somewhat static menu means that most patrons will fall into a habitual ordering pattern. Thus, one of the challenges for restaurant operators is encouraging customers to consider other beverage options beyond the "usual."

2016 Consumers' Choice Awards for Chain Restaurants

Technomic asked consumers to rate more than 120 leading U.S. restaurant chains on more than 60 different attributes

January 25, 2016

The ongoing study records almost 100,000 consumer visits annually.

Chick-fil-A Adds First Organic Offering to Menu

New "Appley Ever After" contains half the sugar of the leading kids' juice drink

January 22, 2016

Chick-fil-A® customers can order the chain's first organic menu option, Honest Kids' Appley Ever After® juice drink, as part of the Chick-fil-A Kid's Meal in restaurants nationwide.

Tea Bolsters Restaurant Sales

The $20 billion foodservice tea market will likely have an edge in future growth momentum

January 19, 2016

American restaurants have built an empire on the strength of consumer demand for coffee.

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