Articles Tagged with ''restaurant industry''

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Bob Evans Farms to Sell Bob Evans Restaurants

Sale of Bob Evans Restaurants and acquisition of Pineland Farms Potato Company marks new Era at Bob Evans Farms, Inc.
February 2, 2017
Bob Evans Farms, Inc. announced definitive agreements for the sale of Bob Evans Restaurants and the purchase of Pineland Farms Potato Company, enabling the company to focus on driving growth of BEF Foods.
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Five Key Consumer Trends for 2017

Technomic offers a glimpse at what consumer trends could shape 2017
January 23, 2017
Technomic has identified five themes that will define consumer foodservice behavior this year, and presented them at Technomic's annual Consumer Insights Planning Program meeting, January 11-12, 2017 in Newport Beach, California. A comprehensive analysis of evolving consumer lifestyles paired with exclusive industry, menu, operator, and consumer data signals that 2017 will see an accelerated fragmentation of consumer attitudes and purchase drivers.  
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New Pei Wei Rice Bowls

New menu items expand on restaurants' progressive Pan-Asian offerings
January 20, 2017
Pei Wei has expanded its artisan cooking and cross-cultural Asian offerings with the introduction of two nutritious new rice bowls featuring the bold tastes of Thailand.
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On Trend Sandwich Ingredients

Technomic enhancement to MenuMonitor reveals which ingredients will lead culinary development
January 16, 2017
Technomic’s MenuMonitor analyzes more than 7,000 commercial and noncommercial menus tracked quarterly.
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Family-style and traditional casual-dining chains are experiencing increased patronage from consumers for less-traditional dayparts

Sales Grow for Full-Service Dining

Consumers boost business at full-service restaurants in unexpected ways
Darren Tristano
January 10, 2017

Monthly patronage is relatively stagnant among family-style and traditional casual-dining chains, in line with the ongoing top full-service chain sales slump.


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Natural, Organic Labels in the Foodservice Industry

Technomic Inc.'s Natural and Organic Study will explore the size of the natural and organic market, along with insights and analysis
December 23, 2016
Technomic Inc. is launching a new multi-client study, titled Natural and Organic: The Impact on Foodservice.
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2017 Retail, Restaurants Consumer Outlook

Fitch Ratings expects food away from home sales to increase 4% in 2017
December 15, 2016
Retailers facing a shift in customer shopping habits and attitudes toward discretionary expenditures have responded by moving to omni-channel models to holistically serve the customer across their online and bricks and mortar presence.
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