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Fast Food Frequency

A recent Gallup poll reveals that eight out of 10 Americans eat at fast-food restaurants at least once a month.
August 7, 2013
The survey also found that young adults, aged 18-29, eat fast food more often.
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Jamba Offers Blast of Berry

Jamba Juice Company has introduced Kona Berry Blast, a seasonal smoothie powered by real, whole fruit and natural energy from coffee fruit.
July 30, 2013
Coffee fruit -- deemed a Hawaiian superfruit -- is the part of the coffee plant surrounding the coffee bean.
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Citrus Soda Blends

Q Drinks says new Q Orange, Q Grapefruit and Q Lemon beverages are lightly sweetened with organic cane sugar and have more effervescence, depth and complexity than traditional fruit-flavored sodas.
July 16, 2013
National Restaurant Show exhibitor Boundary Waters Brands LLC describes its Joia All Natural Soda as a “tantalizing combination of fruits, herbs and spices that creates layers of intensely fresh flavor for a wonderfully refreshing beverage.”
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First Person

Chef Speaks: New Pastas, Pasta Sauces

Prepared Foods talks about pasta and sauce entrées with Tessa Stamper, RD, executive chef and director of culinary for Noodles & Company.
July 16, 2013
Prepared Foods talks about pasta and sauce entrées with Tessa Stamper, RD, executive chef and director of culinary for Noodles & Company, a fresh, made-to-order restaurant chain.
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Dunkin' Adds to DDSmart Menu

Dunkin' Donuts announced a permanent addition to its DDSMART menu: the Turkey Sausage Breakfast Sandwich.
July 15, 2013
All Dunkin' Donuts' DDSMART items meet at least one of the following criteria: 25% fewer calories; 25% less sugar, saturated fat or sodium than comparable fare.
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Cravings on Consumers

Craveability is a major purchase driver for restaurants, with 83% of consumers saying that cravings are a main reason they purchase food away from home.
July 10, 2013
Some 95% of consumers who rate a restaurant chain's craveable items as very good agree that they will return to the restaurant in the near future.
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Culinary Capstones

The Restaurant and Sweets & Snacks expos, as well as a number of recent announcements, give light to a range of culinary creativity.
Wilbert Jones
July 8, 2013
Culinary creations run the gamut from natural to healthy to allergen-free to a host of other trend-focused demands.
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Starbucks Testing Sodas

Stores in Atlanta and Austin are testing barista-made sodas.
July 3, 2013
Its new drinks, made with a carbonation machine, come in such varieties as lemon ale, spiced root beer and ginger ale.
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College Students Want Food Options

Technomic's latest report on the college and university segment suggests that 69% of students are purchasing food and beverage from on-campus foodservice facilities once a week or more often.
July 2, 2013
Some 44% of students surveyed -- and more than half of on-campus residents (57%) -- wish their school had grocery stores where they could shop using their meal plan.
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