During a time when the general population has had to be more conscious about their health than ever, more an more consumers are making it clear that they have begun to hold healthier standards when dining out as well. As the COVID-19 pandemic brought about massive...
As a consumer, by now you've probably heard of one calorie-counting app or another. From MyFitnessPal released by Under Armour to apps like Calorie Tracker, at some time, it's highly likely you've ventured into the world of tracking your food through one of these apps...
Since we're now a bit into 2020, the experts have spoken and the options have bloomed into functional fare that is innovating food consumption and food businesses everywhere. From CPG companies competing with each other to provide the most cutting edge, natural...
Quick service food establishments through to full-fledged family restaurants are beginning to see the a new trend on the horizon. It's "Restaurant-menu tech" and it's moving through the industry faster than a Indy 500 race car. In the recent months, we've seen big...
How to Create a Keto-Friendly Restaurant Menu The keto diet. Have you heard of it? If you haven't by now, you might be living under a rock. This low-carb, high fat diet is literally the biggest trend since the rebirth of cauliflower into, well, everything. Oh,...
Current Dietary Trends That Every Restauranteur Needs to Know How we eat determines how we dine, there's no way around it. The current dietary trends on the horizon are the Restauranteur's golden ticket to menu success. When new diet trends hit society and everyone is...
As we wrap up the year in 2019, everyone is talking about what is coming in hot for 2020, and restaurant menus are part of the conversation. Food trends are evolving like never before and you can expect that consumers have set the bar high for menu items they're...
Since the FDA released official regulations around menu labeling in 2018, we've seen an overhaul of restaurant menus at every major chain restaurant (and similar retail food establishments) throughout the United States. This new menu labeling law, under the Affordable...
In 2018, the Food and Drug Administration released a menu labeling regulation stating that restaurants part of a chain of 20 or more and similar retail food establishments must provide the calorie counts next to menu items. This menu labeling law was set into place...
Creating a More Health Conscious Customer According to a new release by Fox Business News, placing calorie counts on your restaurant menu actually changes the way that your customers order. It looks like they're ordering healthier options and reducing their caloric...
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Creating the perfect menu takes tremendous skill, research and tactful placement. And once that "perfect menu" has been created, there is still the marketing and promotion of this menu to reach your target audience. Imagine what would menu creation would be like if...
During a time when the general population has had to be more conscious about their health than ever, more an more consumers are making it clear that they have begun to hold healthier standards when dining out as well. As the COVID-19 pandemic brought about massive...
In the newly paved landscape of what is now the food industry, we all must become acclimated to not only it's new look of closed dining rooms and delivery becoming the new norm-- but we must also accept the change in how it operates. In the wake of COVID-19, consumers...
Just under a year before the COVID-19 crisis, the phrase "cloud kitchen" was but a whisper on the lips of new food entrepreneurs trying to carve out a new branch of the restaurant industry. This faceless restaurant model that had made some headway in Europe had just...