The top restaurant
menus trends for 2014 included a focus on local sourcing, environmental sustainability and nutrition — children's nutrition in particular.
The report includes information
on menu trends related to student customization, flavor trends and clean label ingredients.
This study will
examine menu trends across the globe and provide insight on what's in store for the Canadian foodservice market.
Drive growth by leveraging key industry and
menu trend analysis along with actionable data from more than 1,000 consumers.
When asked which current food trend will be the
hottest menu trends 10 years from now, environmental sustainability topped the list, followed by local sourcing, nutrition and ethnic cuisines and flavors.
Each recipe set the stage for further discussion
on menu trends and pork applications.
In a monthly series,
menu trend analyst Nancy Kruse and NRN senior food editor Bret Thorn debate current trends in the restaurant industry.
The National Culinary Review provides the latest
in menu trends, industry news and more.
«So, it's only natural that culinary themes like local sourcing, sustainability and nutrition top our list
of menu trends for 2015.
The National Restaurant Association (NRA) annually explores the
top menu trends for the coming year.
Attendees can choose from a diverse array of culinary subjects, from business development to the latest
culinary menu trends and techniques.
From those findings as well as research on
Canadian menu trends, Technomic will highlight what is most likely to impact the Canadian foodservice market.
She has presented at numerous conferences in the U.S. and Canada on
menu trend development for restaurant operators, manufacturers and distributors.
Prepared Foods talks product development and
menu trends with Stacie Sopinka, US Foods vice president of innovation and product development.
For this special issue, Technomic experts take readers inside
category menu trends and segment - by - segment operator trends (page 56).
Here Malody and Brendan Spiro, principal of Quality Restaurant Corp. in Brooklyn, N.Y., who has helped conceptualize, design and operate a number of popular restaurants and eateries in the New York area, share their thoughts on the top five
menu trends right now, and the lasting E&S implications.
Chef Bridget: The
biggest menu trends we've seen are authentic, ethnic flavors — especially Latin — which are still a growing category; gluten free; on - premises customization (at the restaurant) for guests; and the «farm - to - table» movement.
The chefs
discussed menu trends, such as the farm to table trend; consumer issues, including gluten - free diets and consumer perception of fully cooked pork and its pink appearance; and specifics of using pork.
INNOVATIVE MENU TRENDS: Nearly 60 % of responding districts are offering new menu items this school year that feature international flavors, with an additional 26 % considering or testing these dishes.
In a monthly series,
menu trend analyst Nancy Kruse and NRN senior food editor Bret Thorn debate current restaurant trends.
While the National Restaurant Association highlights what's trending on restaurant menus, additional analysis answers to the open - ended question «What will be the next
hot menu trend» here we reveal a few more food ideas to keep an eye on in the next year:
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Menu trends today are beginning to shift from ingredient - based items to concept - based ideas, mirroring how consumers tend to adapt their activities to their overall lifestyle philosophies, such as environmental sustainability and nutrition.
Each year, NRA surveys nearly 1,300 professional chef members of the American Culinary Federation (ACF), to learn which foods, cuisines, beverages and culinary themes will be hot
restaurant menu trends.
The National Restaurant Association (NRA) each year gets in the kitchen with chefs to reveal the
top menu trends for the coming year.
A recent survey by the National Restaurant Association of more than 1,800 chefs, all members of the American Culinary Federation, shows that for 2013, the top three
menu trends for restaurants this year will be locally sourced meat and seafood, locally grown produce, and healthful kids meals.
Lizzy Freier is a managing editor at Technomic, with a focus
on menu trends.
«Today's consumers are more interested than ever in what they eat and where their food comes from, and that is reflected in
our menu trends research,» said Hudson Riehle, vice president of research and knowledge for the association, in a statement.
Technology, consumer and
menu trends are all revolutionizing foodservice.»
Country Reports Key information on economic figures, consumers attitudes,
menu trends and more for the leading global foodservice markets.
Technomic's Country Reports provide key information on economic figures, consumers attitudes,
menu trends and more for the leading global foodservice markets.
And they added, «When asked which current food trend will be the hottest
menu trends 10 years from now, environmental sustainability topped the list, followed by local sourcing, health - nutrition, children's nutrition and gluten - free cuisine.»
According to the survey,
menu trends that will be heating up in 2018 include doughnuts with non-traditional filling, ethnic - inspired kids» dishes, farm / estate - branded items, and heritage - breed meats.
While not technically
a menu trend, counter-service dining continues to remain popular at all types of restaurants nationwide, signaling an operational and design trend that could easily stand the test of time.
Nancy Kruse, president of the Kruse Company, is
a menu trends analyst based in Atlanta and a regular contributor to Nation's Restaurant News.
For 2017, the NRA surveyed nearly 1,300 professional chefs — members of the American Culinary Federation (ACF) to find out what the hottest
menu trends will be.
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The National Culinary Review (NCR) is read by more than 20,000 chefs and culinary professionals, who value its insightful articles on food, drink and
menu trends, product application, management and lifestyle issues, recipes and professional development.
Nancy Kruse, president of the Kruse Company, is
a menu trends analyst based in Atlanta.