Allergy awareness is growing among the public—and in the quick-serve industry. This week, May 8-14, is Food Allergy Awareness Week, and operators are making an extra effort to help customers understand what’s in their food. Programs will be held this week in schools, restaurants and other community establishments to help improve allergen understanding. Food allergies [...]
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The National Restaurant Association’s “What’s Hot” survey of more than 1,500 professional chefs—members of the American Culinary Federation (ACF)—reveals that local and hyper-local sourcing, healthy children’s meals, sustainable seafood, and gluten-free cuisine will be among the hottest trends on restaurant menus in 2011. In addition, the chefs said that mobile food trucks and pop-up restaurants [...]
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NPD: Consumers straying from foods high in fat, toward items including grilled chicken, fruit and yogurt For years Americans have talked about the importance of eating more healthfully in restaurants, and now it seems as if they’re finally beginning to take their own advice, according to a new study from The NPD Group. The Chicago-based [...]
Continue reading...Monday, November 8, 2010
The question of the moment for restaurant operators: Are the winds of healthy change truly blowing, or is it only so much hot air? Technomic’s newest study finds that nearly half of consumers want healthier menu items, but only about a quarter of them actively consider nutrition when dining out. “There is often a disconnect [...]
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Wednesday, May 11, 2011
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