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Top 100: Menu Trends – Bite-sized food and snacks

Bite-sized food and snacks are number one on our list of the 2014 Top 100 Fast Casual Movers and Shakers: Menu Trends.

January 2, 2015

Bite-sized food and snacks are number one on our list of the 2014 Top 100 Fast Casual Movers and Shakers: Menu Trends.

Restaurants looking for a small way to add big excitement to their menus found much success with bite-sized food and snacks this year.

Just over 50 percent of respondents to a Technomic survey say they snack at least twice a day. One-third of them said they are doing so more than they were just two years ago.

One super-snacker this year was French Fry Heaven, which opened its first location in October 2011 and now has more than 60 franchise deals signed to bring fries nationwide. It was named one of the hot franchises in 2013 by USA Today.

In addition to snacks, restaurants like Salsarita’s are finding bite-sized success in desserts. The chain released its newest item, called Poquitos, in September. These miniature churros bring big happiness to customers who are in need of just a little something sweet. (Poquito means “little” in Spanish.)