Predicting menu trends means understanding consumers' feelings

by Suzy Badaracco — President, Culinary Tides Inc

To predict what types of menu offerings customers will want in the near future, you must understand the underpinning drivers behind their desires. Trends…

Urban Bricks founder on taking a pizza brand beyond the pie

by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group

Host & QSRweb Editor Shelly Whitehead talks with Fast Casual editor, Cherryh Cansler, about Euromonitor's latest restaurant trend data. The spotlight interview…

Grubhub: Consumers say they order online most from fast casual brands

December 7, 2018

The fast casual industry is sizzling hot when it comes to online ordering, according to Grubhub, whose recent Year in Food report revealed that consumer…

Trend watch 2019: 4 trends in foodservice that your customers want right now

by Cherryh Cansler — Editor, FastCasual.com

In an effort to uncover the latest trends in the fast casual sector, FastCasual tapped a variety of experts for a multi-part series, called, "Trend Watch…

Hot Restaurant Menu Trends in 2019 - Russian & Scandinavian Cuisine

by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group

Host and QSRweb Editor Shelly Whitehead talks with Culinary Tides President Suzy Badarraco about the menu trends that have run their courses and those about to…

Report: In super-saturated restaurant marketplace, traffic lags

November 13, 2018

The restaurant industry racked up five straight months of positive same-store sales growth in October, but traffic growth was negative again, data company…

Chef Chatter: Vegas chef on what's hot for 2019

Shaun King, the executive chef at Momofuku Las Vegas, predicts 2019 menu trends.

Kitchen United closes $10M funding round led by Google Ventures

October 8, 2018

Kitchen United, a virtual restaurant startup, recently closed a $10 million Series A funding round led by Google Ventures, according to a press release.

Fall menu trends: Pumpkin is a heavy favorite but it's not the season's only LTO

by Cherryh Cansler — Editor, FastCasual.com

October is nearly here, which triggers most restaurants to roll out their fall menus. And while pumpkin is still a favorite of the season, other flavors and…

Study: Restaurant brands going public can rake it in with 2-stage IPO

September 20, 2018

Restaurant leadership mulling over the process of taking brands public would do well to listen to some of the recent findings from a Florida Atlantic…

Taco Bell, Chick-fil-A, McDonald's, Domino's. driving restaurant sector sales growth through year's end

September 11, 2018

Technomic today released its Top 500 Chain Restaurant Report 2018 Forecast indicating that for those leading 500 chains, sales will grow 3.2 percent by year's…

Smoothie King celebrates 1000th store

August 24, 2018

Smoothie King opened its 1,000th store  Thursday, in Richardson, Texas, according to a press release.

Independent restaurant count down 2 percent

August 22, 2018

NPD reported today that a 2 percent decline in U.S. independent restaurant brands contributed to a 1 percent drop in the nation's overall restaurant count this…

Top food trends now: The 'women' have spoken

June 20, 2018

The women have spoken, and they have some interesting ideas about where food is going in the years ahead. Les Dames d'Escoffier International — 2,300 women…

Restaurant sales flat, but traffic still vanishing along with employees

June 8, 2018

TDn2K reported that chain store comp sales gained slightly over the rolling three-month period, up 0.8 percent, though comp traffic dropped 2.9 percent in May…

Self-order kiosks dominate NRA Show

by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times

The number of self-order kiosks on display at the National Restaurant Show nearly tripled over last year's exhibits as hardware and software manufacturers…

Coca-Cola exec shares how to connect with customers of all ages

by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group

Gwen Brannon, Coca-Cola's director of guest insights & analytics, shares how the brand digitally engages with Baby Boomers, Generation X, millennials and…

April restaurant sales best in nearly 3 years

May 17, 2018

For the restaurant industry, April did indeed bring showers, but those of increased business, according to the most recent data from TDn2K, showing that…

Is there a ghost in your kitchen?

by Amanda McNamara — Content Marketing Specialist, Toast Inc.

Ghost kitchens are popping up all over the world — from Auckland to Washington, D.C — and disrupting the widely held definition of what it means to be a…

Fast casual sector sees single-digit growth in 2017

May 9, 2018

The fast casual segment has rebounded since 2016, and has experienced a consecutive year of single-digit sales growth performance in 2017, according to…