Flavor Trends, Strategies and Solutions for Menu Development
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When life gives you lemons, serve them with seafood
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Integrate the exotic- but-accessible pineapple as a dynamic flavor component across menus
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Refashion classic deli favorites to drive flavor opportunities
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Eastern Med flavors add intrigue to beverage menus
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Sauces and condiments from around the world inspire new applications
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Modern ways that chefs are featuring meat, poultry and game
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Twelve ways to leverage cheese in unexpected flavor combinations
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New Orleans offers four ways to celebrate the oyster
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15 fresh ideas for seven popular dessert categories
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Bold condiments from this global hotspot serve as high-impact ingredients
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Look to fruit to sweeten, brighten, lighten and enhance your beverage program
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Elevated guest expectations keep innovation in high gear
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Innovations in five areas help keep this category exciting
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Pizza offers a safe point of entry with mainstream appeal—yet it’s positioned to step outside of traditional parameters. Here are 10 modern approaches that can propel pizza innovation.
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Smoke’s distinctive air is wafting into new categories, including cocktails, fruit, vegetables and honey. Here are 10 trend-forward ideas for featuring creative smoked options on your menu.
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Meat remains center stage, but flavor innovation can really drive menu differentiation. We cover the what, where and why for innovating with meat.
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12 inroads into signature salads, all offering opportunity to create a memorable, come-back-again flavor experience.
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12 seafood categories where opportunities abound, helping answer the call for new and exciting while satisfying a desire for wholesome protein choices
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The potential flavor combinations and ingredients that work in compound butters are virtually endless
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Wake up to a dozen on-trend breakfast ideas
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A cheese-centric approach leads to small-plate success
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Twelve ways to satiate diners’ never-ending appetite for heat
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Condiments, spreads and dressings are the hidden heroes of today’s sandwich innovation
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A dozen trending ingredients making a splash today
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Cocktails go deep with these high-impact ingredients
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A dozen ways to reinvigorate this classic category