Flavor Trends, Strategies and Solutions for Menu Development
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Optimizing the pathway to a thriving marketplace
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How can a coffee program make all the difference to today’s operator?
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Optimizing and tightening menus while keeping the innovation pipeline flowing
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Brand reflection and sharpened focus help light the path to success today
Picture for Deep Dive: What Comes Next?
High-volume chefs reflect on the steep learning curve of the past few months, and share strategies for the path forward
Picture for Flavor Demographics: Across the Board
Appeal to multiple generations through familiar formats with changeable features
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What does Gen Z represent for restaurant brands, and how are operators strategizing? We took a snapshot to help better understand these younger dining consumers, coloring in the profile of Gen Z while also outlining a few concepts’ savvy approach in making them loyal customers.
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Creating menus with meaning, approaching food with a punk rock street-kid mentality, and blending cultures and foods together. Paul Adams talks about few rules he lives by when it comes to menu/flavor development.
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From treating menu writing like composing a symphony, to building a drink version of a Caprese salad, Jay Perry shares with us his approach to flavor strategy.
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How is innovation in other parts of the menu affecting modern entrée development? How are shifting consumer demands impacting the evolution of what an entrée looks like?
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For the foodservice industry, Lent is a time when demand for seafood sees a big boost from diners who choose to abstain from meat for the six weeks before Easter.
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Lent brings big opportunity for boosting business while tapping into modern seafood strategies
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Adaptation, interpretation and reinvention are all smart ways to serve up signature dishes
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How the eatertainment segment is upping the ante on fun food
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Tracking the evolution of menu language that resonates with diners
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Keeping up with flavor trends while staying true to your brand is key to stability and growth.
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Breathe new life into late-stage trends with creative flavors and forms