With consumers showing hummus so much love, there’s an opportunity for menu differentiation through creative play in flavor combinations—both in the hummus and atop. Jorge Cespedes brings you five creative ways to top plant-based purées, lending flavor, texture and menu differentiation.

For Spokane, Washington–based chef Adam Hegsted, beef means profits across his restaurant group, from the pure craveability of a Teres major steak, cooked sous vide then grilled, to Spaghetti-Stuffed Meatballs that turn a beloved classic literally inside out.

Vibrant color dinnerware options from Libbey® help your one-of-a-kind plating ideas take flight, creating new looks to complement your venue’s unique character. Serve up an experience that is funky, eclectic or adventurous – and always memorable.

Amid the real concern of rising prices in an ever-changing landscape of labor, transportation, food costs and tariffs, flavor should remain every restaurant operator’s top priority.

Garner Foods donated $20,000 to hunger charities during the Texas Pete® Kitchen Hero Cook-Off.

Bowl builds are a powerhouse on menus today, and play well in a number of dayparts. Here are three ways to bean up your bowls, using plant-based ingredients to carry big flavors, satisfy hunger and provide nutrient-rich foods.

Rob Corliss, culinary consultant, translates five sustaining trends that will continue to influence dining behavior, and that require thoughtful attention when it comes to modern menu strategy.

Jorge Cespedes is consulting corporate chef for Bush’s Beans. He suggests cutting edge ways to serve beans for breakfast, has delicious ideas for seasonings for crispy garbanzo beans, and challenges chefs to see how far hummus can go.

Haliburton provides a pathway into plant-forward success through the use of scratch-made sauces.

CMAB recently unveiled a new campaign spotlighting “REAL Makers”—innovative chefs from throughout the country using California dairy in an interesting way.

How Haliburton creates create classic-technique reduction sauces ready to use.

A select group of chefs with ethnic expertise discuss BBQ

Hispanic-style cheeses from California tap into the continuing popularity of Latin cuisine on menus today. Chefs are showcasing creativity by leveraging Hispanic ingredients in craveable, delicious dishes.

Fresh purées can wow even the most discerning palates. Fruit purées, zests and blends help chefs add precisely the right flavor to a curried ginger peach sauce, instantly transforming Moroccan chicken brochettes into a menu best-seller.

Chef Jamie, Executive Chef at The Culinary Vegetable Institute at The Chef’s Garden, brings new life to fresh potatoes with these eye catching, scrumptious dishes

Five trends Katie Sutton is watching at the National Restaurant Association conference in 2018

Potatoes help the chef tap into the veg-centric/plant-forward trend while still giving diners what they want—satisfaction, satiety and craveability

U.S. Cheesemakers dominated the World Championship Cheese Contest in Madison in 2018, and BelGioioso Cheese was awarded eight prestigious medals out of a total of 3,402 entries from 26 different nations

Watch Chef Daniel Asher of River & Woods craft an innovative twist on the classic caprese sandwich.

Five trends Kim Haasarud is watching to help you up your cocktail development, delivery, marketing and creativity game

Watch Chef Jason McLeod of Born & Raised, San Diego, CA create fresh and modern spins on classic steakhouse dishes with fresh Avocados From Mexico

Five trends Dave Woolley - Chef of Fun Things to Cook, CD Culinary Approach - is watching in 2018

Charlie Baggs's talks about his NRA 2018 Show roadmap and what trends he foresees for 2018

Chef Dan Kish of Food Fixe gives new life to dehydrated potatoes, which showcases his innovative use of dehy slices in a creative take on Tortilla Española, and dehy flakes as a delicious and gluten-free alternative breading for Chicken Milanese.

Chobani® Greek Yogurt gives baked goods a boost, especially this pillowy soft charred Indian flatbread

Kathy Casey's top five trends and concepts on the front burner of the foodservice industry in 2018.

Rob Corliss, culinary consultant, translates five sustaining trends that will continue to influence dining behavior, and that require thoughtful attention when it comes to modern menu strategy.

Greek yogurt offers a pleasing balance between acidity and richness to desserts. Use it in Greek Yogurt Icing, Frozen Greek Yogurt and Almond Panna Cotta.

Flavor Partners Showcase - how Bush's Beans' products and recipes help customers take full advantage of the vegetable-forward menu trend

Quinn Adkins introduces this go-to trifecta of cornmeal, blackberries, and Texas Pete® Honey Mustard Sauce

Avocados From Mexico opens new state-of-the-art Culinary Center which will serve to further education and culinary innovation.

Beverage specialists at Monin have tapped into two major trends that hold big opportunity in the incredibly dynamic universe of modern cocktails

In his Umami Tuna Poke, Chad Lance finds that balance by replacing soy sauce with Monin® Umami Concentrated Flavor

Leverage the power of Chobani® Greek Yogurt in a multitude of sauce applications

Enrich and embolden your seasonal soups and salad dressings with Chobani

Matthia Accurso's go-to flavor trifecta: Texas Pete Hot Sauce, Gruyère and fresh apple

Flavor Partners Showcase - Idahoan Potatoes offers shareable finger food recipes using Idahoan® Tater Tumbler Appetizer Mix

Stephanie Tyson's trifecta of milk chocolate, bourbon and CHA! by Texas Pete® Sriracha Sauce is unexpected, but certainly inviting

Over 150 million sweetener packets are consumed every day. ecoSticks makes sweeteners and their packets more socially conscious, with a 50% reduction in filler and packaging.

Mango savory toast, mango chimichurri bacon burger and mango michelada. Maximize flavor excitement and minimize labor with chef-ready frozen purées.

Hummus is having a moment. Nestlé Minor's brings you nine ways to signaturize this craveable, wholesome Middle Eastern dip.

Saputo Cheese USA Inc. (“Saputo”) is pleased to introduce Great Midwest® Ghost Pepper CheddarCheese.

Ham is happening. Watch UNCUT Making the Cut to see Chef Cosmo Goss of The Publican in Chicago showcase the delicious “umami bomb”. With the National Pork Board.

The dramatic presentation combined with umami-laden truffles turns a baked potato into a flavor knockout.

A new take on eggs Benedict, with salmon and crisp fried potato leek cakes.

Maximize the rich, craveable flavor system of French onion soup with a whole baked potato.

Who says a Shepherd's Pie has to be a pie? Why not a savory tart instead.

Watch this video to learn how to butcher and name chops coming from a bone-in loin.

Barilla's annual “Modern Casual” summit brings chefs together to share menu ideation around authentic Italian flavors and ingredients.

Spicy, aromatic ¡Sabor! is available in 5-ounce bottles with an easy-pour opening.

TraceMyFries.com, brings operators together with the information they need, allowing them to be more transparent with patrons.

Vibrant color dinnerware options from Libbey® help your one-of-a-kind plating ideas take flight, creating new looks to complement your venue’s unique character. Serve up an experience that is funky, eclectic or adventurous – and always memorable.