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Serve a Meat That Isn’t Pretending
Turkey is a canvas for all kinds of menu items, and diners are asking for more of it
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How to Win over Customers with Appetizing Menu Descriptions
For customers ordering food away from home, doing so online was picking up steam even before the pandemic. But the shift away from indoor dining in 2020 increased this trend dramatically. According to the Boston Consulting Group, digital ordering represented 28% of all orders at the end of 2020, compared with 10% before the pandemic....
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When it comes to cooking methods, grilling just might be the oldest of all time, dating back nearly two million years. While diets have evolved and techniques have become more sophisticated, people remain enamored with the flavor and feeling that can only be achieved by cooking over an open flame. Today’s consumers are more...
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Keep your K-12 lunch menu fun and fresh
Research has proven that children who eat healthy and balanced meals have increased focus and attention, improved test scores and better classroom behavior. Additionally, by serving more nutritious meals, schools play a significant role in shaping kids’ lifelong eating habits. K-12 foodservice operators work hard every day to make sure school meals offer kids...
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Give lunch some love to revive LSR traffic
As COVID-19 upended business worldwide, restaurants across the industry saw dramatic shifts in patronage. Fast food restaurants, with their drive-thru windows and off-premise investments, enjoyed an uptick in traffic, while limited service restaurants (LSRs) saw a decrease. By looking at the statistics behind the downswing and remembering why customers choose LSRs, operators can identify and...
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This Little Cabbage-Like Veggie is a Menu Must-Have
Why brussels sprouts Once maligned as a bitter side veggie that parents tried to feed their reluctant kids, brussels sprouts have taken off as a menu mainstay. The cruciferous vegetables have enjoyed a triumphant comeback, thanks to plant breeding efforts by Dutch scientists to reduce their bitterness and occasional sulfurous aroma. Since the 1990s,...
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If headlines were any indication, you’d think that alternative meat dishes were a must-have for any menu. But consumer demand tells a different story. The percentage of diners looking for plant-based meat alternatives varies across regions, but only 10% say they regularly opt for such dishes. So, while there is no denying that plant-based foods...
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From the Farm to Your Menu: Consumers Care About Sourcing
For today’s diners, nutritional benefits are only part of what makes up a healthy diet. Whether consumers are at the grocery store or in a restaurant, they want to know details about the food they’re buying. They want to know how the animals were raised. They want to know the types of fruits and vegetables...
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Positive perceptions of no-antibiotics-ever poultry are growing, and millennials and boomers are a major force behind that growth. By offering no-antibiotics-ever options, you can drive traffic, increase check averages and better align with the values of these two influential demographics. Today’s diners—especially boomers and millennials—are more health conscious than ever. Better-for-you dishes are in demand at restaurants, and...
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Add Healthy Flavor to the Menu with Turkey
Most consumers say they try to eat healthfully as much as they can. Turkey can help you take advantage of diners' interest in nutrition—it's a heart-healthy protein that works all over the menu.
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