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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Breakfast Brings the Heat

Until recently, consumers have been inclined to choose mild, familiar flavors for the first meal of the day.

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Quick Tips for a Healthy New Year

It’s tough to think about making healthy choices when you’re surrounded by delicious food (almost) every day. Use these simple tips for small lifestyle changes that can make a big difference in your health: • Try to achieve at least 30 minutes of physical activity each day • Eat leaner cuts of meat • Reduce...

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Breakfast Side Dish Twists

Find inspiration you need to spice up typical morning menu side dishes and more: Better bacon: Instead of regular bacon or turkey bacon, offer a honey-pepper flavor option. Simply brush cooked bacon with honey, sprinkle on freshly cracked black pepper and microwave for 20–30 seconds. Perfect pancakes: Potato pancakes are a uniquely savory morning side...

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Foray into Urban Foraging

The farm-to-table movement has extended into urban foraging, as restaurant operators and chefs are venturing outdoors in search of ingredients naturally occurring in the environment. New, natural ingredients can help you introduce interesting flavors into your dishes and serve items that patrons can’t find anywhere else. The purported nutritional benefits and distinctive tastes of wild...

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Take a Balanced Approach to Trends

A new year is a natural time to evaluate your operation, analyzing what has worked well and which areas need improvement. Each year also brings a new set of industry trends to consider, and it can be difficult to tell which ones have staying power. What changes should you make to adapt to diner demands...

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Encourage Greater Spending on the Menu

Every detail of an operation influences patrons’ perceptions, and with the right approach, operators can lead customers to pay more. Creating the appropriate ambiance is one aspect of this process, setting the right tone through music, place settings, furniture and other design choices. An even more important tool for boosting business is the menu, as...

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Perfect the Art of Charring

Charring is an on-trend way to enhance dishes by creating smoky or woody flavors. It adds a touch of bitterness and darkened edges to food, resulting in a unique taste with a visual flourish. Instead of substituting ingredients, chefs can use charring to fine-tune recipes. Here’s what to know about this technique: Charring is the...

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Make Your Sauces a Success

It’s the hook that reels people in. According to Technomic, 41% of consumers between the ages of 18 and 34 take sauces into account when deciding where to eat. Increasing the variety of condiments can attract this demographic while giving them the chance to sample new flavors. Plus, these garnishes are easy tools for customization,...

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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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