Technomic Finds Continued Strong Growth for Bakery Cafes
Chicago (RestaurantNews.com) The bakery cafe segment, which accounts for $5 billion in annual sales and over 3,600 units nationwide, has…
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Emerging Menu Trends, Beverages Taking Center Stage as Ingredients
A new report released by Technomic examines the menus of 100 independent restaurants across the U.S. to identify new food…
Technomic Spots Growth Opportunities for Mediterranean Cuisine
CHICAGO (RestaurantNews.com) Mediterranean items are becoming more prevalent on restaurant menus across numerous segments, as operators are able to position…
Lunch Motivations and Behavior Can Vary Significantly by Generational Group, Finds Technomic
CHICAGO (RestaurantNews.com) Research recently conducted for Technomic’s Lunch Consumer Trend Report sheds interesting light on purchasing behavior, motivations and attitudes…
Office Catering Opportunities Growing Beyond Lunch Meetings, Says Technomic
CHICAGO (RestaurantNews.com) Few restaurants and caterers would be surprised to hear that catering orders for business and medical offices slipped…
Technomic Finds That Despite Efforts to Regulate Sodium Intake, Restaurant Menus Rely on Salt More Than Ever
CHICAGO (RestaurantNews.com) Efforts to reduce the daily sodium intake of U.S. consumers have been underway for decades with little progress,…
Top 75 Limited-Service Burger Chains Feature Emerging Brands, ‘Better Burgers’, Finds Technomic
CHICAGO (RestaurantNews.com) The fast-casual boom has continued to make its impact felt in the limited-service burger segment, as more than…
New Report Reveals Food Truck Trends
A new study by Technomic reveals good news for mobile food vehicles, as 91 percent of consumers polled who are…
Canada’s Top 200 Restaurant Chains Improve Results, Face Continued Challenges, Finds Technomic
CHICAGO (RestaurantNews.com) The Top 200 Canadian Restaurant Chains, which account for over $25 billion and nearly 60 percent of the…
Burger Trend Continues to Sizzle, Finds Technomic
CHICAGO (RestaurantNews.com) A new study released by Technomic finds burger consumption up considerably since 2009, with nearly half of today’s…
Online Daily Restaurant Deals Drive Positive Consumer Behavior
Technomic has found that online daily deals are attracting new and infrequent customers to participating restaurants. The Chicago-based food industry…
Poultry Has Room for Growth on Breakfast Menus
Consumers recently polled by Technomic say they eat chicken more frequently than any other type of meat. Yet despite this…
Fast-Casual Restaurant Growth Continues to Outpace Rest of Industry, Finds Technomic
Chicago (RestaurantNews.com) Restaurant operators continue to face challenges caused by the recession and slow pace of the ensuing recovery, with…
Asian Category Represents Growth Opportunities for Chain Restaurants, Finds Technomic
CHICAGO (RestaurantNews.com) Back when V8 engines ruled the road, movie theaters had ashtrays, and terms like “Google” and “Twitter” meant…
Premium and Natural Descriptors Resonate with Consumers of Beef and Pork Menu Items, Finds Technomic
CHICAGO (RestaurantNews.com) Nearly two out of three consumers recently surveyed by Technomic say they think beef and pork products labeled…
Gulf Oil Spill Has Lingering Affects on Seafood Consumption at Restaurants, Finds Technomic
CHICAGO (RestaurantNews.com) Last summer’s oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico released an estimated 200 million gallons of oil over…
Alcohol Sales at Restaurants and Bars Expected to Increase by Nearly 2 Percent in 2011
CHICAGO (RestaurantNews.com) Consumers are expected to increase their purchases of alcohol in bars and restaurants in 2011, with a forecasted…
Fast-Casual Restaurants Continue to Gain UK Market Share
CHICAGO (RestaurantNews.com) Fast-casual restaurants, already the darlings of the U.S. restaurant industry, are continuing to gain market share in the…
From fast food to fine dining, business is up at restaurants
America’s appetite for eating out is starting to rumble again. Three years after the $580 billion restaurant industry saw its…
Technomic Names 11 Top Restaurant Trends for 2011
CHICAGO (RestaurantNews.com) As the nation begins to emerge from recession, restaurants are seeing lapsed customers return. Same-store sales are inching…