restaurant trends

Developing the Restaurant Experience in 2016

New technological advancements demand all industries, including restaurants, adapt and form a digital presence in order to remain relevant. Implementing digital strategies is no longer an option and the new year will bring more restaurant operators concentrating on developing the restaurant experience through in-app integration and technology. In an excerpt from Entrepreneur.com specialist discuss the following […]

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Growth Investors Likely To Get In Line For Shake Shack IPO

The nation’s pivot toward better-burger restaurants continues to gain momentum as rumors surface that Danny Meyer’s Shake Shack is considering an IPO this year. In her online post, “Shake Shack Considering An IPO,” Nation’s Restaurant News editor and restaurant finance expert Lisa Jennings says, “The news follows an earlier rumor that the parent to the

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Restaurant TrendMapper Has Trend Spotting Trending Higher

The National Restaurant Association (NRA) has released a new version of its Restaurant TrendMapper, an online subscription service that helps interested parties keep up-to-date with the latest economic indicators and trends in the restaurant space. We spotted the news in an item titled “NRA Releases New Version of Trend Mapper,” at QSRMagazine.com (QSRM). Just as

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The Latest Trend in Restaurants: More Summer Jobs

After a brutal winter, pent-up demand has tourism-driven economies, including eating and drinking establishments, anticipating a buoyant summer season. In their web article, “Restaurants To Add More Than Half-Million Summer Jobs,” limited-service retail observer QSRMagazine.com (QSRM) is reporting on another factor for restaurant retailer optimism — projected summer job figures. The QSRM report looks at

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Food Allergy Training

In a previous blog we talked about the growing number of gluten-free takeout orders . Now the company MenuTrinfo , a nutritional analysis and allergen identification program for foodservice operators, recently added AllerChef to its menu analysis and training certification programs. MenuTrinfo.com describes the program: “AllerChef™ provides training for chefs on how to make gluten-free

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The Farm-to-Table Trend

What is Farm-to-Table fare? Farm-to-Table is when food produced locally is then delivered to local consumers. Curiosity.com from the Discovery Channel interviewed several renowned chefs about the “farm-to-table food movement.” Tom Colicchio, Chef/Owner of Craft Restaurants and Colicchio and Sons and judge on Bravo’s Top Chef said this about farm-to-table: “It’s really buying food from

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