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Children's Fast Food Consumption

Some 60% of 2-to-5-year-olds in California eat fast food at least once a week.

December 4, 2013

One in 10 eats fast food at least three times a week, a report indicates.

Christie Cookie Names Corporate Chef

Tony Schmidt will serve as corporate chef and southeast regional sales manager at Christie Cookie.

December 2, 2013

Schmidt is a 2002 graduate of the Culinary Institute of America in Hyde Park, N.Y., with almost 10 years of business and chef experience, as well as a degree in Hospitality Management and Masters in Business Administration.

Authentic, Home-made Desserts

Technomic says restaurant dessert sales are up with patrons ordering familiar favorites with real ingredients.

Darren Tristano

November 20, 2013

Kids, almost universally, like a few things. Consistency. Familiarity. Ice cream.

Pigging Out on Pork

Pork was the fastest-growing protein in the foodservice industry for the past two years.

November 6, 2013

Total pork sold through foodservice outlets reached a record-breaking 9.25 billion pounds.

Positive Peer Pressure

Consumers are more likely to order certain foods if that is what their friends are ordering.

October 29, 2013

The study found peers can have a bigger role than calorie labeling when it comes to deciding what to order.

Veggies on the Menu

Total menu incidence of vegetables has increased over 11% in the past three years.

October 9, 2013

More than nine out of 10 consumers agree that menu items containing a full serving of vegetables are more healthy.

Bob Evans Cutting Texas Ties

Bob Evans Farms’ ties to Texas and its long-ago purchase of the Owens restaurant chain are loosening.

October 8, 2013

The Columbus-based restaurant and food-production company is closing its Richardson, Texas, plant.

Restaurants Ring Up Sales

Foodservice industry growth is accelerating as the economy slowly improves and consumers feel some relief.

Mary Chapman, Technomic Inc.

September 13, 2013

The key indicators are looking good: Gross domestic product and disposable personal income are up; unemployment is down; and gas prices and food costs have been relatively stable. Improvement is still slow, but consumers are starting to regain confidence.

Restaurant Rebound

Quick-service and snack and beverage restaurant sales are back on track for moderate growth.

September 6, 2013

Packaged Facts estimates that limited-service restaurant sales will reach $188.1 billion in 2013, up 4.9% over 2012.

Cravings on Consumers

Craveability is a major purchase driver for restaurants, with 83% of consumers saying that cravings are a main reason they purchase food away from home.

July 10, 2013

Some 95% of consumers who rate a restaurant chain's craveable items as very good agree that they will return to the restaurant in the near future.