New Nestlé Toll House Chocolate Chip Cookie Spread offers new sweet options on restaurant dessert menus—and more
October 22, 2018
To showcase the many ways to use NESTLE® TOLL HOUSE® Chocolate Chip Cookie Spread, Nestlé Professional in-house chefs have developed multiple recipe concepts.
Pizza night is a weekly tradition for two-thirds of consumers, and unlike most foods, pizza is primarily sourced away from home instead of purchased at retail or made from scratch.
Unique and experiential offerings will increasingly serve as destination drivers
September 10, 2018
Brands are leveraging beverages to differentiate through signature drinks like mocktails, over-the-top options like extreme milkshakes and better-for-you options.
Q&A with Tenaj Ferguson, Associate Brand Manager, Campbell’s Foodservice
September 5, 2018
The need for nutritious snacks is also growing—51% of consumers say healthfulness is an important factor in their snack choices2—and operators can give guests the solutions they’re seeking with V8® beverages from Campbell’s Foodservice.
Of the 36 NRA Food and Beverage Awards (FABI) issued this year, eight winners were new sauces, spreads and dressings and nearly all those of featured an ethnic twist—particularly with Indian, Mediterranean and Middle Eastern influences.
They say good things come in threes. That certainly fits some of latest findings from Mintel Menu Insights, which finds some of the top restaurant beverage trends involve cold coffee drinks, floral flavors and mocktails.
Despite the rise in interest in plant-based or lab-grown protein, market researcher Packaged Facts finds that actual consumption is very low compared to demand for beef, pork, chicken and turkey.
From coffee to "crafted" and floral to functional, this year's National Restaurant Association (NRA) Show featured a wide variety of foodservice beverage trends.