Prepared Foods talks to Anthony C. Seta, CMC, director of Culinary Services at Butterball LLC, Garner, N.C.

When it comes to beverage purchases at restaurants, Technomic generally finds that an appealing taste and flavor is most important to consumers.

J&J Snack Foods Corp. announced a partnership with Mondelez International to introduce OREO® Churros. With a crispy exterior, warm soft interior and real OREO® cookie pieces in every bite, new OREO® churros have a "just-baked" OREO® cookie taste. This innovative new snack will be sold nationwide in the foodservice channel.

The National Restaurant Association released new research during its second annual Restaurant Innovation Summit that shows overall technology use in restaurants is increasing.

As the U.S. restaurant industry gradually rolls out guest-operated payment technology, a Cornell study finds that restaurant guests are enthusiastically ready to use smartphones and table-top tablets to pay their bill.

Research shows that turkey usage has increased by 6% from 2012 to 2013, and more than 60% of operators who menu turkey agree that it can be used as an alternative for other proteins.

The lunch bunch is becoming more discriminating

The gap between high- and low-income groups is the widest it has been in 100 years, and the share of U.S. consumers who identify with the middle class has never been lower.

Dunkin' Donuts introduced Dunkin' Go Bar, a pre-packaged, chewy granola bar made with the famous flavor of the brand's Original Blend Coffee.

Rich Products Corporation, Buffalo, N.Y., says it raised the bar on chocolate indulgence with the introduction of Rich’s Chocolate Bettercreme® Made with Hershey’s® whipped icing.