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Foodservice Drinks: Innovation Means Options

The Coca-Cola Company’s Freestyle is a touch-screen foodservice beverage dispenser that seemingly puts an endless array of beverage flavor combinations at the user’s fingertips.
Bob Garrison
Robert Garrison
September 13, 2013
3-D movie glasses. 5G smartphones. It’s clear that consumers like options, and they value anything that adds functional dimensions for a heightened experience.
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Obesity

Exporting Obesity

From Mexico to Qatar, obesity rates are soaring to unprecedented levels.
September 9, 2013
The alarming trend is damaging economic performance, as well as the health of millions of consumers worldwide.
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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.
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McDonald's Takes Wing

McDonald's wings will be introduced across the fast food chain's restaurants across the nation in a revamp of the giant's domestic menu.
August 28, 2013
The chicken is expected to remain on the menu until the end of November.
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IFMA: Boost Foodservice New Product Success

The International Foodservice Manufacturers Association and Stage-Gate International—partners in the Center of Innovation Excellence project—released a whitepaper, titled “New Product Development: Best Practices in Foodservice.”
August 22, 2013
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Make it Craveable: Arby’s Menu Development

How does a major restaurant chain approach new product and menu development? Prepared Foods addresses that topic with Len Van Popering, senior vice president of Product Development & Innovation, Arby’s Restaurant Group Inc.
August 22, 2013
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Consumer Perception of Value

Technomic research finds consumers' prevailing mindset is to stretch every dollar.
August 22, 2013
However, when consumers consider a restaurant's value equation, they are thinking about much more than just price.
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Nutrition Info in Restaurants

A researcher contends there are huge variations on how caloric and other nutritional content is presented to consumers.
August 22, 2013
No real standards exist for restaurant menus posted online, the researcher argues.
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David's Expansion

David’s Cookies announced the grand opening for its new facility in Cedar Grove, N.J.
August 15, 2013
The company is engaged in the manufacturing and distribution of cookies and frozen cookie dough for the foodservice and co-branding baking industries and fresh baked cookies sold online.
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