According to Forbes, more than 40% of restaurants struggled to survive during the COVID-19 pandemic crisis. What’s interesting is that G2 research highlights that almost 50 million people in the U.S. will use food apps by the end of 2021. Digital and Tech Transformation It is no secret that it takes a lot of manpower and resources to maintain […]
How Demographics, Lifestyle, and Technology are Changing Restaurant Consumer Trends In general, demographics refer to quantitative characteristics such as age, gender, and geographic location used in marketing to segment large populations into small, marketable groups with similar characteristics and collectively influence many consumer trends, behaviors, and expectations. By understanding more about current and […]
First Quarter 2019 Restaurant Trends It sounds like something from a science fiction movie: a juicy steak grown in a lab and served in a restaurant. But that science fiction story is quickly becoming a restaurant reality. Also known as “motherless meat”, it’s likely to be one of the hottest trends in the restaurant business. […]
A commercial kitchen is responsible for preparing a high-volume amount of food on a daily basis. Due to the volume of food that needs to be produced, making the workplace as efficient as possible is very beneficial. A restaurant or commercial kitchen consultant will be able to provide a range of tips and plans […]
As Third-Party Delivery Expands among Restaurants, Customer Base Broadens Move over Domino’s, there’s a whole lot of restaurants doing delivery these days. A recent Los Angeles Times article about an NPD Group study reports an explosion of delivery by restaurants through third-party aggregators such as UberEats and GrubHub. In fact, the industry has seen […]
Commercial Kitchen Design The layout and design of your commercial kitchen matters. These are some of the main reasons why it’s worth it to focus on creating an efficient commercial kitchen design for your restaurant. Make Better Use of Your Space First of all, depending on the size of your kitchen, you might have […]
You’ve opened your restaurant, eagerly awaiting the first trickle of customers to start streaming in. They start showing up, singly, in pairs, or in large groups, and they seem happy with the experience. But when they leave, you may never see them again. If you aren’t keeping track of your new customers, you could be […]
Today’s Restaurant Industry Ingredient, design, and culinary trends are not new to the restaurant industry, but with today’s rapidly evolving tastes and diners who are quick to share their experiences, chefs and restaurant owners need to be steadily aware of new trends coming into play. Here are the current movements shaking up today’s restaurant industry: […]
Virtual Restaurants and Delivery Service It’s six pm on a Tuesday, and after leaving work you’re sitting in bumper-to-bumper traffic amid a cacophony of beeping, honking, and expletive-laced language, wondering what to have for dinner. Seven years ago the options would have amounted to cook your own dinner, dine out at a traditional restaurant, […]
Restaurant Industry Trends – Fast Casual It seemed as though the dominance of the fast food market segment would be forever enduring. This segment still dominates, but in terms of growth rate, the fast casual segment has been gradually eroding the fast-food market share, with McDonald’s, the leader of the fast food market chains, controlling about 20% […]