Food Trends http://restaurant-hospitality.com/taxonomy/term/6594/more en McDonald's, LYFE Kitchen adopt healthy halo approach http://restaurant-hospitality.com/food-trends/mcdonalds-lyfe-kitchen-adopt-healthy-halo-approach <div class="field-deck"> These two much-different concepts use stealthy healthy marketing and menu descriptions to peddle new superfood-laden menu items. </div> <div class="field-image-promo"> <a href="/food-trends/mcdonalds-lyfe-kitchen-adopt-healthy-halo-approach" class="imagecache imagecache-med_crop imagecache-linked imagecache-med_crop_linked"><img alt="" src="http://restaurant-hospitality.com/site-files/restaurant-hospitality.com/files/imagecache/med_crop/uploads/2013/05/lyfekitchendrinks.jpg" title="" height="200" width="355" class="imagecache imagecache-med_crop" /></a> </div> These two much-different concepts use stealthy healthy marketing and menu descriptions to peddle new superfood-laden menu items. <div class="og_rss_groups"></div><p><a href="http://restaurant-hospitality.com/food-trends/mcdonalds-lyfe-kitchen-adopt-healthy-halo-approach" target="_blank">read more</a></p> http://restaurant-hospitality.com/food-trends/mcdonalds-lyfe-kitchen-adopt-healthy-halo-approach#comments Food Trends Drink Trends Wed, 22 May 2013 16:01:00 +0000 20371 at http://restaurant-hospitality.com <p> LYFE Kitchen is introducing new beverages fortified with superfoods.</p> LYFE Kitchen/Newscom Breakfast sandwich category expanding http://restaurant-hospitality.com/food-trends/breakfast-sandwich-category-expanding <div class="field-deck"> Portability and affordability are factors driving demand. </div> If you serve breakfast, and your menu doesn’t already list a breakfast sandwich or two, you’re probably missing the boat. <div class="og_rss_groups"></div><p><a href="http://restaurant-hospitality.com/food-trends/breakfast-sandwich-category-expanding" target="_blank">read more</a></p> http://restaurant-hospitality.com/food-trends/breakfast-sandwich-category-expanding#comments Eat Beat Business Food Trends Breakfast Sandwiches Wed, 15 May 2013 14:58:00 +0000 20031 at http://restaurant-hospitality.com Make the most of your restaurant's food truck options http://restaurant-hospitality.com/food-trucks/make-most-your-restaurants-food-truck-options <div class="field-deck"> A new food truck venture helps a brick-and-mortar chain deal with ownership succession issues while creating an incremental revenue stream. </div> <div class="field-image-promo"> <a href="/food-trucks/make-most-your-restaurants-food-truck-options" class="imagecache imagecache-med_crop imagecache-linked imagecache-med_crop_linked"><img alt="" src="http://restaurant-hospitality.com/site-files/restaurant-hospitality.com/files/imagecache/med_crop/uploads/2013/05/ezellsfood-truckpromo.jpg" title="" height="200" width="355" class="imagecache imagecache-med_crop" /></a> </div> A new food truck venture helps a brick-and-mortar chain deal with ownership succession issues while creating an incremental revenue stream. <div class="og_rss_groups"></div><p><a href="http://restaurant-hospitality.com/food-trucks/make-most-your-restaurants-food-truck-options" target="_blank">read more</a></p> http://restaurant-hospitality.com/food-trucks/make-most-your-restaurants-food-truck-options#comments Eat Beat Business Food Trends How To Food Trucks Wed, 15 May 2013 14:13:00 +0000 20021 at http://restaurant-hospitality.com Ezell's Brunch, 'America's pastime,' can be a real moneymaker http://restaurant-hospitality.com/consumer-trends/brunch-americas-pastime-can-be-real-moneymaker <div class="field-image-promo"> <a href="/consumer-trends/brunch-americas-pastime-can-be-real-moneymaker" class="imagecache imagecache-med_crop imagecache-linked imagecache-med_crop_linked"><img alt="" src="http://restaurant-hospitality.com/site-files/restaurant-hospitality.com/files/imagecache/med_crop/uploads/2013/05/pumpkin-pancakespromo.jpg" title="" height="200" width="355" class="imagecache imagecache-med_crop" /></a> </div> Technomic and innovative operators offer insight into running popular and profitable brunch services. <div class="og_rss_groups"></div><p><a href="http://restaurant-hospitality.com/consumer-trends/brunch-americas-pastime-can-be-real-moneymaker" target="_blank">read more</a></p> http://restaurant-hospitality.com/consumer-trends/brunch-americas-pastime-can-be-real-moneymaker#comments Eat Beat Marketing Food Trends Consumer Trends Mon, 13 May 2013 18:37:00 +0000 19971 at http://restaurant-hospitality.com <p> Big Jones&#39; pumpkin pancakes with Sherry and vanilla cream filling and pumpkin seed streusel topping</p> Chicken wings: The boneless boom is on http://restaurant-hospitality.com/food-trends/chicken-wings-boneless-boom <div class="field-deck"> Now that wholesale prices are back within the normal range, chicken wings, especially boneless ones, hold renewed opportunity for restaurants. </div> <div class="field-image-promo"> <a href="/food-trends/chicken-wings-boneless-boom" class="imagecache imagecache-med_crop imagecache-linked imagecache-med_crop_linked"><img alt="" src="http://restaurant-hospitality.com/site-files/restaurant-hospitality.com/files/imagecache/med_crop/uploads/2013/05/wingstopbonelesspromo.jpg" title="" height="200" width="355" class="imagecache imagecache-med_crop" /></a> </div> Now that wholesale prices are back within the normal range, chicken wings, especially boneless ones, hold renewed opportunity for restaurants. <div class="og_rss_groups"></div><p><a href="http://restaurant-hospitality.com/food-trends/chicken-wings-boneless-boom" target="_blank">read more</a></p> http://restaurant-hospitality.com/food-trends/chicken-wings-boneless-boom#comments Eat Beat Food Trends Poultry Tue, 07 May 2013 18:49:00 +0000 19831 at http://restaurant-hospitality.com <p> Boneless chicken wing from Wingstop</p> Wingstop/Newscom 9 vintage sandwiches: What was hip in 1956 http://restaurant-hospitality.com/food-trends/9-vintage-sandwiches-what-was-hip-1956 <div class="field-deck"> How sandwich ideas have evolved </div> How sandwich ideas have evolved <div class="og_rss_groups"></div><p><a href="http://restaurant-hospitality.com/food-trends/9-vintage-sandwiches-what-was-hip-1956" target="_blank">read more</a></p> http://restaurant-hospitality.com/food-trends/9-vintage-sandwiches-what-was-hip-1956#comments Eat Beat Food Trends Sandwiches Thu, 02 May 2013 20:37:00 +0000 19661 at http://restaurant-hospitality.com High-end chefs elevate low-end seafood http://restaurant-hospitality.com/food-trends/high-end-chefs-elevate-low-end-seafood <div class="field-deck"> In Chicago, so-called “trash fish” is about to get a makeover. </div> <div class="field-image-promo"> <a href="/food-trends/high-end-chefs-elevate-low-end-seafood" class="imagecache imagecache-med_crop imagecache-linked imagecache-med_crop_linked"><img alt="" src="http://restaurant-hospitality.com/site-files/restaurant-hospitality.com/files/imagecache/med_crop/uploads/2013/04/trashfishnationalbannerpromo.jpg" title="" height="200" width="355" class="imagecache imagecache-med_crop" /></a> </div> In Chicago, so-called “trash fish” is about to get a makeover. <div class="og_rss_groups"></div><p><a href="http://restaurant-hospitality.com/food-trends/high-end-chefs-elevate-low-end-seafood" target="_blank">read more</a></p> http://restaurant-hospitality.com/food-trends/high-end-chefs-elevate-low-end-seafood#comments Eat Beat Business Food Trends Top Chefs Chefs Gated Seafood Sustainability Tue, 30 Apr 2013 19:06:00 +0000 19721 at http://restaurant-hospitality.com Chefs Collaborative Gulf Coast builds brand around its seafood http://restaurant-hospitality.com/food-trends/gulf-coast-builds-brand-around-its-seafood <div class="field-image-promo"> <a href="/food-trends/gulf-coast-builds-brand-around-its-seafood" class="imagecache imagecache-med_crop imagecache-linked imagecache-med_crop_linked"><img alt="" src="http://restaurant-hospitality.com/site-files/restaurant-hospitality.com/files/imagecache/med_crop/uploads/2013/04/borgneshrimpsaladpromo.jpg" title="" height="200" width="355" class="imagecache imagecache-med_crop" /></a> </div> Restaurants aren’t shy about serving region’s seafood three years after devastating oil spill. <div class="og_rss_groups"></div><p><a href="http://restaurant-hospitality.com/food-trends/gulf-coast-builds-brand-around-its-seafood" target="_blank">read more</a></p> http://restaurant-hospitality.com/food-trends/gulf-coast-builds-brand-around-its-seafood#comments Eat Beat Marketing Food Trends Top Chefs Chefs Hotel Foodservice Local Food Louisiana Marketing Seafood Seasonal Mon, 29 Apr 2013 15:32:00 +0000 19711 at http://restaurant-hospitality.com <p> Borgne&#39;s shrimp salad</p> 7 fruit trends for 2013 http://restaurant-hospitality.com/food-trends/7-fruit-trends-2013 <div class="field-deck"> A leading market research firm explores the fruit category and finds several innovations full-service restaurant operators can adopt. </div> <div class="field-image-promo"> <a href="/food-trends/7-fruit-trends-2013" class="imagecache imagecache-med_crop imagecache-linked imagecache-med_crop_linked"><img alt="" src="http://restaurant-hospitality.com/site-files/restaurant-hospitality.com/files/imagecache/med_crop/uploads/2013/04/monkfruitpromo.jpg" title="" height="200" width="355" class="imagecache imagecache-med_crop" /></a> </div> A leading market research firm explores the fruit category and finds several innovations full-service restaurant operators might adopt. <div class="og_rss_groups"></div><p><a href="http://restaurant-hospitality.com/food-trends/7-fruit-trends-2013" target="_blank">read more</a></p> http://restaurant-hospitality.com/food-trends/7-fruit-trends-2013#comments Eat Beat Food Trends Fruits Tue, 23 Apr 2013 16:10:00 +0000 19581 at http://restaurant-hospitality.com <p> Monk fruit is being turned into an alternative sweetener.</p> Newscom RivaBella: Italian with an edge http://restaurant-hospitality.com/new-restaurant-concepts/rivabella-italian-edge <div class="field-byline"> Edited by Bob Krummert </div> <div class="field-image-promo"> <a href="/new-restaurant-concepts/rivabella-italian-edge" class="imagecache imagecache-med_crop imagecache-linked imagecache-med_crop_linked"><img alt="" src="http://restaurant-hospitality.com/site-files/restaurant-hospitality.com/files/imagecache/med_crop/uploads/2013/04/rivabellaintpromo.jpg" title="" height="200" width="355" class="imagecache imagecache-med_crop" /></a> </div> This fine-dining-focused restaurant, which opened in mid-January, breaks the mold. <div class="og_rss_groups"></div><p><a href="http://restaurant-hospitality.com/new-restaurant-concepts/rivabella-italian-edge" target="_blank">read more</a></p> http://restaurant-hospitality.com/new-restaurant-concepts/rivabella-italian-edge#comments Eat Beat Food Trends New Restaurant Concepts Top Chefs Operations California Chefs Fine dining Restaurants Gated Upscale Restaurants Mon, 15 Apr 2013 14:56:00 +0000 19231 at http://restaurant-hospitality.com <p> It&rsquo;s tricky to create a Tuscan farmhouse vibe in a Sunset Boulevard setting. IDG pulled it off with its RivaBella design.</p>