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5 food and beverage innovations at the restaurant show

From condensed oat milk to vegan poached eggs, the NRA show was full of surprises

Holly Petre, Assistant Digital Editor

May 25, 2022

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By Day 3 of the National Restaurant Association Show, most people were down, their feet sore and stomachs full. They began to walk slower as they took their second or third lap around the show, revisiting the buzziest booths. This year, the buzziest booths were filled with innovation in the food and beverage segment, from new technology using chickpeas to distilling new flavors like chilis and candy into beverages.

Ahead, see some of the most talked-about items from the show floor that caused a stir amongst guests at the NRA show. That includes Yo!, a vegan sunny-side up egg, the world’s first condensed oat milk, and C4 energy drink’s newest flavor: Strawberry Starburst.

Click through the gallery to learn more and stay tuned to learn about the innovations in tech and equipment from the show floor that are drawing everyone’s attention.

About the Author

Holly Petre

Assistant Digital Editor

Holly Petre is a digital editor for Nation’s Restaurant News as well as the host of NRN’s podcast, Extra Serving, and producer for Informa Restaurant and Food Group’s other three podcasts, One On One by Food Management, Off the Shelf with SN and In the Kitchen with Bret Thorn. Holly holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts with a concentration in Sculpture, fibers and Material Studies and Ceramics from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. A native New Yorker, Holly enjoys her place on staff as the resident pop-culture expert and millennial with a sassy attitude and great sense of style.

Holly Petre’s work on Nation’s Restaurant News and Restaurant Hospitality often covers marketing and trends, either aimed-at or examined-through the millennial mindset. Holly is responsible for introducing TikTok and Twitch to NRN and RH readers as well as explaining terms like “Karen” to staff and readers alike. She also spends her time on staff trying not to make every headline a pun.

Holly Petre hasn’t spoken at any events or on panels, but she is readily available with a killer shoe wardrobe and several witty quips.

 

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