Consumer Trends

This post is part of the On the Margin blog. Much has been said recently about a potential “restaurant recession.” Same-store sales have taken a sudden, almost inexplicable turn for the worse beginning in March. That has led to inevitable s...

Chefs make use of root vegetables, mushrooms, chiles and more during the autumn

Apple- and pear-based alcoholic beverages see popularity spike over five-year period

A once-forgotten category raises eyebrows and check averages

Chefs pay more attention to once-neglected ingredients

Operator's beverage executives discuss trends among Millennial customers

Small operators share strategies for success amid shrinking independent segment

Operator seeks to find out what drives trips to the drive-thru

The Hawaiian raw fish dish spawns new menu items, and even new restaurants