Consumer Trends

The demographic ‘represents a lot of hope’ for the industry, NPD says

The sales slowdown continued for the restaurant industry in August as same-store sales fell again year over year. Growth was -0.7% for August, the second consecutive month in which the industry failed to grow its same-store sales. The last time...

Investors are looking at black soldier fly larvae as future ingredient in animal feed

At Lowell Café in West Hollywood, Calif., guests will be able to have a toke and a sandwich

Operators weigh short- and long-term costs of mobile kitchens

Delivery has been getting a lot of hype lately, but there’s another opportunity for growth that restaurant operators should not overlook, according to officials at market research firm The NPD Group...

With approval from FDA, plant-based patties can be sold direct to consumer