Our Blog
Current 2024-2025 food trends are pointing more and more toward luxurious food items. Could it be that consumers want to get more bang for their buck? As we see it, if you’re going to spend significantly more money to dine out than you did four years ago, you might as well treat yourself. You can…
Continue Reading
Culinary trends and pandemics come and go, but one thing remains the same: US consumers love their coffee. According to the National Coffee Association’s (NCA) 2023 “Atlas of American Coffee,” more Americans (63%) drink coffee every day than any other drink and most people surveyed drank coffee at home during the preceding day (83%).
Continue Reading
Did you know Colorado is the 12th fastest-growing US state? The influx of people from different states, backgrounds, and ages is creating a unique population here. Maybe that’s why so many fast-casual restaurant brands have gotten their start or chosen to headquarter in Colorado.
Continue Reading
At the end of every year, culinary agencies like Food & Drink Resources look to the emerging food and beverage trends to inform menu development for the next 12-24 months. Since 2015, we’ve published many of those insights on our blog, including in 2018 when we wrote this article. Now, in October 2023, we are…
Continue Reading
Never mind that most restaurant brands are short-staffed or without a culinary innovation department. Outside eyes—especially when it comes to seasonal, special, or limited-time offers (LTOs)—help any restaurant brand to create objectively better menus.
Continue ReadingThanks for stopping by and reading the Food & Drink Resources blog. Here we talk about food trends, culinary innovation, and the work of our team.