7 Luxe Food Ideas For Your Restaurant Menu

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…

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All Things Coffee: 2024 Stats, Menu Ideas, And Trends

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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%).

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The Upside And Downside To Ghost Kitchen Concepts

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Even before the COVID-19 pandemic hit the US in 2020, food delivery services had taken hold. The concept of ghost kitchens had also started to gain momentum pre-COVID, but now that we are nearly a year into the crisis, ghost kitchens are becoming commonplace.

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Fresh, Modern Israeli Elevates ‘Middle Eastern’ Fare Beyond Hummus

Hummus. Ask diners which foods they associate with Middle East and Mediterranean cuisine, consumers typically mention hummus, the once obscure garbanzo bean dip that is now a supermarket superstar. Pita bread, gyros, and olive oil often get listed, too. If Americans can name any dish associated with Israel, it is usually falafel. But that’s a…

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Food and Beverage Trends Millennials Can’t Get Enough Of

Millennials want the culinary staples of the American diet, but with a flavorful new twist.

Every generation brings different preferences that force business to shift accordingly, and millennials’ influence on the food industry is no exception. Here are seven food and beverage trends that today’s young adults can’t get enough of…according to FDR’s intern Mary Murphy.  Mary is a junior at Western Michigan University majoring in Food & CPG Marketing.

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