trends and insights

Trends and Insights

As our industry changes, adapting is essential. Check back often for new insights, data, and trends.
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10 Reasons It Pays to Soup Up Your Menu

Soup is nutritious, versatile, and a chef’s friend. Discover 10 ways that soup can help you provide exciting seasonal menu choices while maximizing value for you and your guests.

Succeed with Workplace Diversity

Food service staff turns over fast, which makes finding new workers an ongoing issue. Learn how using workforce diversity in recruiting can reap multiple benefits.

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10 Great Tips for Kids’ Menus

Kids these days want menus that include everything they love at home, from ethnic foods to healthier-for-you choices. Learn how to satisfy their taste for adventure and variety.

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Vegetarian, Flexitarian, Vegan. Plant-Oriented Diets Are Growing

Hard-to-please Millennials and others are embracing plant-based diets. Learn why the trend fits into the pattern of sustainability, clean-eating, freshness, and global flavors. And how it fits your operation.

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To Sell Healthy, Call It Fresh

Healthy once meant diet; the trend now is fresh. Fresh tells patrons that the ingredients are both wholesome and delicious. Learn tactics to make fresh work for you.

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Nuts, Seeds, and Grains Add Menu Inspiration—and Value

A handful of nuts, seeds, or grains adds a huge measure of texture and protein. See how they add interest to a wide range of dishes, some you didn’t expect.

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Nutripro: The Culture of Coffee

From morning to night, summer to winter, people love their coffee—to the tune of 1.6 billion cups a day. This issue of Nutripro will help you make the most of one of the most requested items on the menu.

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NHW Trend Grows. Take Advantage of It.

Increasingly, eating well means adopting a NHW (Nutrition, Health, and Wellness) attitude. Discover easy ways to keep taste and healthfulness in balance.

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Chic Updates for Comfort Classics

Add excitement to comfort classics with a few easy twists. Learn how a new technique or ingredient can transform a traditional favorite into something new and modern.

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Catering to Kids Creates Long-Term Customers

Kids’ menus are important to profits. Not only do they attract families, they introduce children to the dining-out lifestyle. Make a small friend today and earn a customer for life.

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Build Your Sales with Soup

Learn how to put overproduction and trim to use in delicious, innovative soups. Not only can you cater to customer preferences (including vegetarians), but you’ll improve your profitability. Nestlé Professional has the products and recipes to help you serve up souper profits.

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Breakfast: Make Mornings More Profitable

Breakfast is a $34.5 billion business. Learn how operators are getting their share with new recipes, healthier options, and expanded breakfast hours.

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