The Gluten Intolerance Group (GIG), an industry leader in the certification of gluten-free products and food services, is enhancing the branding of its Gluten-Free Food Service (GFFS). GFFS, which audits and validates restaurants and food businesses that serve gluten-free food, is launching a newly designed logo and signage that designates establishments as “Validated Gluten Free Safe Spots.”
On our latest From the Cold Corner Podcast, I sit down with Neil Russell, VP of corporate affairs at Sysco, for details about the company’s constantly evolving strategies during the pandemic.
The reopening kits include supplies like masks and safety guidance posters for independent restaurant operators.
June 1, 2020
US Foods is giving away free reopening kits to qualifying independent restaurant owners to help support restaurant reopening efforts in communities across the U.S. The reopening kits provide independent restaurant operators with must-have supplies such as masks and safety guidance posters as well as resource guides to navigate state and local COVID-19 reopening requirements and help create a safer environment for staff and customers alike.
The report focuses on international, restaurant, catering, retail food, health and lifestyle, children, environmental policy and beverage trends, looking at what’s emerging, slowing down and just around the corner in the culinary and hospitality industries.
December 6, 2019
Les Dames d’Escoffier International (LDEI), Louisville, Ky., revealed data gathered from its international membership of over 2,400, which forecasts the most innovative trends in the culinary and cultural landscape for the next year.
The study reveals that the menu items that kids rated as their favorites were also the ones they most expect to find at QSRs.
August 6, 2019
A new report from Y-Pulse, Chicago, examines the reactions of 900 kids and 1,020 adults to menu concepts in a quick-service (QSR) and full-service restaurant setting.
This year’s report points to continued efforts in public health, the environment and the business of food.
June 20, 2019
Chefs, food companies and foodservice operators are continuing to nudge consumer food choices in a more healthful, sustainable direction, according to the “7th Menus of Change Annual Report,” released by the Culinary Institute of America, Hyde Park, N.Y., and Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health—Department of Nutrition, Boston, Mass.
Within the restaurant industry, the quick-service segment added the most units in 2018.
June 6, 2019
The restaurant industry added a net 13,817 establishments in 2018, an increase of 2.2%, according to new data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, Washington, D.C.
The National Pork Board, Des Moines, Iowa, released its findings from the comprehensive Insight to Action research, this time examining trends in consumer behavior related to dining out.