Tag: consumer trends

OpenTable, a global leader in restaurant technology, reveals the trends and consumer behavior that reshaped the culinary landscape, with out-of-the-box dining habits gaining momentum through 2025.

US Foods Holding Corp. – one of America’s leading foodservice distributors – today released the results of its 2024 Diner Dispatch survey, which showcases the state of America’s relationship with dining out.

The pandemic greatly harmed the foodservice industry, and it hasn’t recovered to pre-pandemic levels, according to David Henkes, a principal at Technomic.

A new Potato Path to Purchase study from Potatoes USA uncovers key insights into consumer behavior and purchase patterns, offering a deeper understanding of the pre-shopping and in-store experiences that drive potato purchases.

What are the nation’s trend-forward foodies seeking most on their dinner plates tonight? Simplicity with a side of affordability. These are among the findings in the “2024 Consumer Curiosity Report,” an analysis of consumers nationwide most likely to set the next food trends.

Pandemic and generational inflation has caused American grocery shoppers to change their behaviors, said Circana's Jonna Parker during a Foundation for Fresh Produce webinar.

Consumers love restaurants — 64% said they would dine at or order from restaurants every day if they could manage it — but a prolonged struggle with inflation is tempering their spend and gratuities for staff.

New research from all-in-one POS and restaurant management system, TouchBistro, reveals that Americans are choosing takeout over dining in, quality over flashiness, and human connection over AI and QR codes.

Inflation has eased since 2022 and 2023, but American consumers continue to be concerned about the increasing price of everything, especially food.

Ahead of the new year, Pamela and Greg break down her top five trends for 2024, which ones will have staying power and which will disappear like a forgotten Tik Tok video.