Consumer Trends

May 19, 2013

Consumer Trends

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Your Essential NRA Show Guide Navigating a show with 58,000 industry professionals and 1,800 exhibitors can be tough. But don’t worry; we’ve got you covered.	The Many Faces of Your Brand Having two distinct customer demographics might expand your sales potential, but it also presents a challenge of marketing to two different bases.
Market Research Tools Get Futuristic Quick-service brands are ditching traditional market research in favor of new technologies to gather real-time customer feedback.	How to Take Advantage of the Cloud New technology helps restaurants streamline operations and make sense of all the data they’re collecting.
The Pink Slime Dilemma Public outcry sparks debate over what to do with lean finely textured beef.	New Soy Oil: Delivering Health, Taste High oleic soybean oil should help restaurants offer customers menu items that meet the demand for better nutrition and more taste.
Make Your Ethnic Concept a Familiar Favorite If you want to introduce your ethnic concept to burger-and-fries-loving Americans, try giving them something they’re familiar with.	Keeping Up with the Consumers New US Foods products highlight need for on-trend, innovative dishes.
School’s in Session for Quick Serves K–12 schools offer companies another opportunity to show critics they’re serious about improving childhood nutrition.	Making the Grade College students are seeking plenty of options and flexibility in campus dining services.

industry headlines

Specific Ingredients Don't Influence Customer Choices

2013-04-23

The latest research from The NPD Group shows...

Report Finds Starbucks is Top Quick Serve for Q1 2013

2013-04-22

Starbucks is the top quick service restaurant brand with $166 million of Impact Media Value according to General Sentiment’s Q1 2013 QSR...

Robeks Launches Localized Media Automation Platform

2013-04-20

The 108 franchisees of Los Angeles, California-based Robeks Premium Fruit Smoothies began utilizing Silvercrest Advertising’s state-of-the-...

UniFocus Launches Sentiment Analytics Solution

2013-04-15

Boost ability to understand customer feedback with easy to use, real-time customer comment and sentiment analytics. UniFocus’ GUESTScope,...

Juice Just Isn't Cutting It, Says Packaged Facts

2013-04-14

For years, the sales performance of the market for fruit juices and juice drinks has been flat.

Between 2007 and 2012, dollar sales of...

Papa Murphy's Tops Industry Lists as Best Pizza Chain

2013-04-13

Cinderella stories don’t only happen on the basketball court these days. Papa Murphy’s, the under-the-radar take ‘n’ bake...

Meat Sales Top $85B in 2012

2013-04-12

Although meat consumption in the U.S. has been on the decline for nearly a decade, the market continues to post growth in overall dollar sales....

Trans-Lux Intros New LED Display Technologies

2013-04-10

Trans-Lux Corporation (TNLX), a world leader in LED digital displays and LED lighting technologies, is captivating attendees at the ISA...

Survey Results Demonstrate Optimism in Packaging Industry

2013-04-10

A strengthening economy and less volatile input pricing could result in a positive year for the foodservice packaging industries in North America...

Blueberry Council Launches New Foodservice Blog

2013-04-10

Last week, the Blueberry Council launched Dynamo Digest, a blog component to their website. The new blog aims to offer an extensive range of...

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