Ever heard of the Pink Drink or the Chicken McGriddle? Maybe the Flying Dutchman or a 4×4? If so, you’re part of the inner circle—a secret menu guru. Talked about in hushed voices despite its popularity on social media, the secret menu is the “back room” menu some restaurants have that isn’t necessarily written down…

Once thought of as a trend, the pop-up appears to be here to stay, especially when 55% of chefs view it as one of the top 10 restaurant concepts for 2018.1 Pop-up restaurants are cropping up more frequently than ever with themes, menus, and concepts that delight diners with their creativity and good tastes. The…

Getting breakfast at 2 o’clock in the afternoon is now as easy as saying “eggs with a side of bacon,” realizing the dreams of the 72% of adult consumers who would love it if restaurants served breakfast all day.1 With 63% of restaurants now serving breakfast and 31% offering breakfast during dinner, all day breakfast…

Can you say shakshuka? Extra points if you’ve tried or you know what it is. Visit any trend worthy breakfast spot worth its $5 cup of coffee and guaranteed shakshuka is on the menu. And if you’ve tried shakshuka, you’ve eaten a dish associated with Moroccan and North African cuisine, and chances are, you loved…

It’s been named the #1 trend of the year and could be the number one of the decade.1 And obviously if you’re one of the 6% in the world who choose to eat vegan, you’re probably happy that everyone else might be catching on to what you already know: vegan is a huge player in…

Consumers have always been attracted to big. SUV’s, steaks, the biggest piece of birthday cake; even rationalizing decisions with the philosophy “go big or go home.” However, this time of year is layered with New Year’s resolution guilt and suddenly, big feels a little out of place. Good thing there are minis to fill the…

This is the most wonderful time of the year! We must admit we look forward to this as much as baseball spring training or what the feature flavor at Culvers is (no joke – this is a big one). We are talking about the top food and culinary trend lists that come about each year…

North of Israel and south of Turkey on the east side of the Mediterranean Sea lies the little country of Lebanon. Smaller in square miles than Connecticut, Lebanon has a savory, fresh cuisine inspired from the Ottoman Turks influence and the French control which took place after WWI until 1946. Lebanese cuisine is often lumped…

With so much information being thrown daily at consumers at a rapid-fire pace, it’s any wonder that they have time or the desire to read anything let alone a food label. But read labels they do—at a dizzying rate. Whether it’s looking for confirmation of health or justification for indulgence, consumers have become avid readers…

The path to mouthwatering taste, sodium reduction and unbelievable umami comes in one word—miso. Whether red or white, miso is the ingredient your application was missing all along. Consumers are becoming more comfortable than ever with trend-forward miso given its probiotic beginnings and comfort in ethnic dishes. We’ve got the intel on miso and why…