The Explosion of AI In the FoodService Industry
We have heard again and again how Artificial Intelligence is coming for our jobs and will leave us as piles of flesh vegetating in front of our TVs. Well… before we get to that point, AI might at least make your job of running a restaurant a lot easier! Square’s New AI Tools Square, best […]
The Right Equipment Makes Foodservice Safer & Helps You Retain Employees
Your foodservice equipment represents a big investment. It can be tempting to save money on that equipment by waiting as long as possible to replace it, and then buying the cheapest gear you can get away with when you do replace it. In the short term, that might even work. However, labor shortages and increased […]
Do You Need More Non-Alcoholic Options?
Low & non-alcoholic beverages are increasingly popular among consumers. Younger adults have been trending away from traditional norms by consuming less alcohol than previous generations. IWSR has the latest statistics from the US and around the world. Those stats show that the industry might be wise to get ahead of what appears to be […]
The Race to Release Pumpkin Spiced Drinks Earlier
On August 16, Dunkin’ announced the start of the “fall” pumpkin spiced beverage season. Starbucks started selling their pumpkin drinks on August 24th. “Pumpkin creep” has been an emerging trend for retailers hoping to capitalize on early consumer excitement and to capture more of the back-to-school market share. …according to data from SpotOn, which found […]
Iced Tea – Ready to Break Out!
Iced tea sales growth has been half that of sports drinks and energy drinks in the last four years. Even sales of RTD coffee have almost doubled that of tea in the same amount of time. New coffee drinks have been capturing the imagination and market share in recent decades since Starbucks’ Frappuccino burst onto […]
Alcoholic Beverage Trends for the Restaurant Industry
The National Restaurant Association recently issued a report that looks into trends for On-Premises and Off-Premises Alcohol sales. The findings include sales figures and demographic distribution. Some insights from the report include: Alcohol makes up about 21% of sales among full-service restaurants. 90%of restaurants offer alcohol with takeout (where permitted). 61% of adults would prefer […]
C-Store Online Shopping Options Grow With Uber and Vroom Delivery Partnership
The pandemic forced C-stores to innovate. One solution was to offer customers more opportunities to order online for pickup and home delivery through Uber Eats and Door Dash. Many states loosened restrictions on the delivery of alcoholic beverages. This allowed local convenience stores to be even more convenient and helped drive revenue. Fast-forward to today, […]
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Has Tipping Reached a Tipping Point?
In Los Angeles, a class-action suit was filed on June 20th by former servers of a trendy Italian restaurant called Jon & VInny’s. The suit alleges that servers were denied tips because of confusion about the restaurant’s mandatory 18% “service fee.” “After The [LA] Times published an article by Food staff reporter Cindy Carcamo detailing […]
Protein Drinks Are Bulking Up
In the original Rocky movie, many viewers’ stomachs turned when Sylvester Stallone cracked five raw eggs into a glass and drank it. At the time, raw eggs and brewer’s yeast were about as close to a protein drink as you could come. (…and if you’ve never smelled raw brewer’s yeast, count yourself lucky!) Protein drinks […]