September 2, 2015 When it comes to enjoying a family-friendly beverage with a meal, Canadians have long favoured traditional choices such as coffee, tea, soft drinks and juices. But there are a few new kids on the block in the non-alcoholic beverage category, and they come from the most original of sources – water. From […]
By Frank Weber May 26, 2015 Leave a comment Tea has enjoyed much attention over the last few years and most of this rising popularity has been contributed to green and black teas. However, there are many tasty concoctions out there that are technically not tea. Herbal teas or “tisane” are much coveted and have […]
By Frank Weber December 23, 2014 Tea may be picking up steam – no pun intended – but that steam now comes in many liquid as well as solid applications. Chefs and mixologists are finding creative and delicious new uses for this versatile ingredient. Tea started its amazing journey some 5,000 years ago in the […]
By Aaron Jourden Upgrading and enhancing non-alcoholic beverages is a great way for operators to please their guests and differentiate from the competition. Today, we’re seeing operators expand their beverage offerings beyond basic soft drinks, milk and coffee, to include such trend-forward refreshments as handcrafted ades (such as lemonades and limeades), fresh-squeezed fruit-and-veggie juices, and […]
By Frank Weber One of the most widely consumed beverages in the world (second only to water) has been delivering warmth to the cold, relief to the thirsty and cooling comfort to the exhausted for five millennia – but we are just starting to understand the many faces of this beverage now. Ahhh, the wonders […]
By Sean Moon For many restaurant patrons, a lunch or dinner at their favourite establishment often includes a tipple or two of their adult beverage of choice – beer, wine or spirits. More and more Canadian consumers, however, are pushing alcoholic beverages to the back of the shelf in favour of an increasingly wide array […]
By Barbara Smyth Canadians love their coffee! Canadian coffee drinkers consume an average of just over 13 cups of coffee a week. That means that those who drink coffee are likely to have two cups per day. Few if any other food or beverage items hold such popularity among Canadians, so it’s no wonder that […]
By Sean Moon Tea lovers continue to search for the perfect daily brew at Canadian restaurants Canadian tea drinkers are a passionate bunch when it comes to their daily cuppa, but for foodservice operators in this country, that passion doesn’t always translate into increased sales of the world’s second-most popular beverage. For many confirmed […]
By Linda Strachan With the welcome return to warm weather, consumers will look for more thirst-quenching options from their favourite restaurants. Carbonated soft drinks (CSDs) are a restaurant standby, one of the largest product categories tracked by The NPD Group, topping more than 1.3 billion servings in the past year. However CSDs at restaurants have experienced […]
