U.S. State of the Restaurant Industry Report measures COVID-19’s impact
The 2021 State of the Restaurant Industry Report details the impact of COVID-19, including statistics and trends in labour, menu, and tech.
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Confidence in Canada’s food system at an all-time high says CCFI research
According to new research from the Canadian Centre for Food Integrity (CCFI), Canadians are optimistic about their food supply even during COVID-19.
New Technomic study finds consumption of meatless dishes remains strong
Press Release More consumers now than in 2016 say they are following restrictive specialty diets, Technomic discovered in the 2019 Center of the Plate: Seafood and Vegetarian Consumer Trend Report. While a significant majority of consumers do not follow a specialty diet, those who do are most likely to classify themselves with flexible terms such as “semivegetarian” […]
Food(service) for Thought: Change is the only constant
By Asad Amin What to eat? Cook at home or eat out? Takeout or home delivery? Modern eating is fraught with a great deal of uncertainty. Today’s eating and drinking decisions are often in-the-moment and spontaneous, driven by impulse and whim. We live in a culture of increasingly unplanned occasions, with a large proportion of decision-making […]