insert_link Food & Drink Dining Out? You’re On Trend as Restaurants set to Hit All Time Highs in 2019 Recession red flags may be cropping up in the stock and bond markets as the trade war rages on. But it seems the American consumer hasn’t gotten the message — at least not yet. This holds particularly true when it comes to spending at restaurants. Sales at eating and drinking establishments are up more than 4% this year, according to data from the U.S. Census Bureau, surpassing grocery sales at […] todayAugust 26, 2019
insert_link Food & Drink Locally Grown Spirits The National Restaurant Association’s recent annual beverage survey, which tapped an exclusive chef audience, revealed that 65 percent of participants believe that locally produced spirits will be the year’s top trend, followed by house-roasted coffee (51 percent) and brewed-on-the-premises beer (50 percent). Broken down by gender, 73 percent of women and 63 percent of men say they’d go to an account offering local options. Taking a page from the locavore […] todayJanuary 10, 2019
insert_link Food & Drink Are You Ready for Oyster Steak? According to the National Restaurant Association’s Annual “What’s Hot” survey of almost 650 chefs found that “new cuts of meat” (67%) and “plant-based sausages and burgers” (64 %) were near the top of the list of what’s trending in the food industry. In modern day processing and butchery, there are certain cuts that are money-makers, which means that other heritage cuts have become scarce and known only to hardcore meat people. When there […] todayJanuary 7, 2019