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How to Be a Leader in the Post-Pandemic Event Space Written By: Mike Healey Inevitability Death. Taxes. Catering. While life’s list of unavoidable activities might be comforting over the long haul, the above certainty will offer little comfort to any caterer caught during the first weeks and months of a seismic market interruption. Catering […]
Home / Blog / Industry Trends / What Business Dining Looks Like as Employees Return to Work
Online Ordering Technology Supports Shift in Corporate Dining Operations as Businesses Reopen The COVID-19 pandemic put an unexpected halt on business dining operations. To promote social distancing and prioritize employee safety, office buildings closed as companies shifted to a remote workforce. During the crisis, 62% of employed Americans worked from home, which left corporate […]
Home / Blog / Industry Trends / Senior Dining Programs Shift During Pandemic to Keep Residents Safe and Smiling
Senior living communities are accountable for the health, safety, and well-being of one of the most vulnerable populations. This has proven to be especially true now, during the COVID-19 pandemic. Residents living in retirement communities and independent living facilities have a higher risk of becoming very sick if they contract the virus. This is due […]
Home / Blog / Industry Trends / 2020 Senior Dining Trends
What Must Senior Dining Operators Do to Stay Competitive and Elevate the Senior Dining Experience Accounting for generational differences of the aging population is no small feat for senior dining professionals. Rewind to 20 years ago. Many senior living facilities had only one main sit-down dining room which served breakfast at 8 AM, lunch at […]
Home / Blog / Industry Trends / What Students Want from College and University Foodservice Operations
How to Keep Hungry Students on Campus Keeping students well-nourished and healthy is the overarching mission of college and university foodservice operations. But, keeping hungry students on campus is a key challenge which operators face. A recent Technomic study found that “69% of students eat off-campus at least once a week” and only “33% of […]
Home / Blog / Industry Trends / Non-Commercial Foodservice Operators Fuel Urgency to Buy with Limited-Time Offers (LTOs)
LTO Menu Planning Best Practices Strategically offering limited-time offers (LTOs) serves as a low-cost, high-profit avenue to drive customer excitement and increase sales. Products available only for a limited-time fuel consumers’ urgency to buy and with 50% of millennials and gen X-ers aiming to be the first among their peers to try an establishment’s new […]
Home / Blog / Industry Trends / What Do Residents Expect from Senior Living Foodservice Operators?
Cater to Seniors with Snacks, Meals at Their Convenience The idea of needing instant gratification is typically associated with the younger generations of today, but senior living foodservice operators are seeing this expectation more and more among the newest wave of residents entering their facilities. Senior living diners no longer want to rely on eating […]
Home / Blog / Industry Trends / Technology in Campus Foodservice Supports Dietary Needs
FDA Menu Labeling Compliance Deadline is Fast-Approaching For many young adults, college is the first time they’re leaving home for a long period of time, becoming 100% responsible for their personal consumption choices. Many students take health and cooking classes while attending high school but these classes can’t fully prepare them to make healthy eating […]
Home / Blog / Industry Trends / 2018 Food Trends Hitting Menus This Year
New Year, New Menu Items Trends in the foodservice industry are constantly shifting to keep up with the needs and interests of consumers. Technavio’s market research analysts predict that the global foodservice market will grow at a CAGR of close to 5% by 2021. Keeping up with food trends will help you drive growth at […]
Home / Blog / Industry Trends / Recognizing Healthcare Foodservice Workers Week 2017
How Will You Honor Your Hard-Working Healthcare Foodservice Professionals This Week? The Association for Healthcare Foodservice (AHF) is a professional group comprised of individuals who work in self-operated, non-commercial foodservice facilities within the healthcare foodservice industry. A legacy association that is now part of AHF started Healthcare Foodservice Workers Week in 1985 which continues to […]
Home / Blog / Industry Trends / Power Your Foodservice Revolution at 2017 AHF Conference, August 16th
It’s 2017 and technology runs the world. Can you think of a time when you went a day, or even a few hours, without using your smart phone or looking at a screen? Whether you’re at home, at work, or on the go, technology is everywhere you look. Now, rewind almost 250 years ago to […]
Home / Blog / Industry Trends / Technology Improves the Organizational Health of Healthcare Foodservice Operations
Organizational health encompasses an operation’s ability to function effectively through strong leadership, clear communication, and a solid strategy to respond to change in a way that promotes productivity and growth. Inefficiently managed operations result in staff members being forced to operate on heroics, masking the true pain of working under pressure to push accurate orders […]
Home / Blog / Industry Trends / 5 Best Practices For Sustainability in the Non-Commercial Foodservice Industry
Each year, more stories are shared of individuals who have made big strides towards being sustainable – like the woman who has been waste free for two years, or the growing number of businesses that made the switch to solar panel roofing for energy. It can get quite overwhelming to think about when there’s barely […]
Home / Blog / Industry Trends / Generation Z and Foodservice: How To Recruit and Retain
Move over millennials, Generation Z is here! Consisting of those born in the mid-90’s and later, Generation Z makes up just under 26% of the population. They are tech-savvy, great at multi-tasking, crave individuality, and differ greatly from Generation Y – aka millennials. So how can the foodservice industry start to recruit and retain this […]
Home / Blog / Industry Trends / 2017 Food Trends Expected To Hit The Foodservice Industry
It’s almost time to say goodbye to 2016 and all the food trends that devoured the foodservice industry this year – Galaxy cakes, sweet and savory doughnuts, and Sriracha-infused anything. But with a new year comes exciting and delicious food trend predictions expected to have an impact on foodservice operators and consumers. With millennials as […]
Home / Blog / Industry Trends / Challenges Facing Healthcare Foodservice Operations
Day after day, healthcare foodservice workers prepare and serve hundreds, sometimes thousands, of meals as well as keep floors stocked with snacks, beverages, and supplies for patients. Overcoming industry-wide challenges such as staffing shortages and cutting costs is not something that happens overnight, and requires employees to be resourceful, creative, and open-minded despite the stress […]