Trends & Insights

How to Leverage Value-Oriented LTOs

Rolling out limited-time offers (LTOs) is a proven way to create buzz, attract customers, and drive profits. In today’s economic climate, focusing on value-oriented LTOs—which particularly resonate with budget-conscious consumers—can help accomplish these goals.

Drive Dining Innovation with New Protein Picks

The prospects of innovative and trendy protein products drive distributors and operators alike to reimagine dining offerings in promotable and profitable new ways.

Leverage Your Competitive Advantage with Labor-Saving Proteins

When distributors truly understand and align with the operational challenges facing their foodservice customers, together they unlock a powerful competitive advantage.

How to Craft a Sourcing and Transparency Story

Operators depend on distributors for support as they strategically strive to strengthen their brand by committing to ingredient transparency. After all, distributors have all the goods—including the information behind them.

3 Ways to Combat Inflation

While the broader economic context may suggest that inflation is decreasing, the reality for restaurant operators remains one of heightened cost-consciousness.

How to Craft & Communicate Your Ingredient Story

Ingredient transparency isn’t a fad. It’s an essential commitment that, when properly communicated, sets your restaurant apart from others.

Set Your Operation Apart with Claims That Matter

When it comes to dining out, your guest’s next meal is more than a mere transaction. It’s a connection to the palate and your operation’s standards. While craveability matters, so does adherence to health and sustainability.

All In For Halal

Inclusivity and cultural sensitivity extend beyond hiring to incircle the culinary preferences of diverse guests and their dietary requirements.

Kick Up the Comfort

Comfort food always holds a cherished spot on menus, yet an innovation refresh is necessary that integrates tradition with trend. Right now, that would include incorporating globally inspired flavors, expanding on snackability and highlighting health-forward ingredients.

Ease Culinary Healthcare Headaches

Between the widespread challenges of staff shortages, varying culinary skill sets and rising food prices, the healthcare sector could definitely use a few easy labor- and cost-saving solutions.

Power Your Menu With Chicken

How can you save time and labor while staying on trend with your menu? Leverage the versatility and popularity of chicken!

Meet the Booming Demand for Boneless Chicken

The ongoing popularity of boneless chicken calls for a constant stream of fresh menu ideas.

4 Ways To Enhance Your Healthcare Operation in 2024

In the world of healthcare, foodservice is becoming increasingly important.

Elevate Your Breakfast Menu

Did you know that breakfast is coming back in full force? Now is the time to innovate on your breakfast and brunch menu.

The Power of Poultry with a Story

Whether for its flavor, leanness or preparation versatility, poultry is the most consumed animal protein.

Labor-Saving Products are In Demand

Trend-forward timesaving proteins represent some of the newest products available to distributors and operators.

3 Ways to Control Food Costs

In the quest for foodservice profitability, operators face the persistent challenge of skyrocketing food costs.

Winterize Your Upcoming LTOs

The winter season brings a variety of opportunities for seasonal ingredients and flavors.

3 Ways to Harvest Profits in the Fall Season

The beginning of the fall season means more than pumpkin spice.

Fit Meets Comfort

Chefs agree that comfort fare still has legs. It ranks second in the top three macro trends for 2023, according to the chef survey conducted for the National Restaurant Association’s

3 Profitable Holiday Catering Best Practices

It’s time to get ready for the season’s cheer. Do you realize that on average, the holidays account for 20% of a restaurant’s annual sales

Conquer Labor Challenges With Speed-Scratch Products

Amid the ongoing labor shortage crisis, a promising solution has taken hold. Operators are taking advantage of suppliers’ value-added

Creating a Unique Dining Experience

Imagine morphing your restaurant beyond a meal stop into a hub for experiences, memory building and life sharing.

Boneless Wings: On-Trend Labor Savers

For a shareable, on-trend appetizer—and a versatile ingredient—look no further than boneless chicken wings.

Gen Alpha Begins its Influence

Generation Alpha, currently ages 0-13, will swiftly and decisively alter the food and beverage landscape.

How to Tell Your Ingredient Story

Did you know that ingredients with integrity can drive traffic and profits?

3 TIPS TO COMBAT THE LABOR SHORTAGE

You want to create a broad array of crowd-pleasing craveable fare quickly and consistently, but in today’s difficult labor market, it can be

3 Tips for Reaching Health-Conscious Consumers

At least 70% of surveyed consumers want to be healthier, and about half of them say that healthy eating is one of their top priorities.

Stand Out From the Competition With Perdue Foodservice

While operators weather the current climate of increased food costs, supply chain disruptions and labor shortages, distributors have the opportunity...

Mix it Up With LTOs

If you’re like most operators, you’ve reduced your menu to better cope with increased food costs, supply chain disruptions and labor shortages.

Connect Quality Benefits to Healthy Lifestyles

Consumers are more mindful and intentional than ever about what they put into their bodies as they try to live a healthy lifestyle.

4 Ways to Elevate Your Chicken Sandwich

Chicken sandwiches were already ubiquitous on the menu the day Popeyes launched its crispy version on Aug. 12, 2019.

3 Long-Term Healthcare Foodservice Trends

Come mealtime, the menu is increasingly important in the hospital and long-term care facility space.

3 Ways to Put a Twist on Comfort

Those time-honored familiar dishes that bring comfort in uncertain times—or any time—are always in vogue. You may have to adjust your menu and prices to relieve economic...

Strategies for Menu Optimization

Part of your balancing act as a restaurant operator is to find ways to cut costs, increase margins and sell for more money—all in the current climate of runaway inflation...

4 Ways to Help Boost Profits with Appetizers

Between increased labor costs compounded by a labor shortage—plus frightening inflation, if you’re like most operators, you’re faced with...

Spice Up Your Menu With a Street Food Adventure

Street food universally features the best, most craveable and popular fare that vendors masterfully prepare fresh in front of the masses...

The Greatest Thing with Sliced Bread

In the important world of portability, sandwiches are the quintessential ever-evolving handheld. Industry-leading menus show that everything from the flavor and menu...

Crafting Craveable Salads

Color, texture, flavor and nutrition. Salad delivers it all in spades. When you incorporate a satiating protein with it, this profit-generating meal-in-a-bowl commands attention.

The Truth About What "Veggie Fed" Really Means — And Why It Matters

When menuing poultry dishes, do you ever think about what was on the menu for that chicken or turkey?

The Power of "No”: There Are Things Your Customers Don’t Want

Recent studies around consumer behaviors and food trends have shown that consumers have become increasingly averse to menu items...

Does "No Antibiotics" Mean What You Think It Does? What Restaurants Should Know

According to the World Health Organization, Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) is one of the top 10 global...

Evolving Culinary Trends: How to Plan for 2022

Operators who lean into the culinary momentum already shaping the foodservice landscape for 2022 will be best positioned to please crowds...

The Truth About Clean Label — and Why It Matters

Artificial flavors and chemical ingredients do not enhance the overall dining experience. In fact, some chemicals in food can provide...

Serving up Comfort

On average, consumers choose comfort meals at least five times a week. No matter gender, age or location, feel-good, nostalgic food has made a big comeback.

How Non-Commercial Operators Are Demonstrating Transparency

When purchasing food for on-premises consumption, takeout or delivery, consumers increasingly are making choices with transparency.

Meeting Consumer Demand for Convenience and Quality

See how the sous-vide trend is helping chefs deliver on the ever changing consumer demand for convenience and quality.

How to Satisfy Consumers’ Takeout and Delivery Expectations

The foodservice pivot from dine-in to takeout and delivery over the past year created unforeseen realities that will change the industry long...

Saving on Labor and Attracting Diners with Fully-Cooked Products

Chefs and operators need help in the kitchen. Here’s a product that’s helping combat that challenge.

Communicating the Power (and Profitability) of Menu Claims

To ensure guests understand that your chicken or turkey is high quality, operators should include menu descriptors in the name...

Streamline the Menu with Innovation as Your Guide

Menus must constantly evolve to keep pace with the changing times and emerging consumer preferences and flavor trends.

Turn Menu Claims Into Profit

Being a restaurant operator is no easy task. Now more than ever, you’re challenged to grow traffic, stay competitive, keep up with consumer expectations and find ways...

How to Turn Street Food into Craveable Snacks

As consumers react to the coronavirus pandemic—and foodservice providers adjust to offer carry out- and delivery operations... popularity.

Why You Should Consider Premium Claims

In the midst of today’s climate, foodservice operators are evaluating every aspect of their business and menu.

Menu Claims Help Increase Profit

Consumers are still interested in premium ingredients and transparency on the menu when choosing where to go and what to order when dining out.

Consumers Crave Healthy, Functional Ingredients

When dining out, more than half of consumers (58 percent) say it’s difficult to eat healthy.

Premium Ingredients Increase Profits and Brand Loyalty

As consumers continue to become more educated about the foods they consume and how they are produced, transparency is becoming...

How To Meet Consumer Expectations in a Post-Pandemic World

Among other lessons, COVID-19 has reinforced the evergreen value of menu transparency and the importance of sourcing...

Healthy School Menus, Front and Center

In a world that showers children with pizza and macaroni and cheese, one thing parents and K–12 school foodservice operators can agree...

Distributors Play a Key Role in Consumer Demand for Clean Foods

Today’s consumers are more interested in food transparency than ever before, and their appetite for “clean” foods is on the rise.

Maximizing the Value of Convenience

As operators navigate this difficult time, there’s a new way of thinking to capture limited dining dollars. They are finding creative ways to capture consumer traffic more than ever before.

How to Heat Up Your Barbecue Menu

With restaurants still recovering from the COVID-19 pandemic, it’s imperative to adjust to this new normal.

6 Creative Ways to Drive Sales During Tough Times

While every foodservice outlet has suffered from the shock of the COVID-19 pandemic, some have been able to “rebound” more easily than others.

How to Avoid Food-borne Cross-Contamination Back of House

As the world responds to the coronavirus pandemic—and foodservice providers adjust to carry out- and delivery-only operations.

These Sanitation and Hygiene Best Practices Can Minimize Coronavirus Risks in Your Operation

Food contamination, sanitation and employee hygiene should be an ongoing priority for businesses.

Fired Up by Southern Classics: Eric Gabrynowicz

Tupelo Honey Executive Chef Eric Gabrynowicz talks about the importance of using premium proteins like premium...

Fresh Takes on Turkey for 2020

Turkey is a lean protein for all seasons. Read on for innovative ways to give traditional comfort foods a healthy makeover.

Be a Plant-Forward Player

Media and industry buzz around plant-based meat alternatives has reached a fever pitch.

Refine Your Premium Message

Behind the scenes, you’re working tirelessly to source premium ingredients to serve your guests. But do your customers know that?

Fast Casual Restaurants Command Attention

Fast casual emerged as a key foodservice segment just 11 years ago, yet its sales performance hovers well above other sectors.

How to Train Staff to Communicate Premium Menu Attributes

When premium-ingredient sourcing is one of your operation’s core values, it’s not enough to simply state the commendable attributes on the menu.

How to Adapt to Today’s Top Healthy Dining Trends

When dining out, health-conscious consumers used to gravitate to low-fat, low-calorie and low-carb menu items.

8 Ways to Boost Profitability in Your Foodservice Operation

Food costing is an important profitability indicator for any restaurant.

Restaurant Patrons Demand Options

Consumer attitudes toward health, nutrition, animal welfare, the environment and social corporate responsibility are changing.

How Menu Design Can Increase Sales and Customer Loyalty

Gallup reports that restaurant customers spend less than two minutes looking at the menu.

Menu Transparency Can Drive Sales and Increase Customer Loyalty

Hippocrates said, “Let food be thy medicine,” and these days, consumers are putting this mantra into practice.

These Global Cuisines Will Heat Up on US Menus This Year

US chefs will continue to draw inspiration from cuisines from all over the world in 2019.

How Animal Care Impacts Quality

Using responsibly raised protein is not just a nice thing to do; it can be better for your menu and your business.

The Rise of Responsibly Raised Products

Answering both consumer demand for animal welfare and chefs' demand for quality

5 Business-Building Ways to Embrace Evolving Ethnic Cuisines

Menus featuring global flavors provide restaurant patrons—including those at fast casual spots—with the opportunity to experiment.

Five Factors to Help Drive Shareable Sales

There’s never been a better time to expand your menu with social-friendly shareables.

Satisfy Consumer Appetites with Focus on Transparency, Premium Products

Transparency and premium are two buzzwords that mean different things to different people.

The One Crucial Factor That Can Enhance Your Customer’s Image

With the foodservice industry expanding every day, it’s essential for your customers to find ways to set themselves apart.

What’s Behind the All-Day Dining Trend and How Can You Benefit From It?

With Americans’ increasingly busy schedules and demand for convenience and customization...

The Surprising Ingredient That’s Driving Menu Sales Everywhere

Animal based proteins are more popular than ever. When asked to think back to their last meal or snack containing any meat or poultry...

What a Chicken Wants: Windows, Wing Space, Outdoor Living and More

For the third consecutive year, Perdue Farms continues its collaborative and transparent journey to change the way it raises chickens...

Easy Ways to Help Boost Customer Traffic

Customer traffic to restaurants and other foodservice operations today demands healthy menu options, sustainable practices...

Three Ways to Encourage Servers to Sell the Menu

A front-of-house staff that knows how to sell the menu can be the key to crucial upsells that add profit to your foodservice business.

Creating a Successful College and University Foodservice Program

Today’s college and university students have high expectations when it comes to their food.

Drive C-Store Foodservice Sales with On-Trend Products from Perdue Foodservice

C-store foodservice is a critical sales area, driving even more profit than bottled beverages.

4 Mistakes To Avoid When Designing Your Menu

Effective menu design can be one of your strongest marketing tools as an operator, helping guests form an impression...

Consumers Seek Out Antibiotic-free, Hormone-free Products

Customer favorites, like antibiotic-free chicken and turkey, can be leveraged in on-trend, flavorful dishes while still meeting customer...

Winter Is Coming – Leverage These Four Tips to Drive Sales

Boost your winter menu to attract customers and drive sales during the cold months.

Take Advantage of High Value Menu Items

High value menu claims satisfy consumer demand for transparency and better-for- you ingredients.

Four Ways to Market to the Baby Boomer Generation

Baby Boomers hold immense purchasing power within foodservice, representing 23% of the population.

Easy Ways to Take Advantage of the Small Plates Trend

Learn how to take advantage of the small plates trend and satisfy customer demand for shareable appetizers.

How Do You Plan to Exceed Expectations For Menu Transparency?

Today’s consumers expect menu transparency and premium attributes.

How to Navigate Healthy Menu Claims to Best Satisfy Your Customers

Consumers are choosing to dine at restaurants with healthy menu options. But what exactly defines “healthy”?

It’s Trending: What You Need To Know About African Cuisine

The flavors and ingredients of African cuisine are expected to become more popular on menus across the United States.

Elevate Protein Offerings to Satisfy Growing Consumer Demand

It should come as no surprise that 86% of consumers would like restaurants to be more transparent about what’s in their food.

Colleges & Universities Adapt to Changing Trends

College foodservice directors are tasked with offering familiar foods to students, while also staying on top of health and flavor trends.

Successfully Satisfy the Increasing Demand for On-the- Go Foodservice

Grab and go menus are evolving as more Americans adopt on-the-go lifestyles, with c-stores improving the quality and range of their grab...

Five Ways To Help Boost Fall Sales—From Seasonal Specials to Premium Menu Mentions

Create an appealing fall menu with these five tips for boosting seasonal sales.

Five Easy Ways to Refresh Your Menu

Menu innovation is key to staying competitive and satisfying your customers needs. Here are 5 easy ways to refresh your menu.

The Next Wave of Menu Transparency

Transparency can make or break consumer’s decision of where to eat. Click here to learn how to create trust among your customers.

Three Ways to Drive Traffic This Season

Looking to increase restaurant business? Here are three ways to attract customers and help drive sales.

Three Surprising Benefits of Going Organic

Demand for organic food continues to grow within the restaurant industry. Here are three surprising ways you can benefit from going organic.

The Profit Potential of Free-From Foods

From gluten-free to non-GMO, consumers are proactively seeking clean, free-from foods.

C-Stores Become Food Destinations as Consumers Seek Convenience

As consumers seek out on-the- go meal convenience, c-stores become food destinations.

Four of the Hottest Global Cuisines to Impact 2018 Menus

Authentic global fare continues to grow in popularity. Here are four of the hottest ethnic cuisines to influence menus in 2018.

K–12 Foodservice Is Evolving—Here’s What You Can Expect in the Year Ahead

K–12 foodservice operators must respond to a range of challenges everyday.

How Gen Z Is Influencing College and University Foodservice Programs

Gen Z’s influence is growing in college and university foodservice. As the most ethnically diverse population group in American history...

Healthcare Segment Embraces New Culinary Trends

As a healthcare foodservice director, you might be taking a cue from restaurant culinary trends in order to add to patient satisfaction...

Meet the Demands of Parents and Kids with Enhanced School Menu Offerings

School foodservice has evolved in the past few years, influenced by a growing number of Gen Z students and millennial parents.

Better-For-You Claims to Attract Health Conscious Consumers

Consumers expect healthy menu options and better-for- you ingredients.

Profit More With Organic Chicken

As you can see, consumer interest in organic is growing.