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Watch Out World, Here Come the Zs!
Although it may be easy to assume that Gen Zs will carry on the attitudes and behaviors of Millennials, that assumption is likely incorrect.

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New Year, New Realities
Technology, generational change, and emerging consumer food values will result in new realities for both retail food and foodservice in 2018 and beyond.

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Foodservice Convenience At The Speed Of Light
I have been in the foodservice industry, actually working in the industry and later watching the industry, for a real long time.

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Pizza Hut Delivers in the Flood
I'm a Houston resident and like most Houstonians I've been battling flood waters all week. One of the things I’ve been amazed by during Harvey is just how good the food industry is.

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What’s Really Happening With Independent Restaurants?
I’m very privileged to get to travel this great nation each week and share data and insights about food and beverage consumption trends.

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The Growing Influence of U.S. Hispanics: Are you Ready?
If you’ve heard me speak in public then you’re well aware of how I describe change in food and beverage habits – slow like the movement of the tectonic plates, but this means you need to take many little steps over the years to ensure your long-term success.

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Most Millennials are Vegetarians...Kind Of
I love reading things about the tastes of Millenials. For instance, I recently read that restaurants supposedly can really go a long way with them by offering vegetarian fare. I've been using CREST® global consumer foodservice tracking data to look into the foodservice tastes of generations just to see how different they are. I was inspired by hearing someone at a conference talk about how the new Generation Alpha (of which the oldest are 6) are and will be completely different (they're not). At that same conference someone said that the "global Millennials" were completely different from everyone else.

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Predictions for the Food and Beverage Industry: Consumers Having It Their Way

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A Coffee Shop Down Under Defines Authenticity
A Coffee Shop Down Under Defines Authenticity

It’s A Chicken! It’s A Doughnut! It’s A Chicken Doughnut!
It’s A Chicken! It’s A Doughnut! It’s A Chicken Doughnut!