At Barilla for Professionals, we keep a vigilant eye on pasta trends; from sauces to shapes and cuts, we’re always on the lookout for trends and changes to what’s on the menu. We took a mid-year look at the latest data and have your quick guide to the fastest growing pasta shapes and trending sauces. […]
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Modern Casual 2024: Learn from a Louisiana Legend
Each year, the Barilla for Professionals team holds an exclusive culinary retreat for our key partners and prospects. We’re thrilled to be reuniting down on the bayou with the legendary Chef John Folse for our signature “Modern Casual” culinary retreat down in Louisiana. We know culinarians need a key ingredient to fuel their creativity and […]
Giving Syracuse fans a gameday boost
The College & University segment is one of the most dynamic in the foodservice industry. Where else can you throw a mac and cheese party at a football tailgate? Syracuse University recently partnered with Barilla for Professionals while featuring the plant-protein upgrade of Barilla Protein+® pasta. Campus dining is so much more than just feeding hungry […]
The latest on health & wellness trends
Meeting the demand for heathier options on the menu and also selling them is a challenge as old as the industry itself. Guests say they want to make healthier choices, but rarely make them. And we’re not talking about a few health-conscious diners, a majority of consumers (57%) say they need to eat healthier, and […]
Chefs Dish on better-for-you pastas
Chefs are often caught in the middle of consumers or decision makers who say they need more healthy options on the menu, and then seeing those same dishes not sell beyond a token few. We checked with working chefs who are solving for this challenge every day, building menu items with pasta that deliver a […]
Recipe Contest Winners Announced: The Plant-Based Future is in Good Hands with These Young Chefs
The culinary future looks bright, especially for the frontier of healthier, plant-based dishes. Barilla for Professionals recently held a recipe contest for students at Johnson & Wales University’s Providence campus to develop recipe concepts using their Barilla Protein+® products. Students were tasked with creating a dish using Mediterranean forward ingredients including fruits, vegetables, high quality […]
Chefs Dish on better-for-you pastas
Chefs are often caught in the middle of consumers or decision makers who say they need more healthy options on the menu, and then seeing those same dishes not sell beyond a token few. We know what the experts are saying, so we checked with working chefs who are solving for this challenge every day. […]
The Latest on Health & Wellness Trends
Chefs Dish on 2024 Food Trends
Now that we’ve heard from the pundits, we caught up with some of our Barilla Brand Ambassador chefs to get their take on food trends for the year ahead. What do they see from their position inside of operations? We loved getting the insights from Kevin Felice from 40 North Restaurant Group; Alex Hoefer from […]
Italian 2.0 – A Top Food Trend Pick for 2024
Among the food trend predictions for the year, one especially caught our eye. Datassential’s “cuisine of the year” is actually 3-in-one: calling out new takes on the established European cuisines of Italy, France and Greece. What might lie ahead for Italian cuisine – already known by 95% of Americans – to keep it fresh in […]
Giving Syracuse fans a gameday boost
The College & University segment is one of the most dynamic parts of the foodservice industry. Where else can you throw a mac and cheese party at a football tailgate? With our partners at Syracuse University, we recently did just that while featuring the plant-protein boost of Protein+ tm pasta. Campus dining is so much […]