We know operators have a LOT on their minds these days, with so many changes and challenges coming so fast. For all of you keeping those plates spinning, we put together a little video that’s fun and simple, and hopefully puts your mind at ease about how you’ll rise to the task, keeping your customers […]
Greetings from the Barilla Test Kitchen! As a culinary team, we got together with our editor to talk about the Mintel trend predictions, and spotlight a few recipes we’ve been working with that fit the themes. First up is “Play with your Food ” – we love this one! We see a ton of interest in new twists […]
As a culinary team, we got together with our editor to talk about innovation with pasta, and our favorite recipes for giving your guests the favorites they’ve been missing, without over-stretching your back-of-house teams. American diners are definitely still in love with Italian food, and even though they’ve been cooking up pasta dishes at home, […]
Hints of light at the end of the COVID tunnel are finally appearing for restaurants across the country. With restrictions being eased, we are seeing guests eager to spend their stimulus payments on what they’ve been missing most – dining out! [fast fact: food tops the list of categories consumers expect to increase spending on […]
We always look forward to what the trend experts at the leading market research firm Mintel have to say about what consumers will be looking for – and how restaurants should respond – in the year ahead. Mintel’s take focused on 4 major themes: “The Great Divide,” “Play with your Food,” “Restaurants Redefined,” and “Trust […]