How 2018 Culinary Trends Will Impact Equipment, Five Ways Golden-Agers Will Shake Up Senior Living Foodservice, and New Director of Culinary at Paul Martin’s

December 21, 2017

2018 Trends and Their Impact on Equipment and Design

It’s that time of year — the National Restaurant Association and other outlets have released their top food and beverage trends to watch in 2018. As always, FE&S added to the list with a view on how those trends will impact foodservice equipment selection and design.

Five Ways Today’s Seniors Will Shake up Foodservice in Senior Living Communities

The new generation of seniors have higher expectations than their predecessors, but many of the dining and foodservice characteristics they desire already exist in most senior living communities. That was a key point revealed in a study by research and forecasting firm Culinary Visions.

Oil Optimized, Profits Maximized Frymaster FilterQuick® with fully automatic filtration and optional integrated oil quality sensor (OQS) puts caring for oil and optimizing food quality at your fingertips. This controller monitors and helps control food quality, oil and energy costs, and equipment performance. The OQS monitors the health of the oil by measuring the oil's total polar materials (TPMs) and advises when oil needs to be discarded.

Paul Martin’s Grill Names New Director of Culinary

Paul Martin’s American Grill tapped Russell Skall to serve as director of culinary.

NEW Crysalli Tower with Elegant Design, CRVS-V2C The perfect pairing, the CR-UCM2 remote chiller and the new CRVS-V2C tower, matching style, reliability and great tasting sparkling or chilled still water. Give us a taste!

Zurich Café Engages Employees

Zurich Insurance north American Headquarters offers contemporary dining with display cooking and a from-scratch, locally sourced menu

Beerhead Redesigns for Franchise Push

As part of its franchise initiative, Beerhead rolled out a new design at its restaurant in Vernon Hills, Ill.