2025 Foodservice Industry Trends and Their Equipment Implications
It’s an annual tradition! Each December, we compile top food and foodservice industry trends from various research reports to see how they might impact foodservice design as well as the use of equipment and supply items in the next year. Here’s a list of our top picks.
Can old Restaurants Learn New Tricks?
Why are activist investors taking an interest in the restaurant space? Can an iconic fast-casual chain learn new tricks? Where is Parts Town’s new fulfillment center? Answers to these questions and more This Week in Foodservice.
The Return on Investment of Volunteerism
As foodservice consultants, our clients often challenge us to provide an impactful return on investment, be it for a piece of equipment, a new design or even both.
Summit Grill Restaurant Group has acquired Neighborhood Grill
A legendary local gets a new owner, while another legacy brand plots its comeback. Plus, small business operators’ optimistic outlook. These stories and more This Week in Foodservice.
2025: A Certain Sense of Déjà Vu
Expect the foodservice industry to take a small step forward next year, due to operating conditions and consumers’ ability to spend likely being eerily similar to 2024.
Casual Dining: What’s Working, What Isn’t
It’s a more-than-usually confusing time for the restaurant industry, and above all, for full-service sectors, including casual dining.
Global Fare Mashups
The continuing proliferation of ethnic fare on today’s menus translates to many iterations combining foods from different parts of the globe.
Sophisticated School Cafeterias
It had been 20 years since a new high school was built in Lincoln, Neb., so when Lincoln Public Schools’ (LPS) student enrollment grew 18% from 2010 to 2020, it became necessary to build two new high schools on the outskirts of the city.
