Mainstream Americans love their meat and potatoes, but now many also are embracing jalapeños and edamame—and they want restaurateurs to do the same.Out of 21 flavors that consumers said they wanted to see more of on restaurant menus, Mexican/Latin...

Five years may not be enough time to move mountains, but it’s long enough for seismic shifts to occur in consumer tastes and dining-out habits, according to new data from The NPD Group. In the past five years, gourmet coffee and tea...

Restaurateurs beware: Retailers are aiming to take a bigger bite out of your business as consumers increasingly turn to them for prepared meals and snacks at reasonable prices.While restaurants captured 87 percent of visits by consumers seeking...

Restaurateurs beware: Retailers are aiming to take a bigger bite out of your business as consumers increasingly turn to them for prepared meals and snacks at reasonable prices.While restaurants captured 87 percent of visits by consumers seeking...

With gas prices inching upwards as the warmer months approach, savvy operators should be rolling out value meals or improving their current offerings, officials at the NPD Group say.New data collected by the Port Washington, N.Y.-based global...

Casual-dinnerhouse chains that recently rolled out value-based offerings are hoping these new initiatives will reverse the current soft sales trends and increase guest traffic.And while some industry observers and Wall Street analysts doubt that...

In the past decade, American consumers have fallen in love with the fast-casual dining segment and have flocked to the growing number of chains offering casual-dinnerhouse fare at a fast-food pace. But even as such concepts as Chipotle...

Breakfast, long extolled as the best way to jump-start the day, is actually gaining ground as a great way for operators to keep money coming in during later hours, too.In today’s round-the-clock world, consumers increasingly make any time the...

Look out, fizzy drinks—noncarbonated beverages are bursting your bubble as consumers increasingly quench their thirst with such libations as iced tea, bottled water and lemonade.According to new data from The NPD Group, a Port Washington, N.Y...