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NEWS & TRENDS

7 easy-to-digest bites of plant-based menu change

Customers are thinking of their health and the planet’s health when they dine. Foodservice pros can play a huge role in making it delicious. Here are some easily digestible plant-based idea starters.

No matter the motivation, it’s hard to deny that plant-based eating is shaping up to be more than the latest diet craze or fad. Having lived through tons of fads and food trends, many chefs and foodservice operators are recognizing that there’s something different about the plant-based shift. Check out a sampler of plant-based ideas for your own inspiration.

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FOOD & BEVERAGE

Real talk: An insightful conversation on plant-based menus, marketing and more

Culinary leaders talk about where we’ve been and where we’re going with perceptions, ingredients and real-life ideas you can try right away to navigate the plant-based tide as it’s rising. Plus: How do you really feel about fake meat?

Looking at data on what customers want combined with experiencing real-life scenes in the dining room will readily show that more people are going meatless more often. Just don’t label them as vegan or vegetarian, because they might still enjoy a stray piece of bacon here or there or a cheeseburger that came from a cow every now and then.

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FM BEST CONCEPTS

A tour of Best of Show winner One Esterra food hall at Microsoft

Here’s a look at the 2022 FM Best Concepts Best of Show award winner, One Esterra, for its combination of cutting-edge technology, commitment to sustainability, a diverse range of menu concepts, and attention to issues like diversity and community.

Taking a massive leap forward into a green future, this major new dining center features custom-designed equipment for 100% electric volume cooking of a diverse array of food concepts. Here's a look at One Esterra’s concepts and equipment….

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TOP 50 CONTRACT COMPANIES

Aramark program helps facilitate restaurant partnerships

Local Restaurant Row is a technology-enabled guest restaurant finder and management platform available across company’s network to promote alliances with local businesses.

The initiative helps those local restaurant partners identify opportunities for the growth and stability that comes from new revenue streams, with both accounts and their partners supported with marketing resources that put the spotlight on each individually inspired menu and story. The advantages are high guest satisfaction scores and positive client feedback, account operating efficiencies, increased retail revenues, and more.

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