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2019 Foodservice Handbook

2019 Foodservice Handbook

Operator Snapshot

 Jun. 19, 2019

Some oper­ators may choose the third-party delivery route, but that has its own challenges.

2019 Foodservice Handbook

Daypart Opportunities

By CSP Staff on Jun. 19, 2019

Consumers are eating smaller meals more often—and often outside of traditional dayparts—which has led many operators to adjust their menus to include snacks for throughout the day. That said, many ope...

2019 Foodservice Handbook

3 Big Trends in Retail

Jun. 19, 2019

Consumers have been a bit spoiled in recent years. The emergence of third-party delivery and frictionless options have shifted their expectations on ease of ordering and wait time.

2019 Foodservice Handbook

Menu Trends

By CSP Staff on Jun. 19, 2019

The health craze isn’t slowing down—it’s amplifying

2019 Foodservice Handbook

Challenges

Jun. 19, 2019

Regulations continue to be a major pain point for operators. State minimum wages keep creeping higher, with 29 states at a higher rate than the federal minimum wage of $7.25. And while rules around me...

2019 Foodservice Handbook

3 Big Trends in Noncommercial

Jun. 19, 2019

1. Plant Pushers More than half of all diners (59%) say they eat meatless meals at least once a week, according to Technomic. And while plant-forward menuing is not necessarily new to noncommercial...

2019 Foodservice Handbook

2019 Foodservice Handbook

By CSP Staff on Jun. 19, 2019

Operators in the retail, noncommercial and restaurant segments are feeling pretty good about the state of their industries.

2019 Foodservice Handbook

Operations

By CSP Staff on Jun. 19, 2019

Regulations continue to be a major pain point for operators

2019 Foodservice Handbook

Operator Outlook

Jun. 19, 2019

Optimism in the foodservice category is waning: While a majority of all operators (69%) expect sales to greatly or somewhat improve in the next year, the number is down from the year before. But as op...

2019 Foodservice Handbook

3 Big Trends in Restaurants

Jun. 19, 2019

Marketing dollars are being reallocated from mass-market TV and radio ads to more targeted campaigns.