How the 1Q Sports Schedule Favors Foodservice Operators

What are Americans going to be eating during the Big Game? Chances are, the spread will include chicken wings. According to the National Chicken Council, Americans will consume 1.45 billion chicken wings as they watch the Kansas City Chiefs and Philadelphia Eagles...

Satisfying Customers during a Labor Shortage

Customers are dissatisfied. This is true in the foodservice industry, but rest assured, you are not alone. The American Customer Satisfaction Index, a broad measure of US customer sentiment across a number of industries, reported a slight improvement in satisfaction...

The Future of Fast Food is…Adaptable

  In 2020, there was a lot of discussion regarding the future of fast food. According to the coverage, that future was contactless, take-out only, and focused on third-party delivery. App-based delivery had been growing at twice the rate of the restaurant...

In a Time of Inflation, How is Foodservice Affected?

Earlier this year, Foodservice IP published blog posts about how rising fuel prices would affect foodservice. We even covered some creative approaches to the issue, such as how Sheetz used fuel discounts to drive foodservice business.   In mid October, the Department...