Five Ways the NRA Show Addresses 2022 Uncertainty

The National Restaurant Show made its return in May 2022. Our staff was able to make it on the first day of the show, and from our perspective, the show is about 80% back to where it was pre-Covid. What is clear upon entering the exhibits is the diversity of solutions...

The Appetite for Buffets? It’s All-You-Can-Eat

Like I’ve written many times before, when the COVID-19 pandemic arrived in the United States in March 2020, the foodservice industry had to pivot. While many were able to quickly transform the models to take-out, delivery, or food kits, buffets were in trouble. After...

Can Qualitative Research Really Spark Strategic Thought?

  Many business schools throughout the U.S. discuss the traits of successful CEOs.    In our experience, there are two that highly successful senior leaders require – quantitative ability (numbers) and qualitative aptitude (interpreting the field, soft...