Lucas Noah
The food industry is absolutely huge and whether you’re in management, sales, or production, understanding what trends are currently popular can make your job a lot easier and prepare you for future developments.
Here are the four biggest changes that have occurred over the past several years.
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1. Low-Calorie Options Are Becoming More Popular
While obesity and excess weight used to be fairly rare problems, the same can’t be said of the modern-day. Cheap, easy to access, high-calorie food is plentiful and many people have referred to obesity as a public health crisis.
With weight gain being something that’s common, many people actively seek out healthier, low-calorie options when they go out to eat. Numerous restaurants, such as The Cheesecake Factory, promote items on their menus that are lower-calorie and much more compatible with dietary restrictions.
Beyond just being lower-calorie, many of these meal choices tend to contain less fat, less sugar, and more fruits or vegetables.
Restaurants and brands that haven’t begun to offer more low-calorie foods, they’re definitely behind changes in the industry.
2. There’s Been An Increase In The Number of Self-Serve Kiosks
With technology becoming more and more prolific and the COVID-19 pandemic causing many workers to leave the food service industry, the trend towards (partially) replacing workers with restaurant kiosk devices is in full force.
Severe issues with staffing and a large amount of overhead spent on people operating registers have left managers and business owners scrambling to find ways to ease the problems they’re facing. As kiosks have become much cheaper, and more advanced, and the infrastructure for their construction has exploded, they’ve become increasingly more accessible.
While kiosks are certainly more immediately expensive, their long-term cost is overall much lower than using human labor, with repair costs being the greatest repeat expense. Thankfully, places like GRUBBRR have been able to bridge the gap and provide affordable kiosks.
3. Humane Eating Is Much More Common
The idea of people being conscious of what kind of food goes on their plates has been pretty popular historically, with things such as vegetarianism being relatively well-known.
However, conscious eating has evolved considerably over the past several decades, with veganism largely supplanting vegetarianism in terms of importance and treatment of animals becoming a high priority. Cage-free eggs and naturally fed free-range animals are also becoming more important, with restaurants and food brands doing their best to promote these types of foods, often at a premium.
Much of this development also coincides with consumer interest in eating organic, sustainably sourced foods.
4. Taking Advantage of Trends
The restaurant business is an incredibly competitive, ever-changing industry that requires people to constantly be on the cutting edge in order to succeed. Weight consciousness, electronic kiosks, and mortality are playing a larger role in people’s food choices rather than the more traditional priorities of addictive taste, large portions, and cheap prices.
As time goes on, customers are beginning to expect much more from food establishments in terms of their ability to cater to more specific needs.
Final Words
In conclusion, the food industry has changed dramatically over the years. This is largely due to advances in technology and the ever-changing tastes of consumers. As a result, the food industry is now more competitive than ever before. It is therefore important for food companies to stay ahead of the curve and keep up with the latest trends.
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