Spring Fresh Insights highlights menu trends for fresh produce
The Spring Fresh Insights also reports on the increased incorporation of fruit and vegetable smoothies in restaurant menus, with acai and avocado among the trending ingredients. Mixing smoothies with “a variety of fruits and, increasingly, vegetables, fits well within the growing trend of healthy yet indulgent,” according to the report.
The Spring report of Fresh Insights also includes a look at the top fresh produce ingredients used by restaurants for making flatbreads. Plus, readers will find news about fresh produce used in pizza served by fast casual restaurants, and a survey of how fresh produce is being used in limited time offerings at a variety of prominent restaurant chains.
“Using the research gathered from restaurants from across the country, the Fresh Insights report tells the way fresh fruit and vegetables are increasingly used in dishes in every restaurant segment,” said United’s Vice President of Trade Relations Jeff Oberman, liaison to United’s Retail-Foodservice Board. “Because foodservice trends are constantly evolving, our members can use the report to help them take advantage of these restaurant menu trends.”
The concept for this new report was initiated by United’s Retail-Foodservice Board as a resource for United members to gain a comprehensive look at how chefs and restaurants are incorporating fresh produce on their menus. The report is developed by Datassential, a leading market research firm dedicated to the food Industry, using data from its extensive menu database, MenuTrends.
Fresh Insights for Foodservice is free to United Fresh members and $50 to non-members. To order the report today, visit United’s website.
For more information:
Jeff Obermann
United Fresh
Tel: +1 202-303-3408
Email: joberman@unitedfresh.org
or
Maeve Webster
Datassential
Email: maeve@datassential.com