Quick-service restaurants (QSRs), which represent 80% of total commercial foodservice visits, realized no traffic growth in 2016 and total foodservice traffic dipped slightly, reports The NPD Group, a global information … Continue Reading →
During the 2016 Food and Nutrition Conference and Expo (October 15–18, 2016), given by the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, Nancy Emerson-Lombardo of Boston University and the Brain Health and … Continue Reading →
Older people who consume seafood or other foods containing omega-3 fatty acids at least once a week may experience a lesser cognitive decline than those who do not, according to … Continue Reading →
Ready-to-eat (RTE) breakfast cereals are seeing a continued and accelerating decline in sales, indicating a secular downtrend rather than a mere blip, as consumer eating habits continue to evolve, according … Continue Reading →
The total U.S. restaurant count decreased slightly (-0.6%) from a year ago to 629,488 units, according to a count of U.S. commercial restaurant locations compiled in the spring and fall … Continue Reading →
A study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences shows that wild bees may be disappearing in many important U.S. farmlands—including California’s central valley, the Midwest’s corn … Continue Reading →
Although consumers order a beverage 70% of the time when visiting restaurants and other foodservice outlets, beverage orders have declined 4% or 2 billion servings over a five-year period, finds … Continue Reading →
Something as easy as adding more spinach, kale, collards, and mustard greens to your diet may help slow cognitive decline, according to new research presented at the American Society for … Continue Reading →
A study published in Nature Climate Change shows that for every degree Celsius that the temperature increases, the world loses 6% of its wheat crop. IFT Daily News
Convenience store sales, made in-store, rose to a record $ 204 billion in 2013, but increased hiring drove down pretax profits, according to the National Association of Convenience Stores. read … Continue Reading →
