Published October 14, 2015
Taco Bell will soon debut a vegetarian menu certified by the American Vegetarian Association. Certification will make Taco Bell the first quick service restaurant to offer this kind of menu. The new menu will make it easier for vegetarians to identify which Taco Bell items they can eat, and highlights the fact the Taco Bell has always been vegetarian-friendly. Taco Bell already sold around 350 million vegetarian items a year, and the new menu includes old favorites like the 7-layer burrito.
Read the full article here: Taco Bell first QSR to Offer Vegetarian-Certified Menu
Link: http://www.qsrweb.com/news/taco-bell-first-qsr-to-offer-vegetarian-certified-menu/
Published October 14, 2015
Cara Stadler was just 16 when she graduated from high school and had to decide what to do with her life. Instead of following the traditional academic path that her siblings did, she decided to enter the culinary field, and vowed to open her own restaurant by the time she was 26. She beat that prediction by two years.
After a rocky start opening up a supper club with her mother, the chef worked through high-quality restaurant kitchens under star chefs like Gordon Ramsay and then opened the restaurant Tao Yuan in Brunswick, Maine when she was 24. The restaurant opened to nationwide acclaim and earned Stadler the 2014 Food & Wine Magazine Best Chef Award, as well as James Beard nominations.
Stadler’s story is an incredible example of how much a young person can achieve with a dream and a lot of hard work. How many of us actually ended up doing what we thought we would when we were 16?
Read the full article here: A Chef’s Decisive Odyssey
Link: https://www.fsrmagazine.com/chefs/chef-s-decisive-odyssey
Published October 14, 2015
A study that compares the attitudes of Millenials with those of older consumers about marketing strategies has found that Millenials respond differently to marketing techniques than their elders do. The study found that members of the younger generation value eco-friendly options when they purchase food and are wry of text message-based marketing strategies. Online reviews proved to be essential for courting Millenial customers; the majority of Millenials rely on online reviews to determine where to take their business. Millennial consumers also use mobile devices to look for information more than older consumers do.
Read the full article here: New Study Sheds Light on Millenial Mindset
Link: http://restaurant-hospitality.com/consumer-trends/new-study-sheds-light-millennial-mindset
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