In Shelly Whitehead’s article relating to creating a summer business, she speaks about the mindset of summer traveler such as finding a very good restaurant. In addition to this, she speaks about many travelers agreeing that important accessory during travel is their smartphone and that they often interact with it throughout the day as well as search for attraction on it. By knowing this, restaurants can target individuals in the area through social media and website posts in order to convince tourists to come in. In addition, providing amenities such as Wi-Fi can help.

Key Takeaways:

• The study, based on a poll of nearly 10,000 people in 31 countries, found the following three somewhat unsettling facts about our vacation time. The first among those polled, 81 percent said their smartphone is their No. 1 travel accessory.
• Secondly, most respondents said they spend an average of about three hours daily on their smartphones during vacation — more than any other single activity. Last but not least, the average traveler reported spending more time searching online for local restaurants than any other type of search, including those for vacation attractions.
• Here’s a breakdown of our searches by topic, while on vacation: Restaurants and food markets 71%; Tourist attractions 59%; Maps and directions 56%; Discounts and deals 38%; Local beaches 33%. Where we spend our “online” vacations: Facebook 77%; Instagram 32%; YouTube 25%; Twitter 24%; Pinterest 14%.

“More than half of those polled said their smartphones are their primary source of information on vacation and most of the time the information they seek on their phones is the location of their next meal or snack.”

http://www.fastcasual.com/blogs/seeking-some-extra-summer-business-reach-out-to-all-those-smartphone-addicted-travelers/

Food trucks are not just for downtown street corners. The future of the noncommercial dining experience is not limited to greasy burgers and fries at a carnival midway. With the flexibility to be anywhere it is needed at any time and to change menu with its venue the mobile food truck is quickly becoming a valid option to fill the gaps in meals offered to our students as well as a way to supplement a schools income.

Key Takeaways:

• Food trucks are increasing in popularity at high schools.
• Administrators cite their flexibility and mobility as reasons they are so beneficial.
• Food trucks can also rotate quickly and keep up with trends, making them a good option for students.

“Nationwide, food trucks saw $1.2 billion in revenue in 2015—a 12.4% growth in the past 5 years, mobile-cuisine.com reports.”

http://www.foodservicedirector.com/ideas-innovation/emerging-trends/articles/predicting-future-food-trucks

Healthy and unhealthy fats. As a consumer do you have a clear picture as to which is which? The teachings of the past may be clouding our view of fats. Emiliano Escobedo, executive director of the HassAvocado Board, explains a little bit about findings of a survey of 2000 adults and how well they found consumers understand fats.

Key Takeaways:

• If you don’t respect, value, and challenge your best employees; know this. They will look for other opportunities.
• If your best employee isn’t mentally stimulated, they’ll look for other opportunities.
• You hold them to a higher standard, but you don’t equip them with the tools or education needed to meet these expectations.

““When talking about good fats and bad fats specifically, the confusion out there is pretty pervasive,” says Emiliano Escobedo, executive director of HAB.”

https://www.qsrmagazine.com/news/consumers-still-hazy-healthy-and-unhealthy-fats?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+QSRmagazine+%28QSR+magazine%29