Research Report Archive

The Big Picture: Most Training Done In House
05-21-2013
The majority of operators provide staff training through in-house workshops.
The Big Picture: Labor and Food Costs Most Challenging Retail Aspect
05-17-2013
Distribution least challenging retail aspect among healthcare and college operators.
The Big Picture: Making Gluten-Free Items in House
05-13-2013
Soups were the most common gluten-free menu option made in house.
Public OK with Limiting Unhealthy Food in Schools
05-08-2013
Two-thirds of Americans said they would vote for a law limiting the kinds of food that can be served in schools.
The Big Picture: Retail Equipment Investment
05-08-2013
Operators most likely to invest in cooking equipment in next year.
The Big Picture: Retail Areas for Growth
05-08-2013
Self-branded foodservice options have growth potential.
The Big Picture: Marketing Tactics Go Online
05-06-2013
Website and email marketing are the most common tools.
The Big Picture: Workforce Size Stagnant
04-10-2013
Seventy percent of operators expect staff size to stay the same during the next two years.
The Big Picture: Colleges Most Likely to Post Nutritional Content; LTC/Senior Living Least Likely
04-08-2013
2013 C&U Census: Adding Gluten-free Items Tops College Operators' To-do List
04-07-2013
Meal plans participation, trayless dining and local sourcing also included in the 2013 College and University Census.
The Big Picture: Operators Look to Vendors for Gluten-Free Items
02-26-2013
In some markets, gluten-free offerings are hard for customers to find.
Technomic sees growth in non-commercial foodservice
02-22-2013
Industry accounts for 34% of total U.S. foodservice sales.
2013 K-12 Census: School Districts Struggle with Elements of New Meal Regs
02-14-2013
Participation, food cost higher at lunch than breakfast.
The Big Picture: Non-commercial Operations not Planning New Dining Locations
02-12-2013
Sixty-seven percent of respondents to The Big Picture research say they have no new dining location planned.
The Big Picture: Facebook’s Strong Presence on College Campuses
02-12-2013
C&U leads segments in social media use.
The Big Picture: A Healthy Breakfast Perception
01-29-2013
From-scratch cooking to increase because it’s healthier, operators say.
The Big Picture: Finding Time for Training Difficult, Operators Say
01-29-2013
Motivating staff and finding new ways to present training material also challenging.
The Big Picture: Operators Not Optimistic About Breakfast Gains
01-28-2013
Breakfast daypart may have increased more often than not in the past two years, but operators say that’s not likely to repeat in next two years.
The Big Picture: Wellness Programs
01-12-2013
Long-term care/senior living operators were the least likely to offer both types of services.
The Big Picture: Farmers’ Markets Not Prevalent in Non-Commercial Facilities
01-12-2013
B&I significantly more likely than other segments to purchase items to sell as in-house farmers’ market.

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