As we watch oil prices and concern over greenhouse gas emissions from fossil fuels increase by the hour it seems, the recycling of cooking oil is a hot restaurant industry topic. So, on the heels of our recent blog post … read more
Yes! A recent study performed by the University of California, San Diego Department of Family and Preventative Medicine and published in the Archives of Internal Medicine suggested that those who consumed chocolate more frequently had a lower body mass index … read more
Who knew that one of the biggest menu trends would be gluten-free dishes and ingredients? It’s true: With the National Foundation for Celiac Awareness estimating that nearly 21 million Americans have Celiac Disease or some form of sensitivity to gluten … read more
The VSAG team wishes our colleague Robert Eggers, founder and president of DC Central Kitchen, the best of luck as he takes his amazingly successful DCCK concept to Los Angeles. Eggers began DCCK in 1989 with a clear mission: To … read more
The folks at Trulia have crafted two heat maps illustrating the most restaurant-and bar-dense metro areas in the US. One correlation we noticed is that the metropolises along the coasts tend to be eating cities while those inland tend to … read more
The Huffington Post recently reported that Americans consume more beer than wine. According to a new Gallup report, beer edges out wine by 39% to 35% as the beverage of choice for those who imbibe. Perhaps not surprisingly, the stats … read more
Nation’s Restaurant News recently shared four food trends spotted by Datassential: 1. Specialty Ingredients This trend is most commonly exhibited in protein options. Pork belly, steak tartare and wild salmon are chief among the more premium items appearing on menus. … read more
A recent article by Nation’s Restaurant News reported that pickles are more and more commonplace on menus. Exactly how commonplace are they? Pickles are popping up on more than a third of menus today, which is a 13.2 percent increase … read more
Pop-up restaurants are all the rage right now. It seems like every time you turn around, there is another pop-up labeling itself as “the” event of the season. But what are pop-ups, and is hosting or participating in a pop-up … read more
Photo credit: Caring for Apathy A recent finding by Technomic suggests that demand for sandwiches is on the rise. Consumers are drawn to the grab-and-go convenience of pre-made sandwiches, but are also ordering sandwiches with more frequency in fast-casual and … read more