According to the National Restaurant Association, the food service industry is posed to outpace our economic sales growth for the 12th consecutive year with sales expected to reach $632 billion this year, a 3.5 percent increase over 2011. And it … 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
When we think of quintessential fall flavors we begin to crave apples, butternut squash, cranberries, figs, escarole, okra, pears, pumpkins, sweet potatoes and the like. The great tastes of fall make it a little easier to digest that, for most … read more
Last month we talked about the importance of incorporating gluten-free items (i.e. foods free of wheat, barley and rye) into your menu development and reported that those affected with gluten intolerance are part of one of the fastest growing nutritional … read more
VSAG has touted our taste for marketing by way of social media before. In short: We believe getting familiar with the latest and greatest social media tools is crucial to your restaurant’s success. And in the last few months, online … read more
Kudos to VSAG restaurant consulting client Founding Farmers DC on being a part of über popular online restaurant review site OpenTable’s celebration of their 15th millionth review. In conjunction with celebrating their 15th millionth review, FFDC was named OpenTable’s ’Most … 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