Consumer Trends

Virgin. Non-alcoholic. Mocktails are the newest name for an increasingly critical menu component - the mixed drink without the booze...

A bento box is an all-in-one compartmentalized Japanese lunch box containing a balanced meal. This meal typically consists of a starch (like rice or noodles) and protein, a vegetable, and fruit side...

The goji berry, also known as the wolfberry, is a bright orange-red berry that comes from a shrub native to China. Goji berries, which have been eaten for generations in the East, and for a couple of decades in the United States, are enjoying a...

Pizza is one of America’s favorite foods. But a growing number of consumers are craving a kind of pizza that harkens back to pizza as it was first made, in all its authentic and simple glory...

Nashville hot — typically a spicy coating containing both hot sauce and cayenne pepper — as a flavor has exploded on restaurant menus through the convergence of two big trends...