Trends

A Modest Proposal
Posted on February 28, 2013 by Maria Valdez Haubrich
A Modest Proposal

By Rieva Lesonsky As most of you likely know, Michelle Obama presented the best picture Oscar at the Academy Awards on Sunday wearing a stunning sleeveless, moderately low-cut gown. Fars, the Iranian news agency, published the official photograph of the first lady … Read More →

Share and Enjoy

  • StumbleUpon
  • Digg
  • Reddit
Posted in Trends Tagged
You Say Pitaya, I Say…Mangosteen?
Posted on February 21, 2013 by Rieva Lesonsky
You Say Pitaya, I Say…Mangosteen?

By Rieva Lesonsky For the past decade it seems there’s been a constant discovery of new superfruits touted to cure all that ails us. We’ve all experienced the marketing of pomegranates, which is generally considered to be the first superfruit, … Read More →

Share and Enjoy

  • StumbleUpon
  • Digg
  • Reddit
Posted in Trends Tagged
Love Is in the Air
Posted on February 15, 2013 by Rieva Lesonsky
Love Is in the Air

By Rieva Lesonsky In honor of Valentine’s Day tomorrow, let’s talk about love. I’m not saying love is a trend that comes and goes, but the search for love has turned into quite a lucrative business. As we first reported … Read More →

Share and Enjoy

  • StumbleUpon
  • Digg
  • Reddit
Posted in Trends Tagged
What’s the Brew Ha Ha?
Posted on February 8, 2013 by Maria Valdez Haubrich
What’s the Brew Ha Ha?

By Rieva Lesonsky The specialty coffee trend shows no signs of cooling off. In fact, according to The Specialty Coffee Consumer report from the Specialty Coffee Association of America, sales of specialty coffee are once again on the rise, after … Read More →

Share and Enjoy

  • StumbleUpon
  • Digg
  • Reddit
Posted in Trends Tagged
Of All The Olive Joints, In All the Towns…
Posted on January 25, 2013 by Rieva Lesonsky
Of All The Olive Joints, In All the Towns…

By Rieva Lesonsky We are all familiar with tastings at wine bars and liquor stores, and I can think of lots of other food and beverage items that would also lend themselves to the tasting concept. But cooking oil? While … Read More →

Share and Enjoy

  • StumbleUpon
  • Digg
  • Reddit
Posted in Trends Tagged
What’s Ahead for E-tailing in 2013?
Posted on January 18, 2013 by Rieva Lesonsky
What’s Ahead for E-tailing in 2013?

By Rieva Lesonsky The National Retail Federation (NRF) is holding its annual “Big Show” in New York City this week, and lots of great stats are being released. Shop.org, the NRF’s digital arm and Forrester Research issued their annual State … Read More →

Share and Enjoy

  • StumbleUpon
  • Digg
  • Reddit
Posted in Trends Tagged
Loco for Local
Posted on January 11, 2013 by Rieva Lesonsky
Loco for Local

By Rieva Lesonsky Last month the National Restaurant Association (the other NRA) released its annual lists of “What’s Hot” in food and beverage trends. The 2013 list covers menu trends for food, beverages and alcohol in particular. One common theme … Read More →

Share and Enjoy

  • StumbleUpon
  • Digg
  • Reddit
Posted in Trends Tagged
Bone Appetit
Posted on December 21, 2012 by Rieva Lesonsky
Bone Appetit

By Rieva Lesonsky If you’re a vegetarian you might not want to read any further. But if you own a restaurant, you should think about adding bone marrow to your menus. Yes, bone marrow. Newsweek reports it’s a hot trend sweeping the food … Read More →

Share and Enjoy

  • StumbleUpon
  • Digg
  • Reddit
Posted in Trends Tagged
Breaking a Sweat
Posted on December 14, 2012 by Rieva Lesonsky
Breaking a Sweat

By Rieva Lesonsky If you’re in the health and fitness business, you might already be (actually you should be) targeting Millennials (Gen Y) to come to your facilities. Some interesting data reported in MediaPost’s Engage: GenY newsletter shows although 88 … Read More →

Share and Enjoy

  • StumbleUpon
  • Digg
  • Reddit
Posted in Trends Tagged
2012 Food App Awards Winners
Posted on December 11, 2012 by Maria Valdez Haubrich
2012 Food App Awards Winners

If you own a food business, you’ll want to read what food apps our friends at Toque Magazine have named the best for 2012. Last night 11 food and drink apps were honored in 15 categories during Toque’s 2nd annual … Read More →

Share and Enjoy

  • StumbleUpon
  • Digg
  • Reddit
Posted in Trends Tagged ,