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title: "Fast Casual: Getting ‘Granular’ About Restaurants’ Many Possible Uses For Whole Grains"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/1e6bcc17-d738-4a7a-b446-5de798bdc562
source: "1851 Franchise"
original_url: https://1851franchise.com/fast-casual-getting-granular-about-restaurants-many-possible-uses-for-whole-grains-5734
category: "Fast casual"
industry: "Restaurants"
segment: "Fast casual"
published: 2016-09-06T15:10:49.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T03:18:19.197Z
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# Fast Casual: Getting ‘Granular’ About Restaurants’ Many Possible Uses For Whole Grains

**TL;DR:** Restaurants are incorporating whole grains into their menus to attract health-conscious consumers, particularly millennials. Whole grains like sorghum, millet, quinoa, amaranth, and bulgur have shown strong growth on restaurant menus in the past year.

*originally published in 1851 Franchise on 2016-09-06. [Read the original](https://1851franchise.com/fast-casual-getting-granular-about-restaurants-many-possible-uses-for-whole-grains-5734).*

## Story

According to a recent Fast Casual article , sorghum, millet, quinoa, amaranth, and bulgur have shown some of the strongest growth on restaurant menus in the past year.

Grains certainly pack a punch delivering less impact on the environment, more nutritional benefits, and richer flavors to consumers. It’s not hard to imagine why restaurants are taking notice and trying to incorporate these grains into their menus to attract millennials that care about all three.

## Entities

- 1851 Franchise (publication)
- Restaurants (sector)
- FastCasual (publication)
- menu trends (topic)
- millennials (topic)
- health conscious (topic)
- whole grains (topic)

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Originally reported by 1851 Franchise (https://1851franchise.com/fast-casual-getting-granular-about-restaurants-many-possible-uses-for-whole-grains-5734). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/1e6bcc17-d738-4a7a-b446-5de798bdc562).