QSR Magazine: Proven DIY Food Trends with Staying Power

Millennials enjoy discovering new food, trying unique flavors and customizing their meals. According to a recent QSR Magazine article, fast-casual chains and quick-serve restaurants are scrambling to adjust to less assembly-line efficiency and uniformity in order to accommodate these trends. These following food trends continue to have staying power and suggest operators should think more about how to address these in their own restaurants.

Now that large chains like Panera Bread and Chipotle have fresh ingredients, customers expect this to be the case in most restaurants now.

Once restaurants are taking the time to source ingredients fresh, they like to promote and show off the fact that they are doing so. Ingredients are often front and center and laid out in front of you.

The list continues to grow of dietary trends including gluten-free, vegetarian, vegan and dairy-free. For those who follow these diets, going out to eat gives these consumers the power to veto vote what they do not eat. Being able to offer a variety of options for those consumers is now key to getting more traffic in your restaurant.