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Dining Out: A 2011 Look Ahead for the United States
Mintel, Jan 2011, Pages: 86
What's coming up and what's already here?
The future of dining out in 2011 is already being shaped thanks to trends, laws, economic factors and demographic tastes.
In this report, Mintel provides insight and ideation surrounding these factors for the restaurant industry. Issues of healthfulness, menu transparency, technology and seasonality shape how consumers interact with restaurants. As these issues develop further, they will continue to shape and reshape the industry, calling for new restaurant services, tools and menu innovation.
Key elements that affect the future of the industry will be discussed, including:
- Key economic and demographic factors that will determine the direction of the foodservice industry in the near and late term
- Ramifications and loopholes of coming menu transparency laws regarding calorie disclosure
- The push and opportunities for better-for-you (BFY) menu items without losing sight of flavor
- Marketing strategies that work, using social media and technology
- Top menu items, flavors, marketing claims, and cuisine types
- Consumers’ attitudes toward dining out in 2011 and what they say are important considerations
- Mintel Oxygen, which offers foodservice analyst expertise and a dedicated report series
- Mintel Inspire, a unique tool that reveals daily influences on brands and people, and helps generate ideas about trend direction
- Mintel Menu Insights, which provides flavor, ingredient, preparation and price trend analysis, drawing from the largest 350 chain restaurants, as well as 150 independent restaurants, 50 restaurants run by top chefs, and 25 beverage-focused restaurants
- Custom consumer research on consumer attitudes relevant to topics analyzed in the report
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