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5 Hospitality Trends Forecast for 2022

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With this year wrapping up, AF & Co. + Carbonate got back to it, making predictions for the hospitality industry for 2022. In the 14th annual trend report, the consulting firms explored the food, beverage, sustainability and design trends that they expect will shape the year ahead.

Study Says More Diners Are Willing To Eat Out Despite Heightened Omicron Concern

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While heightened concern for the omicron variant is adding new requirements for dine-in restaurant customers in certain areas, consumers overall may not be as nervous about dining in as they once were, according to a recent study by Datassential.

Do Customers Want Robots Working in Restaurants?

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A new Technomic study says consumers find robots less appealing than they did two years ago.

Breakfast, Lunch Business Picks Up As More Return to School, Work, Activities

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The NPD Group says traffic is picking up for breakfast, morning snack and lunch dayparts as more people are leaving their homes for school, work and activities.

Chicago Metallic Taps New National Account Manager

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Jeramiah Stocksdale will be tasked with bringing in new business from national chain restaurants. In addition, he will work with the company’s outside representative groups and grow relationships and sales with multiunit foodservice operations.

Ali Group Acquires The Montague Co.

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Ali Group closed on an agreement to acquire The Montague Co., a manufacturer of high-volume, heavy-duty cooking and refrigeration equipment.

Foodservice Industry Performance Dips Again Slightly, Says Technomic

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The foodservice industry has seen two months of deceleration, according to the consumer trends and research company Technomic.

Customers Prefer the Drive-Thru for Mobile Order Pickup, Says Report

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Bluedot’s “State of What Feeds Us” report explores customer preferences amid a steady rise in mobile ordering.  

A Look at Top Manufacturer Acquisitions of 2021

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This year brought about some serious foodservice equipment manufacturer M&A activity from some of the industry’s top players. As the year comes to a close, FER is taking a look back at the top equipment manufacturer acquisitions of the year.

Perlick’s Milwaukee Headquarters Gets Updated

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The family-owned commercial refrigerator and bar equipment supplier Perlick Corp. is planning to give its corporate headquarters in Milwaukee a full makeover as it works to meet growing demand and prepares for an “aggressive” product launch schedule next year.

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