2010 Restaurant Industry Forecast

March 29, 2010

On a typical day in the United States in 2010, more than 130 million people will be foodservice patrons. The overall economic impact of the restaurant industry is expected to exceed $1.5 trillion in 2010.

For definitive forecast data for the U.S. restaurant industry, the Nestlé Library subscribes to Restaurant Industry Forecast, published annually by the National Restaurant Association. The publication profiles the restaurant industry opportunities and challenges for the year ahead. The research and insights are based on analysis of the latest economic data, as well as surveys of restaurateurs and customers.

Restaurant Industry Forecast can be found in the library’s reference collection (call number TX943 N38).

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Chef Survey: What’s Hot in 2010

March 18, 2010

The annual National Restaurant Association survey of American Culinary Federation member chefs is a comprehensive culinary forecast and menu trends prediction report. More than 1,800 professional chefs ranked nearly 215 culinary items as a “hot trend,” “yesterday’s news,” or “perennial favorite” on restaurant menus in 2010. The following received the most votes in the Top Trends category:

  1. Locally grown produce
  2. Locally sourced meats and produce
  3. Sustainability
  4. Bite-size/mini desserts
  5. Locally produced wine and beer
  6. Nutritonally balanced children’s dishes
  7. Smaller portions for a reduced price
  8. Farm/estate-branded ingredients
  9. Gluten-free/food allergy conscious
  10. Sustainable seafood

View the full survey from the National Restaurant Association (PDF file).

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Tourist Cultures: Identity, Place and the Traveller

March 16, 2010

The Nestlé Library has recently acquired a new tourism studies book for students researching the relationship between the production and comsumption of space.

Tourist Cultures presents valuable critical insights into tourism, exploring the cultures of meaning, mobilities, and engagement that shape the tourist experience and traveller identities.

Tourism is examined through a consideration of the spaces and selves of travel, delving into what tourists are looking for when they travel. The argument is made that tourists are not passive consumers of either their destinations or interpretations.

Tourist Cultures can be found on the New Book shelf in the Nestlé Library (call number G155 A1 W43).

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Who’s Buying for Travel

March 11, 2010

Consumer travel spending by component

The Consumer Expenditure Survey, produced by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, provides an ongoing, nationwide survey of household spending. Marketing students can find key Consumer Expenditure Survey data about travel spending in a publication called Who’s Buying for Travel.

Who’s Buying for Travel analyzes the Consumer Expenditure Survey data in a variety of ways, calculating household spending indexes, aggregate household spending, and market shares. Their report shows spending data by age, household income, household type, race, geography, and education level.

Who’s Buying for Travel can be found in the Nestlé Library reference collection (call number G155 U6 W46).

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The Allison Hotel Rides the Google Wave

March 5, 2010

The Allison Hotel in Newberg, Oregon is the latest example of a hotel property utilizing a social networking tool for staff operations.  Allison Hotel employees are using the Google Wave to communicate and coordinate their daily activites.

Google Wave is an online tool for real-time communication and collaboration. A wave can be both a conversation and a document where people can discuss and work together using richly formatted text, photos, videos, maps, and more.

Read the full article about the Allison Hotel from the March edition of Hotels Magazine.

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