News
From recent features in trade publications, to weekly musings on culinary culture and broader trends, this is where you’ll find our latest insights—and questions worth chewing over.
What is your biggest hospitality pet peeve?
In a recent survey, Menu Matters asked consumers this question. Here’s a sampling of their answers.
Delivering authenticity in global flavors
Americans are on the move, with citizens taking more than 100 million trips outside the United States in 2024, according to the Department of Commerce’s International Trade Administration.
Menu Matters Monthly Minute | April 2025
Spring has sprung, and so has this edition of the Menu Matters Monthly Minute. As always, Maeve and Mike share the latest insights and analysis on trends, data, and developments shaping the food industry, plus news from Menu Matters and beyond.
Is hot honey over?
On a recent TikTok video from a restaurant doing chicken vodka parm knots topped with a drizzle of hot honey, these were some of the comments.
An expanding role for seafood
It's time to think outside of the seafood box. That can be a fruitful merchandising message as retailers are in a position to boost sales by demonstrating seafood’s role as a side dish, appetizer, ingredient, and snack instead of primarily being a center-of-the-plate option, analysts said.
What can earwax reveal about your brand?
Let's get into ear wax. This article from the BBC News about what earwax can tell us about our personal health is absolutely fascinating.
