Chicago (PRWEB) January 17, 2012

press as healthy meals for children and generally improve restaurant plates, along with the growing influence of Asian, Hispanic, Boomer and Millennial bevolkingsgroepen are among the factors that shape the industry hospitality in 2012 and beyond, according to The NPD Group, a leading market research firm. In general, NPD? S market forecast of U.S. Foodservice business traffic demand of consumer foodservice projects for restaurant prepared meals / snacks to rise slightly above 2011 levels.

Children

meals are at the center of legislative advocacy and health in recent years and the focus is expected to continue throughout 2012. The continuous pressure on operators to the restaurant and healthy children’s meals in combination with the growing health consciousness among mothers to improve has led to children under 13 years, eating better-for-you foods such as fruits, no fried chicken, chicken wraps, cereals, and less of the not-so-good-for-you foods like french fries, dessert products / frozen desserts, full-size hamburgers and fried chicken, according to NPD? s Crest? service, which constantly monitors the use of consumption of the restaurants. In general, light and healthy foods are better than many foods and beverages consumers have learned to control faring in their diet.

Next to the restaurant to consumers to eat healthier food, another area is the growing influence of the rapid growth of the Spanish population and Asians in the United States, which will continue to increase demand for more ethnically diverse food drive this’ years. Tastes evolve, and consumers seek more spicy and tasty food. The big Boomer and Millennial age will also affect food. According to NPD Crest, fruit juice is likely to grow, especially among young adults, along with food popular among Boomers, like coffee, fish / seafood, and breakfast foods.

Other factors that affect the hospitality industry in 2012 and beyond include:

retail competition will increase. Convenience stores are capturing more eateries dashboard, delivering the benefits of speed, on-the-go, one-stop shopping. Supermarkets, however, prepared to march with the food to be taken home to eat.

work-related visits and

dining experience a turn toward recovery. The pressure of unemployment on work-related opportunities dining harder, and the recent positive economic indicators, such as reducing unemployment and higher consumer confidence, are encouraging. Some turn toward recovery from this occasion meal is expected in 2012, providing a great advantage for traders and non-commercial.

Beef

superior chicken prices in 2012 will affect supply and prices of the restaurant menus. There will be a shift from beef and chicken items and expensive items that are under less pressure on prices will be promoted, similar to what happened with the chicken in 2011, when beef prices have risen. The café also should be under the pressure of short-term costs.

the media will continue to find

promote in particular full-service restaurants. Social media is still evolving, but? Obviously, using the potential to benefit restaurants, particularly at the full service. Expect innovation to continue the use of social media. Social media are important in the process of consumption and restaurant discounts, loyalty and other customer programs for use in the regular customers.

beverages remains a center for quick service restaurants, recently successful tactic for increasing profits and traffic including drink driving loyalty programs, promotions for off-hour demand for drink specials to build an influx of new and non-carbonated options and offerings that appeal to the population. Finding new ways to promote the drinks will of a successful strategy for restaurants will continue in 2012.

? us? still predict a further slow recovery for the hotel industry in 2012? says Bonnie Riggs, NPD restaurant industry analyst. ? Yet there are pockets of real growth, support traffic behavior that will exceed the total demand. To capitalize on this growth, however, operators need to understand what influences consumer behavior and the impact on traffic driving over the next 12 months.?

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