Knowing the trends ensures your menu stays current and you’re maintaining your competitive edge. Restaurants and caterers can win business based on staying up-to-date on trends so updating your menu on a quarterly basis based on your top sellers can give you a boost in reservations and revenue. Because there are so many different publications and sources of information out there to read about the trends, and because caterers and restaurateurs are such busy people, we wanted to compile the ultimate food trends guide to provide a one stop place for those busy people to easily find information. Check out this slide show below to learn the hottest of hot food trends for 2015.

1. THE ULTIMATE FOOD
TREND GUIDE 2015.
The one-stop food trend forecast for Canadian Restaurateurs and Foodservice operators

2. Expect to see restaurants making more in-house and
sourcing within a 50-100 radius.
Source: Restaurantcentral.ca

3. Source: National Restaurant Association
Environmental sustainability continues to pick up steam
with restaurateurs honing in on food waste reduction.

4. Menus will be infused with flavour bursting mouth watering
dishes.
Source: Restaurantcentral.ca

5. Source: Canadian Foodservice & Hospitality Magazine
Tea takes the place of coffee as coffee reaches its saturation
point.

6. More inventive plating options will hit the tables as
restaurants look to garner more“close ups”on social media.
Source: restaurantcentral.ca

7. Source: Canadian Foodservice & Hospitality Magazine
Demand for artful cocktails make way for a resident
mixologist.

8. Source: National Restaurant Association
Vegetables take centre stage on the plate with demand for
vegetarian and vegan options on the rise.

9. Menus will be divided up into small plates and large plates
options.
Source: restaurantcentral.ca

10. Kids meals are becoming gourmet with healthier options
available in more innovative flavour palates.
Source: National Restaurant Association

11. Chicken will dominate the menus as prices for pork and beef
continue to increase.
Source: restaurantcentral.ca

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