About 14% of all restaurant visits include a hamburger order, vs about 1.5% that include a hot dog order, says Warren Solochek, president of the food service practice at market research firm The NPD Group. And other NPD data show the popularity of hot dogs has faltered recently. Servings fell 4% las
Date: Feb 10, 2016
Source: Google
Americans are learning more about food, and eating better
The availability of that information is a bigger driver than whatever the government is going to force on people, says Warren Solochek, a restaurant-industry analyst with NPD Group, a market-research firm.
Date: May 26, 2015
Category: Health
Source: Google
Crumbs Bake Shop Is Coming Back To A Tough Dessert Market
Theres a limited demand for sweets in general at restaurants, said Warren Solochek, restaurant analyst at market research firm NPD Group. These days many people, when they go out for an afternoon snack, theyre looking for a beverage, like a specialty coffee.
"Americans are always interested in something new and different," says Warren Solochek, a restaurant analyst at market research firm NPD Group. "If you have a new sort of restaurant that is coming into an area, people are always going to be interested in trying it out to see if fits their needs."
Date: Aug 30, 2014
Category: Business
Source: Google
El Pollo Loco stock sizzles to close at 60 percent above IPO price
They are competing against the Chipotles of the world on the high end, said Warren Solochek, vice president of client development of the food service practice at NPD Group. And places like Taco Bell, which tend to be a little more economical, on the low end.
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If you look at demographics, craft beer drinkers tend to be more economically affluent and they tend to be younger, said Warren Solochek, who follows beverages for the NPD Group consulting firm.