CHICAGO, 8 December 2011/PRNewswire/–item Menu with descriptions that reference the gluten, sugar, cholesterol, and other topics related to health expands on restaurant menus as more operators recognize that an increasing number of Americans need a controlled diet.
"Our Data shows that certain areas in strict diet that is growing in popularity, at least from the standpoint of the menu," said the Director of Technomic Mary Chapman. "The operators are increasingly deploying Restaurant gluten-free, cholesterol free, lowfat and no-sugar menu offerings. At the same time, we see the operator tried to accommodate consumers with health conditions related to be transparent about their menu ingredients and makes it easy to see which items including food allergen specific or lower, say, fat or sodium. "
To help the restaurant operators and suppliers understand the opportunities that are related to behavior and consumer needs in diet controlled, Technomic has developed a strict diet of market intelligence reports. Key findings include:
MenuMonitor-online resource tracking trends (constantly updated, searchable online database of more than 1,200 top menu chains, independent restaurants emerging concepts and high volume).
The report also uses industry data and trends from the Digital Library resource Technomic's, the restaurant industry database online. Rounding out the data is an example of the restaurant industry's success in accommodating customer controlled diet.