FOOD SERVICE TRENDS 2019

Catering trends. What are the forecasts for next year? What are the winning restaurant trends in 2019 too?

In the restaurant industry, it is important to keep up with trends. After all, people have short attention spans these days! That's why we compiled this list for you
1) Healthy and convenient food options are becoming more popular than ever 2). Technology is making our lives easier even at home; with various cooking apps there is no more need for expensive equipment.

Surprise effect

The modern busy life affects customer expectations. This is why gastronomic experiences with the wow effect will have an edge next year too.

On the one hand there is the possibility of taking your gastronomic offer around with the food trucks, on the other there are pop-up restaurants that can open for a certain period of time or even restaurants that host several chefs.

Pop up restaurant is a really interesting restaurant trend:

A pop-up restaurant is a temporary, modular space that can be closed and set up like a covered market or a food court. A typical design includes hanging furniture such as wooden tables and chairs to create the feeling of eating outdoors without leaving the house! It's also common that they not only serve dinner but also breakfast - giving people another reason why they should try this fresh new concept in town before it disappears forever.

These restaurants have become all the rage because they offer fresh, vibrant flavors from chefs who don't want the fuss of opening their own brick-and-mortar location, but still need an outlet for creativity in catering services or at food critic meetings after concerts at other high-profile venues around town.

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Mixed formats: food and celebration in 2019 restaurant trends

Foodservice trends.

The number of places where customers can dine, have a drink and party is growing. Many businesses already do this, serving dishes until late in the evening and organizing evenings afterwards.

There are more and more customers looking for restaurants where they can eat and then stay for a drink and listen to some music.

The emergence of social dining and live music has been a huge trend in recent years. This is due to the increase in the number of people looking for entertainment with their food, as well as the opportunity to stay after dinner and drink in some nearby bar or club!

There are more people than ever who want nothing more than to have fun when they go out - so much so that these days you can even find restaurants specifically tailored to these desires: one where your meal will be top-notch thanks to over-trained chefs who make sure every dish lives up to expectations.

Blending

If we talk about alcoholic drinks, wine is the protagonist in 2019. The trend is called Blending and consists of mixing multiple wines or multiple grapes, to obtain a unique blend. The idea is that the restaurant creates its own mixes according to the preferences of its potential customers, to offer its most natural and authentic wine.

Regionality

Globalization is giving way to the valorisation of the territory both in the kitchen and in the glass. The attention to valorising the Italian origin of foods is often sublimated by the ever-increasing demand for quality and innovation in drinks. Queen of the tables is increasingly artisanal beer, to be tasted or combined.

Textures

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If up until now dishes where color was the protagonist have been appreciated so that they could be posted on Instagram, in 2019, we will look above all at consistencies which will appeal to all tastes.Creams, sauces and ice creams with crunchy pieces, spicy ingredients that produce tingles, crunchy vegetables, double cooking, carbonated drinks, recipes with more than two layers of different products.

It will be important to include a better description of the dishes in the physical and digital menus.

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The fourth meal

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The healthy trend has also influenced classic meal times. Eating less and more times a day is a growing form of consumption. Therefore not only breakfast, lunch and dinner but also a fourth meal, which could be between breakfast and lunch or between lunch and dinner.

The healthy trend has also influenced classic meal times. When dining out, many people look for fresh ingredients that they can prepare at home without sacrificing taste or quality - this means healthier side dishes like vegetables instead of chips and fruit desserts instead of ice cream!

The growing popularity of what we call "healthy" food is also influencing the way families eat together; Whether it's grabbing tacos on date night or fueling up after school with slices of pizza, our love interests show us new ways to enjoy delicious yet still nutritious favorites.

The gastronomic offer of restaurants that offer the possibility of eating at any time of the day is simpler, but no less tasty. In this sense, dishes suitable for any time of day work very well.

Natural Restoration

Restaurants that offer vegetarian dishes even if they do not cater exclusively to a vegetarian, vegan or flexitarian audience will continue to earn points.

At the same time, the options will continue to increase for those with specific dietary needs and therefore dishes free of refined sugars, gluten, lactose and so on.

The important thing is that they have organic products and raw materials with a short supply chain. Natural materials will be increasingly widespread not only in the gastronomic offer, but also in furnishings. This more careful and conscious diet will be increasingly present even in places of fast consumption.