Ranch flavor is the top ready-to-use dressing flavor shipped to foodservice outlets, reports The NPD Group.

Consumer traffic to casual dining restaurants reached a six year low for the year ended Feb. 28, 2014, according to The NPD Group.

Restaurant customers are beginning to see the price of deals offered at restaurants over a length of time as regular pricing and deals are no longer d

The NPD Group forecasts food service traffic and sales will improve in 2014 compared to 2013 and that a focus on freshness will be a key menu trend.

It’s been impossible not to notice consumers’ obsession with healthy foods.

Even with frequent food safety outbreaks and recalls, concern levels about the safety of the U.S. food supply remain relatively constant with temporar