Chicago, May 21-23, 2013 – The same day the National Restaurant Association (NRA) Restaurant Show was wrapping up the Sweets & Snacks Expo was gearing up at the other side of McCormick Place in Chicago.  The energy at the Sweets & Snacks Expo was a remarkable contrast with … More

Culinary Institute of America – San Antonio, Texas May 7-9, 2013 – This conference is a national initiative to improve the health of children and young people through food education, culinary strategy and flavor insight.  About 200 participants gathered at this collaboration of leaders in school foodservice and … More

Leaders in the refrigerated foods business meet annually to network, share ideas and talk with industry experts in a wide range of disciplines.  Following are program highlights about … More

This year’s Winter Fancy Food Show boasted another year of record attendance expecting more than 18,000 attendees.  More than 1,000 of the 1,300 exhibitors were … More

The neighborhood bakeries of San Francisco are a delicious expression of this city’s cultural and culinary diversity.  Food has a unique ability to bring people together and bakeries create welcoming warmth for their customers in this city.  Many of the neighborhood bakeries are … More

Leadership Summit Identifies Global Menu Trends for 2013   Panama City PANAMA, December 11, 2012 – Grupo Olson and Global Business Alliance announced 2013 trend predictions at a press conference at Le Meridién Panama City, Panama.  Results are based on reviews of restaurants and menus from around the world and in-depth interviews with chefs, restaurateursRead More

SIAL is a global food show and its focus is on innovation in the food and beverage businesses.  It covers all sectors of the food industry in eight expansive pavilions where the exposition center just outside of Paris transforms into a virtual city of … More

                                            (Chicago, October 2012) Culinary Visions® Panel collected insight from foodservice professionals, scoured more than twenty trade conferences and surveyed over 3,000 consumer foodies to get their take on the foods and … More

Casual diners are most likely to order foods they are familiar with even when faced with choices they perceive to be healthier, according to … More

The annual Flavor Experience conference brings together leading chain operators and their food & beverage suppliers.  Conference sessions include the latest consumer research, menu ideas and hands-on experiences. The conference experience also includes … More