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From Gen Z to retiree, here's what today's diners want

Whether your customers are 18 years old or 68, find out how each generation is putting its stamp on the foodservice industry.

FSD Staff

October 24, 2018

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Photograph by Clint Blowers; Illustrations: Shutterstock

Much has been recently written about the millennial generation. This tour de force group of consumers has been dissected, discussed and derided by consultants and the media for years as they’ve worked to determine what makes them tick.

What are millennials' likes and dislikes? How do they think? What do they want? And in the process of all of that study, older generations evolved, and a newer, more complicated generation emerged. With the help of Technomic’s 2018 Generational Consumer Trend Report, FSD editors worked to find out the dining habits of eaters across the generations.

Click below to see what we uncovered.

gen x

millennials

gen z

baby boomers

Illustration by Clint Blowers; Photographs: Shutterstock

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