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What’s shaping choices on kids menus?

Here’s what kids—and their parents—will be seeking on foodservice menus in the year ahead.

Patricia Cobe, Senior Editor

September 20, 2019

1 Min Read
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Here’s what kids—and their parents—will be seeking on foodservice menus in the year ahead.Photograph: Shutterstock



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By 2026, 80% of millennials will be parents, and this generation has different expectations when dining out. How are foodservice operations adapting to the changing demands of parents—while still appealing to kids’ taste buds? Listen as Robert Byrne, senior manager of consumer insights for Technomic, and Aimee Harvey, managing editor for Technomic, share restaurants’ best practices for attracting families with children now and in the future. 

About the Author

Patricia Cobe

Senior Editor

Pat plans and executes the menu sections of Restaurant Business and FoodService Director, covering food and beverage trends, Menu R&D, profiles of chefs and restaurateurs and Technomic research. She also contributes to the digital content of both RB and FSD and is editor of two weekly e-newsletters, Recipe Report and On the Menu. Pat’s weekly podcast, MenuFeed, covers a wide range of menu topics through interviews with chefs and operators.

Pat came to Winsight from Hearst, where she was an executive editor. She is the co-author of the Mompreneurs series of books as well as two cookbooks. She graduated from Cornell University and earned a Masters in Journalism from Boston University. She is active in several professional organizations, including Les Dames d’Escoffier and the International Foodservice Editorial Council (IFEC), and serves as a judge for the James Beard Media Awards.

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