Best Source for Food Trends and New Menu Items: Menu Clips Annual Review, Now on CD-ROM.Business Editors CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 29, 2004 Menu Clips Annual Review 2004, now on CD-ROM CD-ROM: see compact disc. CD-ROM in full compact disc read-only memory Type of computer storage medium that is read optically (e.g., by a laser). , is available from Technomic Information Services See Information Systems. . The report uncovers 2003's dominant menu and food trends, including major menu changes at chain restaurants, up-and-coming ethnic cuisines, trendy ingredients, hip and healthful health·ful adj. 1. Conducive to good health; salutary. 2. Healthy. health  ful·ness n. items, cooking methods of the moment and new products. These are the menu trends that will drive the industry in 2004 and beyond. Specifically, Menu Clips Annual Review 2004 spotlights fast food's response to the obesity crisis and identifies several growing food trends, including menu diversification at pizza chains, the popularity of Asian noodle dishes at casual dining chains, the preponderance of upscale burgers and a lot more. Did you know? -- Cheesecake Factory added Rice Noodles Tossed in Tamarind tamarind (tăm`ərĭnd), tropical ornamental evergreen tree (Tamarindus indica) of the family Leguminosae (pulse family), native to Africa and probably to Asia, but now widely grown in the tropics. Sauce -- Indian flavors are turning up at Roly Poly, California Pizza Kitchen and Fleming's Steakhouse -- Burger King launched an Angus beef burger wrapped in lettuce to satisfy low-carb eating plans -- DB Bistro Moderne mo·derne adj. Striving to be modern in appearance or style but lacking taste or refinement; pretentious. [French, modern, from Old French; see modern.] Adj. 1. in New York unveiled the DB Burger with foie gras and truffles What's hot? An Indian fast-food chain on the West Coast; a quick-casual sandwich concept with Mexican, Italian, Middle Eastern and Asian influences; an ambitious regional Mexican concept in New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. ; and a daring raw menu concept in California. To arrange an interview or to order Menu Clips Annual Review or Menu Clips, TIS's monthly newsletter, please call (312) 876-0004, ext. 229 or visit www.foodpubs.com. |
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