Trends & Insights

The world of cookies, muffins, cakes, doughnuts, and other baked sweets allows for almost limitless variation and experimentation. It’s always a delight to see the creativity of bakers and dessert chefs run wild. With so many new ideas, this part of the food industry is never at risk of becoming stale. If you’re looking for some new sweet baked goods to add to your menu this year, this article is for you! Let’s take a look at 10 delicious sweet bakery trends you can leverage in your café menu.

It’s a new year, which means it’s time to think about new approaches to your café or restaurant menu. Instead of coming up with ideas out of thin air, it’s helpful to look at what trends are permeating the foodservice industry to keep your offering in line with what consumers expect. Let’s dive into the top 10 food and coffee trends to watch in 2022.

Every food service business is different, but there are several common problems that every café or restaurant manager can relate to. Keep reading for ten of the most common issues faced in the food and beverage industry and how to overcome them.

Serving food and drinks to your customers does more than simply satisfy their hunger and thirst - it provides sensory experiences that create emotional connections like joy and comfort. With emotional wellbeing becoming an increasing priority for consumers, there’s an opportunity for foodservice operators to develop rituals around food and drink that create feelings of peace, calm, clarity, and more.

Some venues in the hospitality sector have had trouble recruiting skilled staff. Luckily, there are innovative recruiting platforms like Barcats and other solutions that foodservice operators can use to help address their staffing issues and get back to doing what they do best – satisfying their customers!

Leveraging new technology is essential for maintaining your competitive edge in any industry, and this is no different when it comes to cafés and restaurants. Whether it’s a new POS system, updated table booking software, or a food ordering app for restaurants with no delivery service, there’s plenty of emerging technologies that offer significant benefits for your business.

People's obsession with coffee is always evolving, and cold brewing is one of the latest trends being rapidly adopted by cafés and restaurants. Learn about the different types of cold brewed coffee, how they're made, and why you should add them to your menu to offer customers more choice and increase profits.

TikTok is the latest and greatest social media platform, and you’ve no doubt heard about it from friends, family, and colleagues. If you’re anything like most business owners, then you’ve probably thought about leveraging TikTok in your marketing efforts, here’s how.

While a lot of us have changed our current work environment, a huge part of our daily routine that a lot of us are missing is a daily fresh coffee. From big frothy cappuccino’s or long blacks, we can all agree that coffee is a non-negotiable. People always find a way - and there's a huge trend on the internet right now on Instant Coffee.

It's milk without the moo! Australians are increasingly turning away from dairy milks options in favor of the many delicious varieties and flavors of plant-based nut milks.Find out the benefits of each type in this infographic guide to plant-based milks for baristas. 

We’ve created an e-Book with Tabsquare where we dive in and look at some of the largest expenses a restaurant incurs, and most importantly, highlight ways in which these restaurant costs could be reduced.

A collaboration has been announced! As demand increases for more Vegan and Plant Based menu options, the CHEF team has partnered with Shannon Martinez; leading Vegan Chef in Australia.