Technomic Report Reveals Growth Opportunities for U.K. College & University Foodservice

"There's a big gap to fill in terms of on-campus foodservice meeting the needs of students," says Darren Tristano, Sr. Managing Director of Technomic, Inc. "While campus dining has a huge advantage in the convenience arena, they're losing traffic due to a lack of variety. College and university dining operators must present a wider array of menu options, dining concepts, meal plans and service formats if they want to gain a greater share of students' foodservice visits."

"There's a big gap to fill in terms of on-campus foodservice meeting the needs of students," says Darren Tristano, Sr. Managing Director of Technomic, Inc. "While campus dining has a huge advantage in the convenience arena, they're losing traffic due to a lack of variety. College and university dining operators must present a wider array of menu options, dining concepts, meal plans and service formats if they want to gain a greater share of students' foodservice visits."

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To help foodservice executives understand the latest consumer behaviours, preferences and attitudes regarding college and university foodservice, Technomic has released its U.K. College & University Consumer Trend Report. Key findings include:

Technomic's U.K. College & University Consumer Trend Report  provides comprehensive research on the latest menu and consumer trends surrounding on-campus foodservice, organised into three major sections:

Menu Insights—Technomic's exclusive MenuMonitor data is used to reveal leading menu items across dayparts and mealparts at 10 of the top U.K. universities.

Consumer Insights—an in-depth examination of consumption, attitudes and purchasing decisions for on-campus foodservice based on findings from an exclusive survey of 1,000 full-time students.

Outlook: Trends to Watch—a discussion of grab-and-go service formats, ethnic foods and flavours, sustainability, and other emerging trends that are poised to impact the college and university foodservice sector.

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Contacts:

Sales enquiries: Patrick Noone, 44 20 3026 9220 or [email protected]

Press enquiries: Darren Tristano, 001 312 506 3850 or [email protected]

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