The top trends impacting restaurant menus

Much of the restaurant industry was in survival mode throughout 2020, and the menu and operating trends that evolved last year were a reflection of the times. Last week, the National Restaurant Association released its 2021 Restaurant Trends Report, with survey feedback from 6,000 operators and 1,000 consumers pinpointing the top trends.

The association discovered that the pandemic accelerated some trends that were already gaining traction, such as delivery and digital ordering, and predicts that many of 2020’s innovations will be here to stay rather than passing fads.