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The survey was conducted among professional chef members of the American Culinary Federation. The chefs were given a list of 161 items and were asked to rate each item as a "hot trend," "yesterday's news" or "perennial favorite" for restaurant menus in 2018.
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Leading trends in food items on restaurant menus in the U.S. 2018
This statistic shows the leading 20 trends in food items on restaurant menus in the United States as forecasted by professional chefs for 2018. During the survey, ** percent of the respondents stated that new cuts of meat (e.g. shoulder tender, oyster steak) would be a "hot trend" for restaurant menus in 2018.
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Leading trends in food items on restaurant menus in the United States in 2018* [Graph], National Restaurant Association, January 3, 2018. [Online]. Available: /statistics/293885/leading-trends-in-food-items-on-restaurant-menus-us/