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Menu Trends for 2024 & Beyond

Rich Shank  (Senior Principal and VP of Innovation, Technomic)

Location: Ballroom F

Date: Tuesday, February 13

Time: 4:15 pm - 5:00 pm

Pass Type: All Access, CS Conference Pass, CS Premium Pass, Combined CS/TSE Education Pass - Get your pass now!

Track: CS+TSE Bridge, CS-Culinary Business & Operations

Vault Recording: TBD

Which flavors, ingredients, and dishes are new and growing? Get creative inspiration from cutting-edge culinarians and consumer insights to help you decide what to add to your 2024 catering menu. Rich Shank, VP of innovation and senior principal at Technomic, will provide an in-depth view of what’s going on with menus using forward-looking, predictive data from Technomic’s online platform, Ignite.