This statistic shows the leading five trends in main dishes on restaurant menus in the United States as forecasted by professional chefs for 2018. During the survey, 64 percent of the respondents stated that street food-inspired dishes would be a "hot trend" for restaurant menus in 2018.
Leading trends in main dishes on restaurant menus in the United States in 2018*
Characteristic
Share of respondents
Street food-inspired dishes (e.g. tempura, kabobs, dumplings, pupusas)
* Forecast.
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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National Restaurant Association. (January 3, 2018). Leading trends in main dishes on restaurant menus in the United States in 2018* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved October 31, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/293920/leading-trends-in-main-dishes-on-restaurant-menus-us/
National Restaurant Association. "Leading trends in main dishes on restaurant menus in the United States in 2018*." Chart. January 3, 2018. Statista. Accessed October 31, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/293920/leading-trends-in-main-dishes-on-restaurant-menus-us/
National Restaurant Association. (2018). Leading trends in main dishes on restaurant menus in the United States in 2018*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: October 31, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/293920/leading-trends-in-main-dishes-on-restaurant-menus-us/
National Restaurant Association. "Leading Trends in Main Dishes on Restaurant Menus in The United States in 2018*." Statista, Statista Inc., 3 Jan 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/293920/leading-trends-in-main-dishes-on-restaurant-menus-us/
National Restaurant Association, Leading trends in main dishes on restaurant menus in the United States in 2018* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/293920/leading-trends-in-main-dishes-on-restaurant-menus-us/ (last visited October 31, 2024)
Leading trends in main dishes on restaurant menus in the United States in 2018* [Graph], National Restaurant Association, January 3, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/293920/leading-trends-in-main-dishes-on-restaurant-menus-us/