When fresh, ripe peppers are dried, the drying process fundamentally changes their flavor and texture. And with the pepper experience shifting so drastically from fresh to dried, to differentiate fresh peppers, they often go by one name, while their dried counterparts go by another. With so many peppers, it can be hard to keep these names and flavors straight, so we’ve put together an easy reference chart to help.
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Wake Up to Breakfast’s Boom
The most important meal of the day is back—a third of restaurant operators expect breakfast sales in 2025 to grow significantly. And there’s good reason. Over the past 5 years, the number of breakfast/brunch focused operations are up 23%, national fast-food chains are adding more and more breakfast items, and breakfast foot traffic accounted for 21% of visits in 2024 alone. And now we’ve rounded up the most important things you can do to capitalize on its resurgence.
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Give Your Mexican Menu Items A Plant-Based Boost
Going meat-free doesn’t need to be dull. We’ve put together some ways you can add in the delicious Mexican flavors your customers crave to your plant-based menu options.
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3 Mexican Cuisine Trends Heating Up Menus in 2025
Mexican cuisine is not a monolith—it’s an ever-changing, ever-evolving, ever-exciting canvas to create with. We don’t need to tell you that, of course. But we do need to tell you about the biggest Mexican-inspired flavor trends of 2025. Which of these top 3 will inspire your menu in the coming months?
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Generational Food Habits: Interpreting the Hype and Influence of Gen Z
When it comes to food, are Z-ers really that different from the generations that came before them? We set out to answer this question in hopes of identifying which Gen Z traits and habits could have the most impact on your operation.
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3 Trends to Watch in 2024
It’s that time again. When industry experts make their predictions about which foods, flavors and consumer behaviors will take center stage. This year’s lists include everything from social media’s increasing influence on restaurant menus to the growing acceptance of lab-grown meats. (Oh my.) Here are the trends we think are worth paying attention to in 2024.
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Give Your Menu More Avocado Love
America’s love for avocado just keeps growing and we couldn’t be more thrilled. To help you get more out of this ongoing trend — more diners, more purchases, more profits — we put together a list of top-rated LTO dishes. Not only are they full of simple avocado inspiration, we know your diners are going to love them.
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What’s In Store For 2023?
The latest food industry predictions are in. Some are more expected, like the ongoing need to invest in sustainability efforts. Others are more surprising, like the rising popularity of NA craft cocktails. All of it is relevant, of course, and definitely worth your consideration. What we want to share is our take on what stood out most.
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Our 15 Minutes of Hot Sauce Fame
Authenticity is at the heart of every Mexican flavor we create. But just saying that isn’t nearly as compelling as seeing our products appear in a popular Netflix show. Yes, our very own HERDEZ® Avocado Hot Sauce was in three episodes of the latest season of Taco Chronicles. And we are thrilled to see it being used by some of our favorite Mexican chefs.
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