Topics: Sustainability, 2025 food trends, 2025 beverage trends, 2025 hospitality trends
When did consumers begin staying home all the time?
People usually assume it’s a direct result of the COVID pandemic, but the trend actually began earlier. “There’s a long-term structural shift toward all of our lives becoming a little more home-centric,” Circana Senior Vice President David Portalatin explained on the Food Institute Podcast. People are working from home, entertaining at home, and eating at home.
It’s no wonder restaurants are worried about what the future holds. But take heart! As Portalatin puts it, consumers still need “to have those occasions where we say, ‘You know what? We’re going out. We’re going to have a great experience. We’re going to have that treat, that reward that we deserve.’”
So how can you get them in the door?
Topics: Restaurant longevity, Hamilton Beach Commercial, Restaurant menu trends, Homecentricity
There’s something special about holiday food. Maybe it’s the power of nostalgia. Maybe it’s pride in your family’s traditions. Maybe it’s the time invested in making complex recipes. Or maybe it’s the fact that holiday food is just plain delicious.
Let’s dive into some global holiday food traditions. And if you run a restaurant, consider adding your own holiday dishes to the menu! Some customers love the chance to taste a special occasion meal they’ve never tried before—and others will just be glad they didn’t have to do the cooking (or the dishes).
Topics: Recipes, Foodservice, Hamilton Beach Commercial, 2024 food trends
Did you know that Hamilton Beach Commercial kitchen equipment is sold in more than 95 countries? We’re always amazed to discover how talented chefs use our culinary blenders, immersion blenders, rice cookers and more to put their distinctive stamp on local cuisine. Here are just a few of our favorite global dishes, with recipes and demonstrations.
Topics: Food, Best Practices, Culinary blenders, Foodservice, Global Cuisine, Hamilton Beach Commercial, EXPEDITOR, Commercial rice warmer
Having a high-performance culinary blender is absolutely crucial in any commercial kitchen. A consumer-grade blender just isn’t going to cut it; you need power, precision, and durability.
But which type is best: A portable immersion blender or a countertop culinary blender? That depends on the day’s menu.
Topics: Culinary blenders, commercial culinary blender, commercial stick blender, food blenders, commercial food blender, commercial blender hamilton beach, commercial blender, stick blender, commercial immersion blenders, hamilton beach commercial immersion blender
Your kitchen is cramped. Your counter space is limited. Your budget is tight.
For all of these reasons, many foodservice operators opt for a single back-of-house blender. They throw in everything from soups to smoothies and hit Blend. What’s wrong with that?
Well… There really is no such thing as a one-size-fits-all commercial blender for a restaurant kitchen. Blending frozen drinks is a lot different from emulsifying a vinaigrette. Here’s what you should know about the differences between culinary blenders and beverage blenders.
Topics: Culinary blenders, high performance commercial blenders, commercial blenders, commercial blender with sound enclosure, Beverage Blenders, food blenders, commercial food blender, commercial blender hamilton beach, high-performance blender, commercial drink blender, beverage blender, commercial blender
Why does every restaurant kitchen need a commercial stand mixer? Here’s the simple answer: Power.
Compared to a hand-held mixer, a stand mixer brings unparalleled power to food preparation. The heavy-duty motor can handle demanding jobs like kneading sticky dough or beating airy batters. Choose your speed and attachment and just let the stand mixer do the work, hands free.
But not all stand mixers are created equal. We designed the CPM800 8-quart/8L stand mixer to meet the specific needs of professional chefs. Here’s what they wished for: the 10 features that define the best stand mixers for restaurant kitchens.
Topics: Food, commercial stand mixer, restaurant stand mixer, heavy duty stand mixer, foodservice equipment, foodservice blog, planetary stand mixer
The “summer slowdown” is a well-known restaurant phenomenon. While dining establishments in tourist areas see a boom in traffic, many others experience a slump in July through September. We have an idea for keeping your kitchen staff busy during the slow season and reducing food costs: Get to work preserving the best summer produce!
The PrimaVac™ line of commercial vacuum sealing machines makes it simple to extend the usable life of fragile produce, such as berries and herbs. You can also seal and freeze produce that’s at its peak.
Here’s why a commercial vacuum sealer is essential equipment for every restaurant kitchen — in the summer and all year round.
Topics: Foodservice, PrimaVac, vacuum sealers, commercial vacuum sealer, commercial grade vacuum sealer, chamber vacuum sealer, vacuum chamber sealer, hydroshocking, foodservice equipment, commercial vacuum sealer machine, vacuum sealing applications, foodservice blog
“Why is eating out so expensive now?”
That’s a question millions of consumers are asking. And they’re not wrong — in the United States, the price of quick-service meals and snacks rose nearly 28% from 2019 to 2023. (Full-service restaurants saw a 24% price jump). In early 2024, the average quick-service check was $18, 4.5% more than last year.
Customers are also complaining about food delivery costs, which have been increasing because of new minimum wage laws in Seattle and New York City plus new fees tacked on by the delivery companies. All of this adds up to a tough environment for chain restaurants… yet many chains are not only surviving but thriving. What takeaways can we learn from their success?
Topics: Foodservice, Chain Restaurants, foodservice operators, foodservice equipment, Chain restaurant trends, restaurant trends, Top restaurant chains
Some pieces of restaurant kitchen equipment have remained unchanged for decades… but they just don’t work as well as they should.
A prime example is the old-school commercial can opener. It’s heavy and clunky. The blade gets rusty and dirty. Food can be contaminated when the can lid is punctured. And it leaves sharp edges that can slice a finger.
Hamilton Beach Commercial knew there had to be a better way. That’s why we introduced the HCO500 commercial side-cut can opener.
Topics: Commercial can opener, Heavy duty can opener, heavy duty can opener for large cans, commercial can opener for large cans, Commercial can opener blade
