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Bret Thorn

Bret Thorn

Nation's Restaurant News, Senior Food Editor

Bret Thorn is responsible for reporting on culinary trends in foodservice for Nation's Restaurant News, a New Hope Network sister site.

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Unboxed: 9 tasty trends for food service

Food and Beverage

Unboxed: 9 tasty trends for food service Unboxed: 9 tasty trends for food service

Jun 22, 2023

9 Slides

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Market Data and Analysis

Health and climate crises can both be addressed by the same diet Health and climate crises can both be addressed by the same diet

Aug 19, 2021

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Food and Beverage

Functional beverages, cold brew, nitrogenation and other drink trends revealed in new report

Functional beverages, cold brew, nitrogenation and other drink trends revealed in new report

Market Data and Analysis

Seafood consumers are a lucrative market, report says

Seafood consumers are a lucrative market, report says

Better meat, plant-based substitutes stand out at MUFSO

Food and Beverage

Better meat, plant-based substitutes stand out at MUFSO

Better meat, plant-based substitutes stand out at MUFSO

Foodservice in retail adapts to consumer demands

Business Management

Foodservice in retail adapts to consumer demands

Foodservice in retail adapts to consumer demands

Eataly fosters symbiosis of restaurants and retail

Business Management

Eataly fosters symbiosis of restaurants and retail

Eataly fosters symbiosis of restaurants and retail

National Restaurant Association reveals 'what's hot' in foodservice for 2018

Food and Beverage

National Restaurant Association reveals 'what's hot' in foodservice for 2018

National Restaurant Association reveals 'what's hot' in foodservice for 2018

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