The Greatest Gains chart is designed to showcase the companies that have shown the strongest growth over the past year. These are not necessarily the largest companies in the country. However, their successful years deserve to be mentioned as well.

Not too long ago, consumer trends were leaning toward health and wellness and plant-based alternatives. But with the arrival of the coronavirus (COVID-19), consumers shifted their focus to safety, individually wrapped packages, value-added family bundles and comfort foods. Now, it’s hard to imagine eating any other way.

Is the time right for foodservice operators, particularly upscale casual restaurants, to adjust their menus to a post-recession reality?

 Foodservice outlets are helping to drive — and then capitalizing on — greater consumer interest in breakfast meats.