The Captain’s Concierge staff attends many different trade-only events in search of new products for yacht crews.  This past Sunday, I had whirlwind trip to New York City - down and back on Amtrak in one day to attend the New York Restaurant Show.  The show’s target audience is food service businesses from high-end to institutional.

The aisles were jammed packed with attendees of all types - probably the most people I’ve seen in one place all winter.  The range of exhibitors spans from micro-greens to mixers that can handle 100 lbs of dough.  There were fewer exhibitors as the economy has affected marketing budgets.

The economy has also slowed down innovation and cutting-edge trends on display.  The trends I saw were tweaks on previous trends:

  • coffee - moving way beyond cappuccino & espresso
  • cheese - continues to increase in popularity
  • gluten-free - more options are available to those on restricted diets
  • comfort food - down home cooking is taking center stage over fancy, schmancy
  • pasta & ravioli - carbs are back & making eaters happy
  • Asian flavors - finding flavor in the vast range of Asian cuisine

Until there is a provisioning trade show, we’ll continue spending our time searching for the latest and greatest products to assist you in creating fabulous food onboard.  I found some new products that The Captain’s Concierge will have available for yacht chefs this summer.  Please get in touch with us and we’ll gladly send you our latest catalog.

Soundtrack to Post:  Empire State of Mind from Jay-Z

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