A Look at Today’s Kids’ Menu (Online Exclusive)
Restaurants offer options for children that go far beyond old school standbys like chicken nuggets and mac and cheese.
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Today’s parents are more food engaged than ever before, so it makes sense that their kids would be, too. There’s been a 31% increase in children’s menu offerings from 2009 to 2016, according to FONA International, and Millennials’ foodie proclivities are also influencing their kids’ tastes and may open the door for kids’ menus to go in even more interesting directions in the future, says Caleb Bryant, Mintel foodservice analyst.
Five out of 10 kids enjoy adventurous ethnic cuisines, and good-tas…
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