The Word On The Street

THE UNSTOPPABLE RISE OF STREET FOOD HAS UNQUESTIONABLY BEEN ONE OF THE BIG GLOBAL FOOD TRENDS IN RECENT YEARS.

The Trend

Its growing popularity has had a fundamental effect on consumers’ tastes and menu choices and perhaps inevitably this is now starting to effect mainstream restaurant menus as well. A number of leading chefs have recently launched new restaurants that have used global street food trends as their basis and even mass market high-street chains are starting to respond. At Wetherspoon’s Mexican Mondays you can pick up a burrito, while All Bar One offers a pad thai. A number of commentators have described this growing trend as “From Street to Seat". Today’s consumers are becoming more adventurous in terms of the flavours they are willing to try and in addition they like the informality of sharing portions. This all plays to street food’s inherent strengths.

Ping Pong

Ping Pong, a global restaurant chain with eight sites in London, offers Dim Sum in eight different flavours to meet consumer demand for new tastes and experiences in the comfort of their dining space. According to Ping Pong’s owner, it’s the transient nature of street food that allows them to test new ideas without committing to a complete change in menu or style and without compromising the strength of the brand. Whether serving Spanish Tapas on wooden boards and ceramic pots or Fish & Chips in paper and small baskets, street food is having a growing influence on mainstream dining. For operators, it’s going to be about bringing the unique, authentic dining experiences inspired by street food culture and cuisine into a mainstream restaurant setting. The opportunities for incorporating street food (appropriately presented) into your menu are endless. We’ve put together a selection of ideas which we hope will help to put you streets ahead of your rivals.

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