In this episode of Retail Sound Bites, hosts Barry Thomas and Rachel Dalton welcome Sunny Khamkar, a leading food and beverage trends expert, to discuss the forces reshaping the future of foodservice, retail, and consumer dining habits. From rising food costs and the impact of GLP-1 medications to the growing demand for protein-rich options, global flavors, functional beverages, and personalized meal experiences, Sunny shares the trends transforming menus across restaurants, grocery retailers, and convenience stores. The conversation also explores the rise of prepared meals, the power of limited-time offers, and how retailers can compete for more consumer meal occasions. Whether you&#x27;re in retail, foodservice, CPG, or consumer insights, this episode offers a look at the innovations, flavors, and consumer expectations shaping what&#x27;s next in food and beverage. Have a topic you&#x27;d like us to cover? Contact us at Kantar&#x27;s Retail Sound Bites Podcast. Contact Barry: Email | LinkedIn Contact Rachel: Email | LinkedIn

Episode 106: Menu Trends Reshaping Retail and Restaurants with Sunny Khamkar

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You're listening to Retail Sound Bites. Hello everyone and welcome to the Kantar Retail Sound Bites podcast for the week of July 13th. I'm Barry Thomas, our Senior Global Thought Leader serving clients on global commerce, marketing and future tense topics. Thank you so much for tuning in and joining us on every show is my pod partner, Rachel Dalton.

Hi everyone, I'm Rachel Dalton, Head of Retail Insights for the Americas here at Kantar. Our podcast is intended to share knowledge and insights on both North America and international retail and restaurant verticals. We kick off each podcast with the news and notes section to share innovative and impactful stories from the past two weeks. And then we introduce our Kantar experts or guest speakers to share insights on critical topics in commerce today.

And today we are excited to welcome back Sunny Khamkar. Sunny is the co-founder and CEO of Menu Data. And so we're really looking forward to that conversation. But first, back over to Barry to officially kick us off with our news and notes. Glad to do it, Rachel. Sunny is on fire. Menu Data is doing very well and they're picking up more clients and that's gonna be a great conversation. All right, July 4th, Rachel, just two quick updates. Here you go. So, so was down in Jacksonville, was on the boat, getting a little better at that.

Improving your boat driving skills, Barry. I am. But, you know, on July 4th, on Saturday, you know, downtown on the river there, it's just beautiful. It's pretty, pretty awesome. Got pulled over. Oh, did you really? Got pulled over by the Marine Patrol. What did you do? Well, I was going too fast in a wake zone. So that's not good.

Episode 106: Menu Trends Reshaping Retail and Restaurants with Sunny Khamkar

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Episode 106: Menu Trends Reshaping Retail and Restaurants with Sunny Khamkar

Read the full transcript

The candid version is on a podcast, not the earnings call.

The candid version is on a podcast,
not the earnings call.