Focus: Food Service

Seniors expected to shake up facility food service

Study identifies five ways tomorrow's seniors could affect foodservice offerings


Consumers more than 55 years old who are living independently as well as those in senior-oriented communities such as assisted living, skilled nursing care and life care were recently surveyed about their food service expectations, according to an article on the Foodservice Equipment & Supplies website. 

The study, by Culinary Visions, identified five ways seniors yet to enter a senior living community could shake up the foodservice offerings.

According to the survey, these seniors are skeptical about dining at senior living communities and they will demand high-quality dining experiences.

They also crave fresh foods. According to the survey, these seniors will seek dining options to socialize and prefer a range of foodservice options.

Read the article.

 

 



May 11, 2018


Topic Area: Food Service


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