Lessons learned from the healthy food renaissance: Growing chain restaurant Teriyaki Madness differentiates itself from other lower-priced fast casual competitors by using open kitchen layouts to showcase the freshness of ingredients and the use of grills and steamers instead of fryers and heat lamps.

1. FOOD FANATICS- TERIYAKI MADNESS
US Foods- Food Fanatics
Make Way For Healthy Fast Casuals
Lessons learned from the healthy food renaissance: Growing chain restaurant Teriyaki Madness
differentiates itself from other lower-priced fast casual competitors by using open kitchen layouts to
showcase the freshness of ingredients and the use of grills and steamers instead of fryers and heat
lamps.
The Numbers:
7 out of 10
consumers say they are more likely to visit a restaurant that offers healthy options, while 84 percent of
restaurant operators say their consumers are paying more attention to nutrition when they order.–
National Restaurant Association
22%
of consumers who visit fast casual restaurants say that healthy options are an expectation and will go
elsewhere if these are not offered. — Technomic
84%
of consumers believe it is increasingly important for chains to offer fresh, local, organic and/or natural
ingredients. — Datassential
58%
of diners care less about price and deals and more about the quality and freshness of their meal. –NPD
Group