Restaurant Trends to Look For in 2025

3 Min Read By Izzy Kharasch

History will show that COVID was the line of demarcation for the hospitality industry in the 21st century. In almost every conversation I have with other industry professionals,  someone will say “before COVID….” or “since COVID….” As a matter of fact, in many of my articles I make the same comparison.

Since COVID, technology in the restaurant industry has moved at lightning speed. I believe that the changes we have seen would have been years in the making if we had not gone through a pandemic. Environmental and health concerns are driving more restaurants to move on from vegetarian dishes and to vegan.

In 2025, more plant-based menu items will be appearing at an incredible rate of speed as well. Currently, 50 percent of restaurants, including sit-down and fast-food establishments, offer plant-based options, and this is only expected to grow.

Controlling food waste is a hot topic in the industry as well. This has become more important since the substantial increase in…