Bravo’s reality TV series “Vanderpump Rules” follows the adventures of “The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills” cast member Lisa Vanderpump and the staff at her West Hollywood, Calif.-based restaurant SUR. The series showcases what it’s like to work in the foodservice industry, albeit a touch dramatized and fabricated at times.
However, the drama impacting the foodservice channel is less around entertainment hopefuls and more tied to the supply chain and patron traffic. Paige Leyden, associate director, foodservice, flavors and ingredients at Mintel, Chicago, notes that the foodservice channel has showed strong growth in 2022, but that growth has slowed “comparatively” since 2021.