coming back, " says Virginia Cazañas of La Favorita. LOOKING AHEAD One of the important things to watch is how consumers are responding to dining out in the post-Covid pandemic world, and one of the most influential trends is a return to familiar habits. Culinary Visions recently released new insight from The Mindful Dining Initiative focused on pandemic era consumers, which delves into factors that favor the coffee café culture in the United States. This initiative has surveyed over 8,800 consumers in the past seven years with new insight collected recently as consumers grapple with finding their balance in a world that continues to seek a post pandemic new normal. Many of the practices that captured devoted customers have proven to be strong motivators to keep loyal customers engaged with their favorite places. Aspects of value beyond price that were appreciated by consumers pre-pandemic are even more important today as today's patrons enthusiastically embrace the habits that they have missed for more than a year. SEPTEMBER 21 | PANADERĺA 37