Kevin Higar is the Director of Research and Consulting Services for Technomic.  Since joining the firm in 2006, Kevin has worked with a large number of foodservice operators and suppliers, as well as Top 500 companies.  Kevin has provided consulting expertise in areas including restaurant concept Best Practices, menu analysis and trending, customer service, marketing, and strategic analysis.  Prior to joining Technomic, Kevin spent over twelve years with Brinker International, most recently as the organization’s Corporate External Strategist.

Kevin is a frequent speaker at numerous industry events such as the Restaurant Leadership Conference, The Flavor Event, COEX, the National Association of Convenience Stores Conference, and the Prepared Foods Conference.  Kevin has been cited in such publications as USA Today, The New York Times, QSR Magazine, Restaurant Hospitality, and Nation’s Restaurant News.