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Food

4 food flights taking off

 By Lizzy Freier on Apr. 07, 2017

Restaurants take sampling beyond beer and wine to waffles, pies, sauces and more.

Food

Fries toward the future

 By Lizzy Freier on Jul. 31, 2017

Health, shmealth—consumers want their fries, but not exactly in the same old way.

Operations

3 trends gaining ground in November

By Benita Gingerella on Nov. 10, 2017

As the weather turns colder, chains are tapping into diners’ desire for piping-hot comfort foods, while still keeping an eye on health.

Food

When changing up the menu, how trendy is too trendy?

By Patricia Cobe on Apr. 11, 2018

Operators get customer buy-in by balancing the funky with the familiar.

Food

A peek inside Taco Bell's ideation process

By Patricia Cobe on Apr. 13, 2017

A text from outside the R&D department was the seed for Taco Bell’s latest mashup—the Naked Chicken Chalupa.

Food

8 fastest-growing barbecue flavors

By Lizzy Freier on Aug. 10, 2017

From regional American to ethnic versions and spicy to sweet variations, here are the barbecue sauce flavors on the rise, according to Technomic data.

Food

Dessert time, anytime

By Patricia Cobe on Nov. 20, 2017

Full-service operators move sweets beyond the after-dinner niche to capture sales.

Food

3 rising menu trends to watch

By Patricia Cobe on Apr. 23, 2018

Pandan is one of the ingredients starting to pop up in independent restaurants.

Consumer Trends

4 foods diners are willing to splurge on

By Lizzy Freier on Apr. 28, 2017

Customers say they’ll spend more on these foods at restaurants.

Beverage

Raising a glass to beverage LTOs

By Lisa White on Aug. 15, 2017

Drum up interest and tap into trends with short-term drink offerings.

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