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Restaurant and foodservice operators have a new option for plant-based menu items

Sponsored content from our partner Daiya on Nov. 15, 2022

Dairy-free choices, such as cream cheese, offer new opportunities.

Food

Cheese, please! Add some fun to the menu with this delicious selection

 Sponsored content from our partner Schuman Cheese on Nov. 01, 2022

From stretchy mozzarella on a pizza to a sharp slice of cheddar on a flame-grilled burger, cheese is the ingredient that makes the dish.

Marketing

Olive Garden is bringing back the Never Ending Pasta Bowl after all

By Joe Guszkowski on Sep. 29, 2022

After casting doubt on the future of the popular promotion, the chain is reviving it as sales and traffic slow.

Food

After a slow burn, churros become a hot restaurant menu item

By Nancy Kruse on Jul. 29, 2022

State of the Plate: Nancy Kruse dishes on the centuries-old item now being used in a variety of items, from hot dogs to beverages.

Food

I scream for Krispy Kreme? Chain launches ice cream truck-inspired doughnuts

By Reyna Estrada on Jul. 18, 2022

The company worked with Good Humor and Popsicle to create a line of doughnuts inspired by treats normally found on an ice cream truck.

Financing

As inflation rises, some restaurants are lowering prices

By Joe Guszkowski on Jul. 05, 2022

Parting with a yearlong trend of price hikes, full-service operators are leaning into discounts and value menus to boost traffic, but often for a limited time.

Operations

On the Border’s turnaround efforts pay off

By Joe Guszkowski on Jun. 21, 2022

A revamped menu and more technology have the brand on track for its first year of positive sales in more than a decade.

Food

McDonald’s plant-based burger may not be ready for prime time in the U.S.

By Jonathan Maze on Jun. 16, 2022

A BTIG analyst says the McPlant burger has been underwhelming in tests and speculates that it is unlikely to make its national debut this year.

Food

Chipotle tests Mexican Cauliflower Rice

By Heather Lalley on Jun. 16, 2022

The low-carb rice, which follows the burrito chain’s run of Cilantro-Lime Cauliflower Rice last year, mimics the flavor and color of the popular side dish.

Financing

McDonald’s scores a big victory in its pig proxy against Carl Icahn

By Jonathan Maze on May 16, 2022

A major proxy advisory firm endorsed the company’s directors in its upcoming board election, saying the investor is “economically divorced from the potential impacts of its proposals.”

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