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Food

New menu items boast pumped-up flavors and ingredients

 By Patricia Cobe on Mar. 29, 2021

Taste tracker: Del Taco is sweet on chipotle; steak and shrimp partner up at Panda Express; new spins on pizza at Pizza Inn, Round Table and Cosi; and a no-joke cocktail for April Fool’s Day.

Beverage

Sonic adds new flavors, new formats to its drink lineup

 By Patricia Cobe on Mar. 18, 2021

Seasonal beverage innovation continues at the chain, with the addition of seven new items for spring and summer.

Food

Seasonal specials flavor March menus

By Patricia Cobe on Mar. 16, 2021

Taste Tracker: Pie Five Pizza gets crafty; Sonic dresses up burgers; Hard Rock goes Irish; and more menu news of the week.

Food

March menus tie into timely promotions and on-trend ingredients

By Patricia Cobe on Mar. 09, 2021

Taste Tracker: Schlotzsky’s, Slim Chickens and more upgrade sandwiches; Cracker Barrel expands heat-and-eat; BurgerFi starts a burger war; and Mars launch inspires CPK.

Consumer Trends

The 10 most appealing LTOs launched this winter

By Patricia Cobe on Mar. 08, 2021

Consumers gave high marks to limited-time offers featuring sweets and comfort foods.

Food

Customers band together virtually to bring back fan favorites

By Patricia Cobe on Mar. 05, 2021

The pressure is mounting on Twitter and Change.org for chains to return popular menu items.

Food

Menus mirror the shoulder season between winter and spring

By Patricia Cobe on Mar. 02, 2021

Taste Tracker: Seafood makes waves at Newk’s and O’Charley’s; Mooyah and Hurricane Grill are all about burgers; and pizzas take on new twists.

Food

Restaurants tweak favorites with new flavor variations

By Patricia Cobe on Feb. 23, 2021

Taste Tracker: Jack in the Box, PDQ spice it up; Einstein Bros. does brisket for breakfast; Jersey Mike’s adds a portabella sub; and more menu news of the week.

Food

Seafood makes a splash on menus and the LTO pace picks up

By Patricia Cobe on Feb. 16, 2021

Taste Tracker: Lent brings shrimp to tacos at Fuzzy’s and Del Taco, Eggs Up Grill offers tastes of spring, Pollo Campero does a fried chicken sandwich, and more menu news of the week.

Marketing

This Valentine’s Day, consumers can show their love through an abundance of restaurant deals

By Patricia Cobe on Feb. 09, 2021

Taste tracker: Heart-shaped pizzas from Donatos, Papa Murphy’s and others; Torchy’s offers Queso-grams; a surf-and-turf dinner for two at Ocean Prime; and casual dining loves couples.

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