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Recipes: Seafood dishes for Lent

 By Patricia Cobe on Feb. 14, 2017

The demand for seafood skyrockets during Lent. These seafood recipes can easily be added to the rotation now, but may prove popular enough to stay on the menu.

Food

6 ideas to freshen up your menu

By Patricia Cobe on Jul. 11, 2017

Several actionable food and drink insights bubbled up at a recent conference on restaurant trends.

Beverage

Asian beverages catch on at U.S. coffee shops

By Michelle Zalesny on Oct. 18, 2017

Drinks like cheese tea are making waves stateside.

Food

The 10 most alluring LTOs in January

By Patricia Cobe on Feb. 02, 2018

Consumers reveal the limited-time offers they are most likely to purchase based on name and description.

Food

4 tactics to offset hurdles of adding brunch

By Patricia Cobe on Mar. 21, 2017

Adding or expanding brunch can boost customer counts—but it doesn’t come without challenges.

Food

5 new takes on vegan dishes

By Patricia Cobe on Oct. 25, 2017

These recipes are a perfect way to celebrate National Vegan Month and to introduce new dishes to customers. They feature hearty ingredients combined in inventive ways.

Chains jockey for heat-and-eat Easter sales

By Peter Romeo on Mar. 13, 2018

More brands are aiming to exploit the niche between catering and takeout with big meals packaged for the holidays. The going price: $109.99 for a 10-person spread.

Food

Restaurants take the dare of revamping signatures

By Peter Romeo on Apr. 05, 2017

Menu options once treated as sacrosanct are now getting makeovers in hopes of rekindling interest.

Food

Sandwich shops’ signature moves

By Lauren Hallow on Jul. 31, 2017

As the make-your-own model grows synonymous with fast casuals, new sandwich spots are upgrading the handheld with elevated ingredients and chef-crafted builds.

Food

6 finger food recipes for holiday catering

By Patricia Cobe on Nov. 08, 2017

As the holiday season kicks into gear, catered events and parties are added to many operators’ workloads. To meet the catering challenge, start with these recipes.

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