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Food

Consumers rate chains’ most craveable sauces

By Patricia Cobe on Nov. 12, 2021

These 10 restaurant brands serve consumers’ favorite dips, drizzles, spreads and condiments.

Beverage

Cannabis is competing with alcohol for Gen Z’s dollars

 By Patricia Cobe on Nov. 04, 2021

This generation often prefers to socialize at home, and legalization of marijuana provides an option other than alcohol for those of legal drinking age.

Food

How to win with LTOs in today’s tough market

By Patricia Cobe on Nov. 02, 2021

With current supply chain and labor shortages, along with other post-pandemic challenges, it may be time for operators to rethink the way they develop and promote limited-time offers.

Operations

Technomic: Labor and supply shortages will challenge menu innovation in 2022

By Patricia Cobe on Oct. 28, 2021

The industry recovery will continue, but the limitations will have a big influence on the menu in the coming year.

Financing

Technomic: Restaurant industry slowed in August

By Jonathan Maze on Sep. 29, 2021

The firm’s “Tindex” index suggests restaurants slowed 1.9% in the month, the likely result of the delta variant.

Food

Chains launch innovative LTOs at global locations

By Patricia Cobe on Sep. 21, 2021

Technomic travels the world to discover what’s trending on menus in other countries. These recent items are worth watching.

Food

Consumers rank their favorite tacos

By Patricia Cobe on Sep. 15, 2021

These 10 chains serve the most craveable tacos, according to Technomic consumer data.

Food

Kids' menus get an upgrade

By Patricia Cobe on Sep. 09, 2021

Mac and cheese down, broccolini up as restaurants offer kids healthier, more premium choices.

Financing

Why restaurants’ recovery has been faster than expected

By Jonathan Maze on Aug. 25, 2021

Technomic’s David Henkes and Kevin Schimpf join this week’s episode of the RB podcast “A Deeper Dive” to take a deep look at industry sales and the forecast going forward.

Beverage

Innovation and familiarity share space on today's cocktail lists

By Patricia Cobe on Aug. 19, 2021

Technomic’s adult beverage data reveals that bartenders are offering a mix of old favorites and new drinks to meet consumer demand.

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