News that Wendy’s added Bacon Ranch Fries—with an Italian three-cheese blend, Applewood smoked bacon and creamy ranch sauce—to its lineup of loaded fries prompted a passionate discussion on craveable sides here at the Restaurant Business editorial office, which prompted a dive into fries on Technomic’s MenuMonitor trend-tracking tool.
Taste Tracker: Taco Bell goes all in on chicken; Culver’s gets a bacon upgrade; shrimp comes to Zaxby’s; and pastels trend at Krispy Kreme and Baskin-Robbins.
Standard AI CEO Jordan Fisher and co-founders Brandon Ogle and Daniel Fischetti are joining the delivery company as it makes a bigger push into artificial intelligence.