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Alfredo sauce and pulled pork are among the new toppings in test at the value pizza chain

Operations

3 trends gaining ground in November

As the weather turns colder, chains are tapping into diners’ desire for piping-hot comfort foods, while still keeping an eye on health.

In an exclusive interview, Mario Batali tells Restaurant Business about casting a wider net through cocktails. Plus more details about La Sirena—his first restaurant in NYC in a decade.

The one-time professional second baseman built a takeout empire (and one of the industry's largest family run businesses) with a standing two-for-one deal.

In a recent Technomic survey, customers reveal which restaurant chains offer the most craveable pizzas that they can’t get anywhere else.

DIY pizza is again a growth story, but still a relatively small piece of the pie (only Blaze Pizza has hit the top 200).

Consumers’ most craved restaurant chicken wings don't only come from wings concepts.

The automated assembly system does everything from spreading the dough to adding the pepperoni.

The proprietor of Michigan-based Passport Pizza wants to see more restaurant food donated, and believes liability protection is the way to make it happen.

More than half of the restaurant industry’s $491 billion in sales come from the Top 500 chains. And these giants grew at a modestly stronger rate, both in terms of sales and store counts, than the industry overall. Restaurant Business focused on the leading 250 performers to identify trends for our first-ever special report delivering lessons from Technomic’s annual Top 500 Chain Restaurant Report. This special package includes lessons for all operators from the largest chains by segment, menu category and more.

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