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Health-care reform: What operators are saying

There is a lot known about the new health care law, but there are still some rules left to be sorted out. Regardless, there is enough known that many in the industry are concerned.

Food

3 snack trends curbing appetites

Leading chains are taking innovative approaches to snacking; here are three menu trends gathered from new item rollouts.

Today’s diners can be as picky about tech tools as they are about their food. Here are some of the technologies that diners say will get them in the door.

It ran several LTOs, including Nibblers, pretzel chicken rings and ghost-pepper cheese sliders

Belgian waffles are the carriers of choice for a breakfast sandwich at White Castle.

Restaurants influenced more than food trends this week. Just ask those waifs in outlandish outfits who strutted the runways this week in New York City.

Although sandwich consumption is high—people eat more than three per week, reports Chicago research firm Technomic—there’s a lot more competition to differentiate with flavors and ingredients in the quick-service and fast-casual sandwich segment.

Offerings from El Pollo Loco and White Castle duke it out with diners.

Meet the family dynasties leading restaurants into a new generation.

The QSR is testing the plant-based option in 140 locations.

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