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Behind the Menu

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On the Border revitalizes menu to drive bigger sales and new traffic

 By Patricia Cobe on Aug. 25, 2022

The Mexican casual-dining chain upgrades ingredients, plays up flavor to stay ahead of the competition.

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KFC’s new chicken nuggets were created to the Colonel’s specs

By Patricia Cobe on Aug. 16, 2022

Behind the Menu: Kentucky Fried Nuggets, now in test, are the first to be hand-breaded with the chain’s original recipe. They're also perfectly sized for on-the-go eating.

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Taziki’s turns consumers on to ‘the other red meat’ with its inflation-fighting lamb burger

By Patricia Cobe on Jul. 28, 2022

Behind the Menu: The Mediterranean cafe developed the burger to showcase cost-effective ground lamb in a familiar format.

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Boston Market’s new chicken nuggets answer the call for handhelds

By Patricia Cobe on Jul. 19, 2022

Behind the Menu: The fast-casual chain transforms its iconic rotisserie chicken into bite-size portions, positioning them as healthier nuggets.

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Cinnabon’s success with flavor extensions internationally prompts the launch of Chocolate BonBites

By Patricia Cobe on Jul. 10, 2022

The U.S. is the chain’s only market that focused primarily on cinnamon—until now. More flavors from Cinnabon’s global locations may be next.

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An inside look at Subway's latest menu overhaul

By Patricia Cobe on Jul. 05, 2022

The new Subway Series highlights 12 chef-created sandwiches built with premium ingredients the company already had in its pantry.

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McAlister’s Deli turns its signature sweet tea into a scoopable treat

By Patricia Cobe on Jun. 14, 2022

The chain partnered with Creamalicious to create Sweet Tea Ice Cream, a dessert mashup with notes of sugar cookie and lemon.

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El Pollo Loco nails authenticity to bring birria to the menu

By Patricia Cobe on Jun. 07, 2022

The Mexican-born chain not only had to stay true to its Hispanic customer base, it had to scale up the recipe for 481 locations.

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How Arby's spent two years perfecting its first burger

By Patricia Cobe on May 31, 2022

The culinary team worked to perfect the beef blend, cooking technique and execution to bring the chain's premium Wagyu Steakhouse Burger to the menu.

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The Habit Burger Grill takes a deep dive into flavor exploration

By Patricia Cobe on May 09, 2022

Chef Adam Baird taps ingredients and combinations that are missing in the limited-service space when developing menu items.