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Restaurant trends from across the pond

 By Patricia Cobe on May 27, 2014

The British restaurant scene is booming, according to Peter Backman, an annual visitor to the National Restaurant Association Show in Chicago. Backman sat down with Senior Editor Pat Cobe to share some other insights into what's trending in the U.K. Did someone say "fast casual"?

Starbucks' end run into the fast-casual burger market

 By Peter Romeo on May 28, 2014

The latest business departure of the ever-diversifying coffee giant calls for the launch next month of a fast-casual burger place hiding in a café.

PDQ founders going for WTF with new restaurant concept

Jun. 04, 2014

Technically, the name is Wow! That’s Fresh. But Outback Steakhouse and PDQ co-founder Bob Basham likely doesn’t mind the shock value of the name. The fast-casual concept will feature pizza and salads as well as burgers.

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On breakfast menus, Latin’s hot but healthy’s not

By Patricia Cobe on Jun. 16, 2014

In just nine months, the number of restaurant locations offering breakfast menus grew by 13 percent, according to the Breakfast Insights of Champions report recently released by Chicago research company Food Genius.

To market, to market

By Kelly Killian on Jun. 17, 2014

Shopping for business ideas in the grocery aisle. If our team spends one more hour at Chicago’s Eataly, we’ll have to start forwarding our mail there.

Inside Yum! Brands' Super Chix

By Dotty Griffith on Jun. 17, 2014

Since opening in April, Super Chix has snagged much attention, and not necessarily because of its food.

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Breakfast forward

By Patricia Cobe on Jun. 23, 2014

Portability and speed feed the morning customer, boosting the popularity of grab-and-go items.

Top 10 trends from the 2014 Summer Fancy Food Show

By Patricia Cobe on Jul. 02, 2014

Check out the 10 hottest trends in the specialty sector; trends that may help restaurant operators in their purchasing strategies and menu development. Here’s what’s happening on the other side.

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Fast casuals catch a wave

By Patricia Cobe on Sep. 16, 2014

The fried fish sandwich is a staple in limited service, but few chains have taken a deeper dive.

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Fried chicken and ...

By Sara Rush Wirth on Oct. 13, 2014

Chicken-and-biscuit and chicken-and-waffle combos appear on about 6% of menus nationwide. While growth was flat over the last year, it varies by region.

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