Dessert

Food

Versatile ingredients help operators combat inflation without skimping on menu variety

Creating more menu items with versatile ingredients can help with inflation costs, reduce labor and make back-of-house prep faster.

Marketing

For cookie chains, the future is looking sweet

With demand for cookies skyrocketing, cookie-focused concepts have been fighting to differentiate themselves in the market.

Despite headwinds in the frozen yogurt sector, the chain’s president believes its labor-light model and supply chain strategy give the brand some advantages.

Nestle Toll House Cookie Delivery will offer six cookie varieties as well as milk and other treats. It’s the latest entrant into the red-hot cookie market.

You’ve eaten your vegetables. Now you can have a gluten-free Crispy Rice Treat.

The Pacific Northwest chain sticks to its mission of local sourcing to bring the seasonal LTO to menus.

Despite Americans’ affinity for frozen treats, the froyo segment has been in a slump. Can brands such as Yogurtland and 16 Handles bring it back from the dead?

The Hawaii-based concept hopes to take its unique taro donuts to California. It just completed a $9 million investment round featuring investors like Tony Hawk and chef Christopher Kostow.

The company is buying Nestle Toll House Café by Chip and will convert the locations into Great American Cookies.

Self-service cases mean big average checks at Paris Baguette, which is rolling out a new prototype to spotlight its top-selling cakes.

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