food

Food

3 new takes on better-for-you options

Today, consumers eat away from home frequently—and the food they’re looking for is different, too.

Food

4 umami-packed ingredients trending on menus

For restaurant operators looking for ways to add umami to their menus, there are several ingredients that help do so in delicious ways.

Minigrow, the lower-tech, slimmed-down spinoff, amps up efficiency.

Supplementing an existing menu to emphasize appetizers, sides, shareables and small plates can help boost sales during this key period.

Full-service operators move sweets beyond the after-dinner niche to capture sales.

A blended option at Burgh'ers now brings in 10-15% of weekly revenue.

The menu brings small plates and internationally influenced dishes into the mix.

Chain’s volley in the new value wars is a tiered menu that will be available Jan. 4.

The appeal of limited-time offers—an opportunity to get new customers in the door and increase visits from regulars, as well as the accompanying bump in checks and sales—is clear.

Some common threads appear among the success stories.

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