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Sorghum: The next quinoa?

By Patricia Cobe on Feb. 14, 2017

Quinoa has become restaurants’ go-to grain. So much so that it’s putting a strain on production, supply and price. A search for a sustainable alternative led to sorghum.

My Fit Foods calls it quits

 By Peter Romeo on Feb. 14, 2017

The retail-restaurant hybrid has closed all its stores and reportedly fired the entire staff.

Food

Stealable way to add superfood to the a.m. menu

By Lizzy Freier on Mar. 21, 2017

Looking for success with another emerging, easy-to-execute trend, First Watch rolled out the A.M. Superfoods Bowl—an on-trend bowl with hot-right-now chia seeds.

Beverages are Panera’s next target in transparency push

By Benita Gingerella on Mar. 31, 2017

The chain says it will be the first national restaurant brand to post calorie and sugar details for its full line of self-serve drinks.

Food

4 intriguing menu ideas from Japan

By Aaron Jourden on Apr. 05, 2017

New offerings range from the interesting and stealable, to the out there and way out there.

New study blasts diet sodas as health risk

By Peter Romeo on Apr. 21, 2017

Will the research further depress restaurants' soft drink sales?

Enter The James Beard Foundation Blended Burger Project™ contest

By Restaurant Business Staff on Apr. 21, 2017

Restaurant Business and the James Beard Foundation invite you to join the Blended Burger Project™, a movement that strives to make burgers better.

Restaurants get reprieve on menu labeling

By Peter Romeo on May 01, 2017

The requirements set to take effect on Friday have been postponed, and the FDA left the door open to changing the rules altogether.

Consumer Trends

Fewer vegetarians and more meatless eaters mean menu repositioning

By Mary Chapman on May 25, 2017

Holistic approaches to health are increasingly driving meatless choices.

Leadership

This week's restaurant nightmares: Our little secret

By Peter Romeo on Jun. 14, 2017

A new scientific discovery could be a pain for all operators. Meanwhile, colleagues continue to illustrate what not to do when situations are trying.

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