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Consumers balk at paying for ketchup and mayo

 By Patricia Cobe on May 01, 2014

The beef on that burger is costing restaurants more this year, but asking customers to pay for the ketchup or mayo they squirt on top is not the way to offset high prices.

Food

Unloxing the bagel

 By Patricia Cobe on May 15, 2014

Hot smoked salmon and housemade relish give bagels and lox a different twist for restaurant menus.

Top 10 restaurant trends from this year’s NRA Show

By Sara Rush Wirth on May 21, 2014

Find out which 10 restaurant trends we kept encountering in our journey through the National Restaurant Association’s annual convention in Chicago.

Eating my way through NRA 2014

By Patricia Cobe on May 21, 2014

Senior Editor Pat Cobe shares 10 business-building food and beverage trends she spotted at the show.

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"?

Food

The steaks are high

By Patricia Cobe on May 29, 2014

A steakhouse cuts food costs by substituting an underutilized cut of beef for filet mignon.

Taco Bell’s secret recipe for new products

May 29, 2014

BloombergBusinessweek opens the doors to the chain’s test kitchen to reveal the innovation team’s source for ideas and how a product goes from prototype to promotion.

Panera to remove artificial ingredients from all food by 2016

Jun. 03, 2014

The chain vows to remove artificial colors, flavors, sweeteners and preservatives over the next two years, a reflection of the growing distaste consumers are showing for such ingredients.

Food

Eggs Benedict gets skinny

By Patricia Cobe on Jun. 17, 2014

“The Healthy Benedict is selling better than regular eggs Benedict on weekdays, and the two are even on weekends."

Food

Breakfast forward

By Patricia Cobe on Jun. 23, 2014

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

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