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Panda Express, Del Taco and McAlister's launch non-holiday LTOs

 By Patricia Cobe on Nov. 09, 2023

Taste Tracker: Snooze and Toasted Yolk elevate breakfast; Capriotti’s plays up Thanksgiving; Jimmy John’s embraces pickles; and a smattering of seasonal specials.

Food

Chicken drives R&D at Black Bear Diner, Velvet Taco and Piada

 By Patricia Cobe on Nov. 02, 2023

Taste Tracker: Marco’s Pizza pushes portability; California Fish Grill and Slim Chickens innovate bowls; Thanksgiving flavors trend at Dog Haus and Baskin Robbins; and more menu news of the week.

Food

Popeyes, Cicis and Elevation Burger riff on flavor

By Patricia Cobe on Oct. 26, 2023

Taste Tracker: Ruth’s Chris pairs up favorites; Newk’s menu gets meatier; bundles for football fans at Bar Louie; and more menu news of the week.

Food

Burger King, Sonic and Nekter scare up specials for Halloween

By Patricia Cobe on Oct. 19, 2023

Taste Tracker: Black Tap does a spooky shake; Wayback gets ghoulish with burgers; Jack-O-Lanterns glow at Paris Baguette and Papa Murphy’s; and lots more frightening menu news.

Food

Dog Haus, Jimmy John's and Firehouse Subs innovate between the bread

By Patricia Cobe on Oct. 12, 2023

Taste Tracker: Lou Malnati’s and Portillo’s tag team a pizza; drive-thru steaks to go at Aussie Grill; Legal Sea Foods hosts an oyster fest; and Shake Shack tests sundaes.

Food

Bowls take the spotlight at KFC, Ruby Slipper, Honeygrow and Freebirds

By Patricia Cobe on Sep. 28, 2023

Taste Tracker: The Melting Pot celebrates Oktoberfest; Auntie Anne’s sweetens pretzel nuggets; IHOP goes all in on waffles; and Zaxby’s does a chicken Philly.

Food

KFC Smash'd Potato Bowls join the chain's expanding bowl lineup

By Patricia Cobe on Sep. 25, 2023

The latest innovation pairs fries and mashed potatoes with cheese sauce, bacon and more cheese.

Marketing

Fast-food marketing comes under legal scrutiny

By Jonathan Maze and Reyna Estrada on Sep. 22, 2023

Quick-service brands have long used food stylists to make their burgers look better in ads than they do in the restaurants. But customers are pushing back. And a recent ruling against Burger King is giving their complaints life.

Food

What comes after pumpkin spice? All the other fall flavors

By Patricia Cobe on Sep. 21, 2023

Taste Tracker: A Pop Tart cookie for Crumbl; Hardee’s heats up chicken; Just Salad and Mendocino Farms harvest fall; it’s apple time for Krispy Kreme; and we’re not done with pumpkin quite yet.

Food

Burgerville, Shake Shack, the Habit and Cowboy Chicken beef it up for fall

By Patricia Cobe on Sep. 14, 2023

Taste Tracker: New spins on bowls at Playa Bowls; Fazoli’s bakes pizza into pasta; mushroom mania hits Blaze; Rubio’s new fish taco won a contest; and more menu news of the week.

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