Continue to Site >>>

Menu

Financing

Restaurant menu price inflation hit a 39-year high in November

 By Jonathan Maze on Dec. 10, 2021

Limited-service restaurant prices rose 7.9% year over year, while full-service increased 6%. Annual menu price inflation was the highest since 1982.

Marketing

KFC is testing mambo sauce in select markets

 By Jonathan Maze on Dec. 06, 2021

The limited test of the iconic D.C. area product is designed to introduce more customers to the sauce around the country.

Food

Restaurants ease holiday stress with meals to-go and festive drinks

Dec. 06, 2021

Taste Tracker: IHOP does breakfast to go; celebrate the Mexican way at Fuzzy’s, Torchy’s and Miguel’s Jr.; Chili’s mixes up seasonal sips and more menu news of the week.

Operations

Behind the scenes at the new Kitchen United Mix in NYC

By Patricia Cobe on Dec. 03, 2021

The ghost kitchen venue boasts 11 restaurant brands under one roof, allowing customers to combine items from all the menus in one to-go order.

Food

At Worlds of Flavor, food memories drive innovation

By Nancy Kruse on Dec. 01, 2021

State of the Plate: Menu Trends Columnist Nancy Kruse reports from the Culinary Institute of America’s Worlds of Flavor Conference, which provided a taste of the Americas.

Food

Going local may help untangle meat supply chain kinks

By Patricia Cobe on Nov. 23, 2021

Sourcing beef and pork from smaller local producers will alleviate some supply chain headaches. And it’s not necessarily more expensive.

Food

Applebee's adds Cheetos-flavored wings to the menu

By Joe Guszkowski on Nov. 15, 2021

The limited-time items are the same as some of the ones offered by the chain's virtual brand, Cosmic Wings.

Food

Operators target families with holiday bundles and healthier kids’ menus

By Patricia Cobe on Nov. 15, 2021

Taste Tracker: Panda Express upgrades kids’ meals; pizza deals at CiCi’s and Pasqually’s; holiday specials at Chicken Salad Chick, Peet’s, Cinnaholic, Portillo’s and Logan’s; Arby’s does vodka; and more news.

Food

Consumers rate chains’ most craveable sauces

By Patricia Cobe on Nov. 12, 2021

These 10 restaurant brands serve consumers’ favorite dips, drizzles, spreads and condiments.

Financing

Menu price inflation hit a record in October

By Jonathan Maze on Nov. 10, 2021

Prices at limited-service restaurants have risen 7.1% over the past year, while full-service prices are up 5.9%.

  • Page 27