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Subway is making a major menu overhaul

 By Jonathan Maze on Jul. 06, 2021

The sandwich giant is upgrading its bread and several ingredients in what the company is calling a long-term brand refresh.

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A mixed bag of new items recharges menus

 By Patricia Cobe on Jul. 06, 2021

Taste Tracker: Taco Bell fans the flames; thighs arrive at Golden Chick; Pollo Tropical goes Cuban; and hand-muddled lemonades refresh Lemonade’s drink lineup.

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How Papa John’s created the Papadia—and launched a whole new menu category

By Patricia Cobe on Jul. 01, 2021

Chef Scott Rodriguez and his team transformed pizza dough into a handheld Italian street food, and the chain now has a thriving sandwich business.

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Menus build on flavor and format wins through summer

By Patricia Cobe on Jun. 29, 2021

Taste Tracker: Shake Shack dials up sweet heat; Qdoba and Moe’s layer on saucy flavor; preserved lemons bring a sunny twist to Cava’s new bowl; Dunkin’ and Ziggi’s offer new takes on summer refreshers; and more menu news of the week.

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R.J. Grunts' famous salad bar gets a digital makeover

By Patricia Cobe on Jun. 29, 2021

The Lettuce Entertain You restaurant, largely credited with inventing the salad bar 50 years ago, is reinventing it as the Digital Chopped Salad Bar.

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How Old Chicago launched Detroit-style pizza—adding a few crazy twists of its own

By Patricia Cobe on Jun. 25, 2021

Corporate Executive Chef Tim Griffin developed five varieties of Insanity Pizza to add to the chain’s innovative lineup.

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It's a lot harder to get Dunkin's Beyond Sausage Breakfast Sandwich

By Jonathan Maze on Jun. 23, 2021

The plant-based product is available in just a handful of states, but the coffee chain said it continues to work with Beyond Meat.

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Restaurant menus spotlight summer’s peak flavors

By Patricia Cobe on Jun. 15, 2021

Everything’s peachy at Chick-fil-A and Sweetgreen; Smokey Bones and Wild Wing Cafe fire up the barbecue; Another Broken Egg mixes up fruity cocktails; Jamba and Nekter blend up berries and melon; and more menu news of the week.

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Restaurant menu prices continue to rise as labor costs soar

By Jonathan Maze on Jun. 10, 2021

Food away from home prices rose 0.6% month-over-month in May, and 4% over the past year, as inflation at full-service restaurants hit a 13-year high.

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Summertime specials heat up as the temperature rises

By Patricia Cobe on Jun. 08, 2021

Mooyah’s celebrates campfires and s’mores; strawberries are the pick at Wendy’s and Peet’s; Krispy Kreme launches a lemonade collection; and ice cream and seafood trend on menus.

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