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How Firebirds Wood Fired Grill stays ahead of the culinary curve with its polished casual menu

 By Patricia Cobe on Oct. 05, 2023

VP of Food & Beverage Steve Sturm is constantly evolving the menu, with several new initiatives coming just this year.

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

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.

Consumer Trends

10 most craveable chicken wings on chain menus

By Patricia Cobe on Sep. 20, 2023

Wing orders tick up during football season, and these restaurants score high when it comes to satisfying consumers’ cravings.

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.

Food

Chipotle returns Carne Asada to the menu for a limited run

By Patricia Cobe on Sep. 13, 2023

For the first time, guests can fill a quesadilla with the popular protein option.

Food

Game meats star on Arby's menu as football season gets underway

By Patricia Cobe on Sep. 07, 2023

The chain revisits venison and elk with its new Big Game Burger, reinforcing its claim "we have the meats."

Operations

A multitude of food and drink options star in center court at 2023 US Open

By Patricia Cobe on Aug. 29, 2023

Tennis fans can indulge in menu items from top restaurant chefs in between matches featuring the world’s best players.

Food

Smashburger's S'mac & Cheese Burger smashed LTO expectations

By Patricia Cobe on Aug. 24, 2023

Behind the Menu: The mashup of two favorites—mac ‘n cheese and burgers—took two years to perfect but became the chain’s best-selling limited-time item of the past two years.

Food

Sweet 'N Spicy Wings fly onto the menu at Popeyes

By Patricia Cobe on Aug. 22, 2023

The chicken chain is somehow tying together football season and grandmothers to promote the new wing flavor.

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