Riding on the growth of sweet-and-tangy flavor mashups, fermented and pickled foods are making a comeback on menus.
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The Bottom Line: The chain continued to be a juggernaut last quarter, with strong sales and traffic growth, despite frequent social media complaints about shrinkflation or other challenges.
Reality Check: Old-guard chains are finding the alternative operations to be persistently effective side hustles.
The Bottom Line: The fast-casual chain’s problems following new menu debuts in 2021 and 2022 show that adding new items isn’t always the right idea.