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What’s next on Chipotle’s menu?

By Patricia Cobe on Feb. 05, 2018

The chain's first dessert is off the menu—here's what's in the pipeline.

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4 ways to use dips across the menu

Sponsored content from our partner JTM Food Group on Mar. 20, 2018

Check out these versatile, craveable flavors, everyone wants to double dip.

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5 pains behind restaurants' health gains

By Peter Romeo on Jun. 23, 2017

The industry has made considerable progress in adopting health and sustainability as menu influences, but the trend has not been without its challenges, as this week's Menus of Change conference attested. Here are some of the sticking points.

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Focus on flavor: Menu trends go global

Sponsored content from our partner Mrs. Dash Foodservice on Apr. 25, 2018

Check out how African, Indian, Middle Eastern and Filipino cuisines are trending and how operators are working to incorporate these new flavors in their dishes.

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Where's the wheat?

By Restaurant Business Staff on Jun. 11, 2010

Cross-contamination is the biggest challenge with gluten-free menu items. Prepare them in small batches, in designated containers, and store them in a...

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Bread on the rise

By Patricia Cobe on Jul. 01, 2012

The restaurant breadbasket has been evolving, moving away from a ho-hum selection of dinner rolls and baguette slices to more varied and unique items. Now a growing number of operators are elevating bread service even higher—and in some cases, charging for the goods

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Understanding the gluten-free customer

By Restaurant Business Staff on May 01, 2013

Celiacs may have spurred demand for gluten-free menu options, but experts say that only 1 percent of the 44 million people estimated to be in the gluten-free audience have celiac disease. While some of these consumers may be gluten intolerant, research shows that about 29 percent simply perceive gluten-free as a healthier way to eat.

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PB&J Dessert Idea

Sep. 24, 2013

Matthew Rice, pastry chef at Girl & the Goat, celebrity chef and co-owner Stephanie Izard’s inventive small-plates concept in Chicago, knows that customers like a mix of flavors, textures and temperatures in plated desserts and gives us a sneak peek at his creative late-summer menu addition.

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