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A restaurant trend that’s all dried up

 By Sara Rush Wirth on Jun. 04, 2014

Jerky is making the move from a lowly gas-station snack to a trendy, gourmet bar bite as chefs across the country create their own variations in-house.

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On breakfast menus, Latin’s hot but healthy’s not

 By Patricia Cobe on Jun. 16, 2014

In just nine months, the number of restaurant locations offering breakfast menus grew by 13 percent, according to the Breakfast Insights of Champions report recently released by Chicago research company Food Genius.

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There are no national restaurant trends

By Sara Rush Wirth on Jun. 10, 2014

To get a real understanding of food trends—and spot profit-making opportunities, pay more attention to patterns unfolding around your operation than to national restaurant trends.

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1,131 plates in 17 days: Quinoa for every part of the plate

Jun. 16, 2014

Quinoa—that once-unique, now ubiquitous grain—has moved beyond salads and bowls to pancakes, risotto, even burgers and buns. Here are some of the more interesting menu trends he tasted.

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Five midyear beverage trends bubbling up now

By Patricia Cobe on Jun. 16, 2014

With summer here, there’s a lot of call for liquid refreshment, both alcoholic and non. Here are the latest beverage trends, according to data from Chicago-based research firm, Technomic.

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Eggs Benedict gets skinny

By Patricia Cobe on Jun. 17, 2014

“The Healthy Benedict is selling better than regular eggs Benedict on weekdays, and the two are even on weekends."

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Breakfast forward

By Patricia Cobe on Jun. 23, 2014

Portability and speed feed the morning customer, boosting the popularity of grab-and-go items.

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1,131 restaurant dishes, 17 days: Meatless sandwiches

Jun. 18, 2014

With meatless items among the top 10 center-of-the-plate trends for 2014, according to the National Restaurant Association, even operators who might not have done meatless are making room on the menu.

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Waffles are king at the Castle

By Patricia Cobe on Jun. 17, 2014

Belgian waffles are the carriers of choice for a breakfast sandwich at White Castle.

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1,131 dishes, 17 days: 5 concepts worth watching

Jun. 18, 2014

Here are five recent concept launches Chef Gerry Ludwig encountered during his journey to conduct research on menu and restaurant trends. Whether they’re within your same segment or not, they’re ones to watch.

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