Food

Food trends and recipes to keep menus fresh

Food

3 flavors trending for 2018

Consumers continue to be warming to the idea of trying new foods and flavors, and looking at food trends making their presence known for 2018, that doesn’t seem to be changing.

Food

Red Lobster debuts new menu

The menu brings small plates and internationally influenced dishes into the mix.

Wings are the wild card amid improving prices.

The burger giant is introducing the upgrade in waves this spring, with plans for more menu changes soon.

To freshen up plates for spring by spotlighting fruits and vegetables, try these five recipes.

It’s peak season to build a summer salad around the abundance of fresh produce that’s now available. These salads feature summer’s best fruits and vegetables.

7-Eleven has hired Pizza Hut veteran Kelly Buckley to assemble a foodservice team that can go tong-to-tong with quick-service restaurant chains. In the meantime, she’s eying such possible menu additions as beer-infused brats, more salads, beef mini-tacos and two empanadas.

Inspired, satisfying indulgences are filling dessert menus and beyond—they’re also appearing for breakfast, as snacks and in cocktails.

How do restaurant customers define value? While "quality for the price" tops the list, fresh ingredients and a variety of choices are close behind, according to a recent NPD report entitled Defining Value: Where Consumers Choose to Eat Out. The report identifies five segments of diners, the largest of which are not driven by low pricing and deals.

Last year, pumpkin lattes, pumpkin soup and pumpkin doughnuts dominated chain menus as LTOs and seasonal offerings. This year, it’s all about squash.

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