Top trends driving grab-and-go snack sales

Behind the Menu: The new items target healthy lifestyles, providing balance to the fast casual’s more indulgent Asian classics.

The Bottom Line: While rapidly growing Mixue and Luckin Coffee have a long way to go before they surpass the biggest U.S. restaurant chains on a sales basis, their models should serve as a wake-up call.

The Bottom Line: The restaurant industry, eager for sales and traffic in a difficult year, issued more new products than they ever have. Yet it hasn’t worked to get customers in the door.