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Patricia Cobe

Senior Editor

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Patricia Cobe

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Food

Bowls take the spotlight at KFC, Ruby Slipper, Honeygrow and Freebirds

Taste Tracker: The Melting Pot celebrates Oktoberfest; Auntie Anne’s sweetens pretzel nuggets; IHOP goes all in on waffles; and Zaxby’s does a chicken Philly.

Food

KFC Smash'd Potato Bowls join the chain's expanding bowl lineup

The latest innovation pairs fries and mashed potatoes with cheese sauce, bacon and more cheese.

Operations

Good to Go, the fast-casual incubator supported by the James Beard Foundation, hosts its first concept

Chef Jared Howard won the opportunity to test-launch HoneyBunny Chicken and Biscuits for six months inside NYC’s Market 57 food hall.

Food

What comes after pumpkin spice? All the other fall flavors

Taste Tracker: A Pop Tart cookie for Crumbl; Hardee’s heats up chicken; Just Salad and Mendocino Farms harvest fall; it’s apple time for Krispy Kreme; and we’re not done with pumpkin quite yet.

Beverage

How Sip Fresh is refreshing the beverage segment with mixology-inspired juice drinks

Founder and CEO Sharon Arthofer employs trained “sipologists” and “sipistas” at each location to create and serve the elevated beverage menu.

Consumer Trends

10 most craveable chicken wings on chain menus

Wing orders tick up during football season, and these restaurants score high when it comes to satisfying consumers’ cravings.

Marketing

Enough with pumpkin spice already

Fall doesn’t officially arrive until Saturday, but pumpkin started flooding menus way back in the beginning of August. Have Americans had their fill yet?

Food

KFC and Popeyes duke it out for spicy wing sovereignty

During the height of wing season, the two chicken chains are taking to a new battleground in the aftermath of the chicken sandwich wars.

Food

Chefs turn to fungi to plot future of plant-based menus

Mushrooms are known to add meatiness to meatless cooking, but now the rest of the fungi kingdom is getting a shot in restaurant and foodservice kitchens.

Food

Burgerville, Shake Shack, the Habit and Cowboy Chicken beef it up for fall

Taste Tracker: New spins on bowls at Playa Bowls; Fazoli’s bakes pizza into pasta; mushroom mania hits Blaze; Rubio’s new fish taco won a contest; and more menu news of the week.

Food

How Hilton is redefining what hotel food and beverage can be

Menu Feed: From elevated breakfasts and snacks to partnerships with celebrated chefs and mixologists, Adam Crocini is changing up the F&B scene.

Food

Chipotle returns Carne Asada to the menu for a limited run

For the first time, guests can fill a quesadilla with the popular protein option.

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