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Operations

Last week’s 5 head-spinning moments: Special OMG edition

 By Peter Romeo on Jan. 13, 2017

Necks were so torqued by developments thus far in 2017 that a special report was warranted. Have the neck brace ready.

Food

Chipotle brings back its Boorito celebration

 By Restaurant Business Staff on Oct. 18, 2017

Guests can also enter for a chance to win free burritos for a year.

Leadership

Chipotle names Chris Brandt CMO

By Jonathan Maze on Mar. 20, 2018

The former Bloomin’ Brands and Taco Bell executive will join Brian Niccol at the burrito chain.

Corn

By Restaurant Business Staff on Aug. 20, 2009

Sweet, succulent and bursting with summer’s flavor, corn’s juicy kernels lend themselves to a variety of preparations. They taste good in just about...

Report from the Summer Fancy Food Show

By Patricia Cobe on Jul. 08, 2013

Salted caramel has been a popular flavor duo on restaurant menus for the past couple of years, but judging from the products offered at the 2013 Summer Fancy Food Show, held at the beginning of July in New York City, caramel and salt—both on their own and together—are exploding in the retail specialty food sector. In my never-ending quest to taste, sip and spot trends, I zoomed through the 2400 exhibitors at the Javits Convention Center, sampling and making some observations—albeit under the influence of a food coma. Here’s what stood out.

Future 50: Emerging Brands

Freshii

Jul. 15, 2014

Freshii’s angle is simple: Its “Eat. Energize.” tagline is delivered largely to a lunchtime crowd through healthy salads, soups, wraps and bowls as well as cold-pressed juices and smoothies.

Food

8 trends from 108 restaurant visits. Did we mention the 1,151 meals?

By Patricia Cobe on Mar. 04, 2015

And all eaten just three weeks ago. Here’s what a chef found in his annual dining blitz.

This week’s 5 head-spinning moments: Yard-sale shopping tips

By Peter Romeo on Oct. 23, 2015

IHOP, Chipotle and other industry big brands came up short—literally in the case of Subway.

Consumer Trends

4 restaurant ideas we stumbled upon

By Peter Romeo on Feb. 08, 2016

Here are some notions we bring to your attention for, um, inspiration.

Winning over millennials’ takeout business

By Sara Rush Wirth on Jul. 27, 2016

A number of factors drive which chains millennials frequent for takeout, according to Technomic. While a brand may have corporate systems for consistency in place, nailing those to-go elements at the store level is often a different story.

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