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This week’s 4 head-spinning moments: Uh-oh trends

Developments here and there might have seemed like no big thing when taken individually. But connecting the dots revealed emerging patterns that might be far from nothings.

Food

Psst—here are the new trends in secret menus

Now that every restaurant chain seems to have unpublished options for insiders, how are smart brands trying to recapture that mystique and sense of privilege? Read on—but mum’s the word.

As consumers try to meet their healthier eating pledges, some operators are bucking the trend and offering indulgent fare.

Sweet fixin's of the South are on the rise on chain restaurant menus.

Today, customers merely have to say what they want, without any pesky humans interfering as the request is dispatched to the kitchen in a readable form.

The top and fastest-growing chains don’t always align with average total menu items in their sectors.

A powerful chain is poking a toe into breakfast, a new restaurant job is taking shape, a wave of restaurant IPOs appear to be on the horizon, and not every brand sees magic in order-ahead apps.

The top three burger chains, all QSRs, own two-thirds of the category's sales.

Danny Meyer's modern-day roadside burger stand that uses the finest ingredients

The concept from Union Square Hospitality Group recently released a pay-ahead mobile app

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