Continue to Site >>>

menu trends

Consumer Trends

Today's Beef Consumer: Summer 2023 Update

 Sponsored content from our partner National Cattlemen’s Beef Association, a contractor to The Beef Checkoff on Sep. 15, 2023

This report explores several factors that are commonly known to impact demand for beef products.

Food

Want a standout menu? These chains found the ‘secret sauce’ is in the sauce

 By Patricia Cobe on Sep. 14, 2023

Sauce innovation can be a magic bullet that sets a restaurant apart from the competition, especially in the crowded chicken and burger categories.

Food

Turn up the heat on classic tailgating-inspired menu items

Sponsored content from our partner McCormick For Chefs® on Sep. 13, 2023

As consumers across America head to stadium football games, tailgating food takes center stage when they’re looking for something to eat.

Food

Noodles & Company moves menu in a heartier direction with its first baked entree

By Patricia Cobe on Sep. 12, 2023

Behind the Menu: Executive chef Nick Graff developed Chicken Parmesan to offer guests a classic Italian main dish at a fast-casual price point.

Food

How Chicken Salad Chick is shaking up the menu with its first warm sandwich

By Patricia Cobe on Sep. 07, 2023

CMO Tom Carr describes the new Chick Melt and the chain’s drive to innovate while continuing to please its many chicken salad-loving customers.

Food

Panda Express taps into rising popularity of chili crisp for new LTO

By Patricia Cobe on Sep. 06, 2023

Chili Crisp Shrimp draws inspiration from Sichuan cuisine while staying true to Panda’s American Chinese menu.

Beverage

Wendy's gets with the pumpkin-spice program with new fall Frosty

By Patricia Cobe on Sep. 06, 2023

The new Pumpkin Spice Frosty launches Tuesday along with the Pumpkin Spice Frosty Cream Cold Brew, the chain’s first two LTOs to feature the popular seasonal flavor.

Food

El Pollo Loco and Tacos 4 Life go bold with quesadillas

By Patricia Cobe on Sep. 05, 2023

Taste Tracker: Apples star at Wayback but pumpkin endures at Dutch Bros, Ziggi’s, Hungry Howie's and Denny’s; Bojangles and Jinya wing it for football season; and Fogo de Chao goes all in on veggies.

Food

How Crumbl Cookies creates its weekly rotating menu

By Patricia Cobe on Sep. 05, 2023

Behind the Menu: The fast-growing chain has developed hundreds of recipes in its history using a robust testing process and considerable customer feedback. But most cookies never return to the rotation.

Food

Cajun cuisine continues to grow and evolve

By Nancy Kruse on Sep. 05, 2023

State of the Plate: Paul Prudhomme's legacy lives on in the growing and evolving Cajun items on menus, says RB menu trends columnist Nancy Kruse.

  • Page 9