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As Din Tai Fung expands in the U.S., the dessert selection expands, too

 By Patricia Cobe on Jan. 21, 2026

Behind the Menu: The chain built on its famous soup dumplings is adding versions with sweet fillings and creating other Taiwanese-inspired desserts.

Emerging Brands

Why a bundt cake concept sees booming growth ahead

 By Joe Guszkowski on Jan. 15, 2026

Nothing Bundt Cakes has found success with one menu item and a simple operating model. Most people still haven’t heard of it, but the chain is working to change that.

Food

Why grapes star in Moon Rabbit's Vietnamese New Year dessert

By Patricia Cobe on Jan. 14, 2026

Behind the Menu: Executive pastry chef Susan Bae infuses Vietnamese tradition, the Tet celebration and her childhood memories into the restaurant’s seasonal dessert.

Operations

Sprinkles Cupcakes shutters all company locations

By Lisa Jennings on Jan. 02, 2026

Co-founder Candace Nelson confirmed the closures in an Instagram post, saying the bakeries are no more. But she did not give a reason.

Leadership

Italy, SIGEP WORLD 2026: It's Gelato World Cup Year, PIZZA (R)EVOLUTION is back, and India is the Guest Country

Sponsored content from our partner Italian Exhibition Group on Sep. 11, 2025

Sigep World, the international event organized by Italian Exhibition Group, showcases the very best of gelato, pastry, chocolate, coffee, bakery and pizza.

Food

Restaurant chains added a lot of sweets to their menus last year

By Patricia Cobe on Aug. 13, 2025

Restaurants added more desserts to their menus than any other item, according to Technomic, followed closely by appetizers.

Food

Spinoffs of the TikTok-famous Dubai Chocolate Bar surge on chain restaurant menus

By Patricia Cobe on Jun. 23, 2025

The classic flavor combination of chocolate, pistachio and crisp phyllo is showing up in everything from shakes to doughnuts, matcha and desserts.

Emerging Brands

This New Jersey startup wants to disrupt the ice cream truck business

By Joe Guszkowski on May 15, 2025

Scream Truck allows customers to summon its ice cream trucks via text. The high-tech concept plans to expand nationwide, and into other cuisines like pizza.

Emerging Brands

Buona Chicago Italian Beef to get franchising rolling by dual branding with Rainbow Cone

By Lisa Jennings on Apr. 21, 2025

The two iconic Chicago area brands are growing in pairs. The Original Rainbow Cone is already franchising, but the first franchised Buona units are scheduled to open this year as dual-branded locations.

Emerging Brands

The owner of Cinnabon creates its first original concept (sort of)

By Lisa Jennings on Apr. 08, 2025

The multi-brand franchisor GoTo Foods will launch its long-awaited Cinnabon Swirl concept next month, bringing together sister brands Cinnabon and Carvel with a menu of its own.

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