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Patricia Cobe

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Patricia Cobe

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Consumer Trends

Chain restaurants accelerate limited-time offers to lure consumers

LTO launches are up 19% year over year, with nearly 4,000 rolling out in November alone, finds Technomic.

Operations

Hi Neighbor Hospitality Group blends front- and back-of-house expertise to deliver what today's diners want

Menu Talk: Partner Tai Ricci shares how the group’s five restaurants craft their menus, service and team culture to cultivate regulars and build success.

Food

Health and value headline menus in January

Taste Tracker: Shake Shack, Cava, Lazy Dog, Starbucks, Portillo’s, Whataburger, Greene Turtle, Torchy’s Tacos, Caribou Coffee, Scooter’s, Jason’s Deli and more make restaurant menu news.

Food

A loaded 'tendy' burrito brings the late-night crowd to Saucy by KFC

Behind the Menu: Yum Brands' chicken tender concept has added several new formats and flavors to expand eating occasions and push customization in new directions. The Kitchen Sink Grand'ito is the latest.

Food

What's coming onto menus in 2026

Food trend forecasters were all over the place with their predictions, but there are some areas of agreement. Here are the trends that overlapped the most—along with a few interesting outliers.

Beverage

Hot beverages pick up steam in cold weather

Brands like Dutch Bros, 7 Brew and Black Rock have built traffic and sales on cold drinks, but hot coffees and teas have their fans, as evidenced by their growth.

Food

Luminaries we lost in 2025

This year brought the deaths of industry icons including Anne Burrell, Charles Phan and Shelly Fireman.

Food

Taco Bell brings back the Quesarito after years of fan demand

One of the fast-food chain’s most-requested items returns to the menu nationwide for a limited time, tied into a legendary NBA draft moment.

Leadership

Chef Te'Sean Glass brings life lessons to True Laurel

Menu Talk: The chef of the San Francisco cocktail bar made a gutsy move from St. Augustine and created a life for himself on the West Coast.

Food

Winter menus are ready to warm up diners

Taste Tracker: Taco Bell, White Castle, Maggiano’s, Bonchon, Jinya, Vicious Biscuit, Freshii, Polly’s Pies, Stonefire Grill, Metro Diner and more headline restaurant menu news and trends.

Food

The food and drink trends that defined 2025

Common threads emerged on restaurant menus over the past year. These are the ones that rose to the top—including those we’ve had enough of.

Food

California Fish Grill packs protein and sustainability into 5 new bowls

Behind the Menu: Sustainable seafood and global flavors are the focus of the fast-casual’s newest items, with salmon, shrimp, beans and more providing up to 56 grams protein in each.

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