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Patricia Cobe

Senior Editor

Articles by
Patricia Cobe

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Food

Menus offer a mixed bag this week

Taste Tracker: Auntie Anne’s, Smoothie King, Taco Bell, KFC, Milk Bar, Checkers, Del Taco, Krystal, Gott’s Roadside, Graeter’s, Velvet Taco and Paris Baguette headline restaurant menu news and trends.

Food

Chicken N Pickle spotlights the 'eat' in eatertainment with menu overhaul

14 new dishes steer the scratch-made menu in a lighter and more global direction.

Food

Salt & Straw and Taco Bell launch the Tacolate, an ice cream taco 10 years in the making

Behind the Menu: Robots eventually led Tyler Malek, Salt & Straw’s co-founder, to fulfill his dream of creating a new and improved Choco Taco.

Beverage

How Swig and HTeaO are powering the beverage boom

One concept is a destination for dirty sodas, the other for iced teas, but both share similar strategies that are driving growth in the competitive beverage segment.

Beverage

Galit beverage director Scott Stroemer discusses what Chicagoans like to drink

Menu Talk: The sommelier also oversees neighboring restaurant Cafe Yaya.

Food

Flavor and value drive menu launches

Taste Tracker: Taco Bell, Red Lobster, Popeyes, Tropical Smoothie, Pizza Hut, Dave & Buster’s, Mellow Mushroom, Taziki’s, Carl’s Jr., Gregory’s Coffee and Scooter’s headline restaurant menu news and trends.

Beverage

Dutch Bros and QuikTrip win in the beverage space with service and hospitality

Speed, convenience and innovation are also core to competing successfully with beverages, but both concepts agree that they’re in a people-first business.

Beverage

Foodservice leads in beverage share, gaining ground over retail

Sales of beverages in restaurants are forecasted to grow into 2029, while convenience stores are seeing a decline, finds Technomic.

Food

How healthy eating has evolved—and how it hasn't

Social media buzz has made it more confusing than ever to figure out what’s healthy and what’s not, but a panel of nutritionists, farmers, doctors, chefs and educators try to set the record straight.

Food

Café Vivant reclaims the flavor of Heritage breed chicken to power the menu

The California restaurant partners with a regenerative farm to raise and supply the birds and other products, creating a closed loop ecosystem.

Food

At Shake Shack, innovation begins with guest insights

Menu Talk: Nancy Combs, SVP of culinary and calendar innovation, shares the strategy behind the fast casual’s menu successes.

Food

Beverages and burgers make waves on menus

Taste Tracker: Shake Shack, Sonic, Taco Bell, Hard Rock, HTeaO, Krispy Kreme, Papa Johns, Peet’s, Habit Burger & Grill, Krystal and Bojangles headline restaurant menu news and trends.

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