Trending this week: Taco Bell to test paying managers $100,000 a year, Sysco CEO Tom Bené to step down and more on Popeyes offering free chicken sandwichesTrending this week: Taco Bell to test paying managers $100,000 a year, Sysco CEO Tom Bené to step down and more on Popeyes offering free chicken sandwiches

This week on Nation's Restaurant News was the week of 2020 outlook. Red Robin's CEO Paul Murphy, shares his proposal for the casual dining restaurant's turnaround plan including decreasing the size of the menu by 10% and even moving away from promotional marketing.

New menu items this week included: Applebee’s Grill & Bar's $1 Vodka Rum Frostbite, Carl’s Jr.'s Guacamole Bacon Thickburger Lettuce Wrap, Denny’s Parmesan Chicken Sizzlin’ Skillet, Shake Shack's new Shackmeister Burger and more.

Our biggest trending news this week is Taco Bell's five year goals starting in 2020. One such goal is to potentially pay select managers $100,000 a year. Starting this month, employees will be eligible receive at least 24 hours of paid sick time after 90 days of employment, as part of their new paid sick policy.

Take a look at our gallery to see what else is trending on nrn.com this week.