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Menu Tracker: New items from Applebee’s Grill & Bar, Carl’s Jr. and Denny’s Menu Tracker: New items from Applebee’s Grill & Bar, Carl’s Jr. and Denny’s

Plus items from Black Seed Bagels, Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf, Del Taco, El Pollo Loco, Fazoli’s, First Watch, Habit Burger Grill, On the Border Mexican Grill & Cantina, Peet’s Coffee, PJ’s Coffee,, Roy Rogers, Shake Shack and Velvet Taco

byBret Thorn, Senior Food Editor

Jan 9, 2020

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Beverage Trends

Dunkin’ announces oat milk lattes days after Starbucks Dunkin’ announces oat milk lattes days after Starbucks

byGloria Dawson

Jan 9, 2020

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McDonald’s expands Beyond Meat burger test McDonald’s expands Beyond Meat burger test

Jan 8, 2020

1 Min Read

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Chefs on the Move: New culinary positions at restaurants and hotels in the United States Chefs on the Move: New culinary positions at restaurants and hotels in the United States

Jan 7, 2020

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Taco Bell Brings Back Nacho Fries for 2020

Taco Bell to bring back Nacho Fries on Jan. 30 Taco Bell to bring back Nacho Fries on Jan. 30

Jan 7, 2020

1 Min Read

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Sandwich Trends

CBD, chicken sandwiches and plant-based everything: A look back at the biggest restaurant food and beverage trends of 2019 CBD, chicken sandwiches and plant-based everything: A look back at the biggest restaurant food and beverage trends of 2019

byNancy Kruse, Bret Thorn

Jan 7, 2020

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Burger King to test Impossible Sausage item in select restaurants

Burger King to test Impossible Sausage item in select restaurants

byBret Thorn, Senior Food Editor

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Beverage Trends

Starbucks expands vegan selections with new oat milk, almond milk and coconut milk signature drinks

Starbucks expands vegan selections with new oat milk, almond milk and coconut milk signature drinks

byJoanna Fantozzi, Senior Editor

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Beverage Trends

Flavor of the Week: Cava lends versatility to cocktails

Flavor of the Week: Cava lends versatility to cocktails

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Fake meat on the menu at Hooters

Fake meat on the menu at Hooters

byGloria Dawson

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Restaurants including McDonald’s, Taco Bell, Pizza Hut launch value deals

Restaurants including McDonald’s, Taco Bell, Pizza Hut launch value deals

byNancy Luna, Senior editor, Nation's Restaurant News

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Chef Stephan Pyles closes Flora Street Café, Fauna in Dallas

Chef Stephan Pyles closes Flora Street Café, Fauna in Dallas

byRon Ruggless, Senior Editor

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Chipotle Mexican Grill replaces romaine salad with Supergreens, tweaks chicken recipe

Chipotle Mexican Grill replaces romaine salad with Supergreens, tweaks chicken recipe

byNancy Luna, Senior editor, Nation's Restaurant News

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Flavor of the Week: Agrodolce, the Italian sweet and sour sauce

Flavor of the Week: Agrodolce, the Italian sweet and sour sauce

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Menu Tracker: New items from Carl’s Jr. & Hardee’s, Fazoli’s and Nathan’s Famous

Menu Tracker: New items from Carl’s Jr. & Hardee’s, Fazoli’s and Nathan’s Famous

byBret Thorn, Senior Food Editor

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Plant-based tracker: The year in substitutes for meat, eggs and dairy

Plant-based tracker: The year in substitutes for meat, eggs and dairy

byBret Thorn, Senior Food Editor

Beyond Meat is on the menu all day at Carl’s Jr. and Hardee’s

Beyond Meat is on the menu all day at Carl’s Jr. and Hardee’s

byGloria Dawson

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15 limited-edition Starbucks holiday drinks from around the world

15 limited-edition Starbucks holiday drinks from around the world

byHolly Petre, Assistant Digital Editor

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Salsa gets new flavor treatments in Mexican restaurants and beyond

Salsa gets new flavor treatments in Mexican restaurants and beyond

byNancy Kruse, President

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Taco Bell dollar menu expands to 21 items with the return of Double Stacked Tacos

Taco Bell dollar menu expands to 21 items with the return of Double Stacked Tacos

byNancy Luna, Senior editor, Nation's Restaurant News

2019 flavors of the week

Flavor of the Week: The 25 most popular ingredients of 2019

Flavor of the Week: The 25 most popular ingredients of 2019

Beverage Trends

Restaurants clean up beverage programs and employee rosters in 2019

Restaurants clean up beverage programs and employee rosters in 2019

byDavid Flaherty, Marketing director

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Flavor of the Week: Golden beets add pop of color to dishes in restaurants

Flavor of the Week: Golden beets add pop of color to dishes in restaurants

Ahead of his retirement, Yum Brands CEO Greg Creed talks Taco Bell transformation, menu innovation and building a ‘culture that fueled results’

Ahead of his retirement, Yum Brands CEO Greg Creed talks Taco Bell transformation, menu innovation and building a ‘culture that fueled results’

byNancy Luna, Senior editor, Nation's Restaurant News

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Menu Tracker: New items from Applebee’s, Starbucks and Tropical Smoothie Café

Menu Tracker: New items from Applebee’s, Starbucks and Tropical Smoothie Café

byBret Thorn, Senior Food Editor

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Chefs offer personal touches to New England clam chowder in restaurants

Chefs offer personal touches to New England clam chowder in restaurants

Breads from the Middle East and Far East see a big boost

Breads from the Middle East and Far East see a big boost

byNancy Kruse, President

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McDonald’s: 3 trending stories to watch

McDonald’s: 3 trending stories to watch

byNancy Luna, Senior editor, Nation's Restaurant News

Beverage Trends

8 food and drink trends for restaurants to watch for in 2020

8 food and drink trends for restaurants to watch for in 2020

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Beverage Trends

16 food, drink, operations and tech predictions for restaurants in 2020

16 food, drink, operations and tech predictions for restaurants in 2020

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Taco Bell has developed a meat substitute that looks and tastes like ground beef

Taco Bell has developed a meat substitute that looks and tastes like ground beef

byNancy Luna, Senior editor, Nation's Restaurant News

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4 ways restaurants can fend off a January sales slump

4 ways restaurants can fend off a January sales slump

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Sandwich Trends

Trending this week: McDonald’s launching a premium Crispy Chicken sandwich, Former Papa John’s CEO blasts pizza company and more on California's latex gloves ban in restaurants

Trending this week: McDonald’s launching a premium Crispy Chicken sandwich, Former Papa John’s CEO blasts pizza company and more on California's latex gloves ban in restaurants

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Cameron Mitchell updates Ocean Prime Dallas

Cameron Mitchell updates Ocean Prime Dallas

byRon Ruggless, Senior Editor

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Delivery & Takeout Solutions

Vegan and vegetarian orders balloon in 2019, Grubhub report says

Vegan and vegetarian orders balloon in 2019, Grubhub report says

byRon Ruggless, Senior Editor

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