Best of Menu Tracker: A week-by-week look at notable items launched in 2022

Dec 21, 2022

Including items from Arby’s, Bad Daddy’s Burger Bar, Buffalo Wild Wings, Burger King, Chipotle Mexican Grill, The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf, Culver’s, Dolly Llama, First Watch, Freebirds World Burrito, Friendly’s, Gott’s Roadside, The Habit Burger...

The year of plant-based protein at restaurants

Dec 19, 2022

Restaurant chains large and small experimented with non-animal substitutes for meat and dairy

Menu Tracker: New items from Carvel, The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf, and Smokey Bones

Dec 15, 2022

Plus innovation at Cousins Subs, Firebirds Wood Fired Grill, John’s Incredible Pizza Company, Plant Powered Fast Food, 16 Handles, Slutty Vegan, Studio Movie Grill, Taco Cabana, Thai Express, Tous Les Jours, Van Leeuwen, and Velvet Taco

10 top performing videos of 2022

Dec 14, 2022

Plus, Flavor of the Week: The non dairy alternative, Almond Milk

P.F. Chang's New York City flagship restaurant opens Dec. 14 in Union Square

Dec 14, 2022

The brand's fourth flagship restaurant in the country offers a distinct dining experience and marks the first full-service P.F. Chang's location in Manhattan

Postino WineCafé's first California location opens today in Irvine

Dec 13, 2022

The cult favorite restaurant and wine destination—with over 20 locations across the U.S.—opens its doors at Irvine’s Park Place, a premier mixed-use campus featuring modern workspaces and best-in-class dining, retail, and wellness offerings

15 new ways restaurants reached consumers in 2022

Dec 12, 2022

From off-premises-only prototypes to campus vending machines, chains continued to adapt

O’Charley’s is investing in inflation-era strategies beyond raising prices

Dec 12, 2022

Paring down your menu and adding items with what you already have in your kitchen: O’Charley’s CEO Craig Barber is creatively battling economic challenges

Menu Tracker: New items from White Castle, Wingstop, and Black Bear Diner

Dec 09, 2022

Plus innovation at Andy’s Frozen Custard, Better Than Sex, Beyond Juicery, Black Tap, Dolly Llama, Flame Broiler, Gott’s Roadside, Grimaldi’s Pizzeria, Main Squeeze Juice Co., Next Level Burger, Nothing Bundt Cakes, Rush Bowls, Sonny’s BBQ, Taffer...

20 restaurant industry mergers & acquisitions in 2022

Dec 08, 2022

2022 was a slightly calmer year than usual for mergers and acquisitions in the restaurant industry, with 20 such deals having been made, but that doesn’t mean it was any less interesting than years past...