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Menu Tracker: New items from Denny's, Jamba Juice, Pollo Tropical, more

Bruegger's Bagels, The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf, Cotton Patch Café, First Watch, Hale and Hearty Soups, Juice it Up!, McAlister's Deli, Peet's Coffee, Robeks Fresh Juices & Smoothies, Saladworks, Stevi B's, Tropical Smoothie Café and Uncle Maddio's Pizza also introduce new menu items.
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The 6 worst restaurant deals of all time

Overaggressive deals lead to disaster.
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Bojangles’ spotlights biscuits in new prototype

Bojangles’ Inc. debuted a new restaurant design on Wednesday in Greenville, S.C., that gives the chain’s signature buttermilk biscuits their own theater.
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5 C-store chains putting pressure on quick-service restaurants

Here’s a closer look at 5 convenience-store brands posing the biggest threat to quick service, and what they bring to the table.
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Kruse/Thorn: Reflecting on the food and drink trends of 2016

In a monthly series, menu trend analyst Nancy Kruse and NRN senior food editor Bret Thorn debate current trends in the restaurant industry. For this installment, they look back at the year in menu trends.
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Challenging year spurs technology investments

After a weak sales year, restaurants put money into delivery and customer-facing technology.
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Logan’s Roadhouse names Hazem Ouf CEO

The industry veteran is charged with reinvigorating the steakhouse chain.
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Restaurants end 2016 on a sour note

This exclusive series to Nation's Restaurant News provides insight into the sales and traffic data from clients subscribing to Black Box Intelligence, a financial performance benchmarking company.
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A look inside Ruby Tuesday’s new Garden Bar

The casual-dining chain revamps its iunlimited salad bar with more choices.
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Schlotzsky’s rolls out shrimp and brisket

New proteins are part of the permanent menu.
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Yum China opens first Taco Bell in Shanghai

Yum China Holdings Inc. and Taco Bell Corp. on Monday officially opened the first China unit of the Mexican-inspired brand in Shanghai.
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