Menu Development: Page 4

  • A hand holding a cocktail in front of a smoke screen.
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    Maggiano’s looks to boost traffic with new cocktail menu, ingredients revamp

    The Mixologist Collection, which includes drinks that are mixed tableside, is part of “the first act” in the company’s push to elevate its dining experience.

    By • July 10, 2024
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    Subway launches 3 new sandwiches in latest menu update

    This marks fourth time the chain has changed its menu this year as it leans into new products to boost sales.

    By • July 9, 2024
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    Trendline

    Menu development

    Restaurants big and small are experimenting with their menus to align with the preferences of on-the-go diners and mitigate the impact of rising food costs, supply chain disruption and shrinking consumer discretionary funds. 

    By Restaurant Dive staff
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    How Perkins’ multifaceted refresh aims to accelerate growth

    The company is “elevating and adapting the brand” with its new name, store updates and an upcoming menu overhaul, President Toni Ronayne said in an interview.

    By • July 8, 2024
  • McDonald's Teams Up with Hit Anime Series "JUJUTSU KAISEN" to Unleash New App Exclusive Special Grade Garlic Sauce.
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    McDonald’s links with anime series for app-exclusive sauce

    The chain’s collaboration with “Jujutsu Kaisen” to launch its Special Grade Garlic Sauce also includes a tie-up with anime streaming service Crunchyroll. 

    By Jessica Deyo • July 3, 2024
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    Weigel’s adds smash burgers to the menu

    The Tennessee-based convenience retailer’s new offering comes in four types in the latest expansion to its foodservice program.

    By Jessica Loder • July 3, 2024
  • Three breakfast sandwiches from Panera stacked in a pyramid.
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    Panera cooks up new breakfast menu

    Its April menu refresh consisting of sandwiches, salads and mac and cheese categories has received strong guest and staff member feedback. 

    By • June 27, 2024
  • The content of a Taco Bell $7 Luxe Cravings box spread out on a table.
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    Taco Bell beefs up value with $7 Luxe Cravings box

    Six months after it launched its 10-item Cravings menu, the chain added a five-item meal that it says is 55% cheaper than buying the items separately.

    By • June 27, 2024
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    Starbucks adds caffeinated, sparkling iced teas to core menu

    The launch also includes two new food items, a Caramel Swirl Iced Coffee and new customizations for drinks, as the chain continues is multi-pronged effort to drives traffic by menu changes.

    By • June 26, 2024
  • An image of a Hashbrown Shepherd's Pie offered in a cast iron skillet. A hand with a fork has beef at the end.
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    Cracker Barrel begins menu transformation with 14-store test

    The company is testing 20 menu items and an easier-to-navigate menu that it says reduces recipe complexity.

    By • June 26, 2024
  • Six platter of boneless wings, some drenched in various sauces.
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    Popeyes adds 6 boneless wing flavors to permanent menu

    The new items come just months after the addition of bone-in wings to the core menu, which helped drive sales at the chain during Q1.

    By • June 25, 2024
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    Perkins rebrands, launches redesign

    Along with changing its name from Perkins Restaurant & Bakery to Perkins American Food Co., the casual brand will revamp its menu.

    By • June 24, 2024
  • A row of six sugary drinks served by Sonic.
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    Sonic adds 6 beverages to permanent menu

    With photogenic twists on classic flavors like cola and lemonade, the chain appears to be aiming for Gen Z consumers.

    By • June 24, 2024
  • An image of a cheeseburger, chicken sandwhich, chicken nuggest, fries and a drink on a blank background. The image includes "$5 Meal Deal" wording.
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    McDonald’s to launch $5 Meal Deal next week

    The QSR giant will enter the summer value wars on June 25 with its national offer of a McDouble or McChicken, small fry, four-piece McNuggets and a drink.

    By • June 20, 2024
  • Guests play arcade games at Dave & Buster's.
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    Dave & Buster’s sees customer satisfaction growth despite higher game prices

    Guest satisfaction scores are at historical highs, and CEO Chris Morris believes there is room to increase game prices without taking a hit.

    By Bryan Wassel • June 18, 2024
  • Three lavash wraps with meats inside stacked in a triangle on top of wrappers that say Subway.
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    Subway dips into more snack items with latest menu addition

    Three new Footlong Dippers will further enhance the company’s Sidekicks menu, which has sold nearly 30 million items since it launched in January.

    By • June 18, 2024
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    Wawa’s Hoagiefest continues a run of foodservice value deals

    With 62% of U.S. consumers eating less fast food due to inflation, c-stores and restaurants are leaning more into discounts and promotions.

    By Brett Dworski • June 18, 2024
  • An image of flatbread pizza with a hand pulling a square piece off and cheese stretching from the piece.
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    Pizza Hut launches largest topping revamp in over a decade

    The QSR also added Chicago Tavern-Style pizza to its menu and claims to be the first global pizza chain to offer this type of thin crust. 

    By • June 18, 2024
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    Noodles & Company appoints chief concept officer

    Scott Davis, who joins the troubled chain after serving as president and chief concept officer at CoreLife, was also concept chief at Panera for nearly three decades.

    By • June 13, 2024
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    EG America to debut $5 meal deal

    The convenience retailer is beefing up its foodservice program with the new promotion, which will be available from mid-June through early September.

    By Brett Dworski • June 11, 2024
  • A menu with photos of shrimp, lobster tail with "The Utlimate Way to celebrate any day" underneath. The menu sits atop a dark table.
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    What operators can learn from Red Lobster’s downfall

    While the full-service chain’s food options have remained relatively unchanged during the past few decades, restaurants like Angry Crab Shack have found success by constantly innovating.

    By • June 11, 2024
  • A phogrpah of fried chicken, biscuits and variuous sides on a white countertop with a yellow bag that says Bojangles in the background.
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    Bojangles launches catering through ezCater partnership

    The channel is expected to provide a sales boost, especially with average catering orders about 10 times larger on average than digital transactions.

    By • June 10, 2024
  • Kellanova's Cheez-It makes its way to Taco Bell food items.
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    Taco Bell brings Kellanova’s Cheez-It to the menu

    The Big Cheez-It Crunchwrap Supreme and Big Cheez-It Tostada feature a cheesy cracker that is 16 times larger than its typical snacking size.

    By Christopher Doering • June 6, 2024
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    Q&A // Meet the exec

    How &pizza’s CEO brought the cool back into the brand

    Mike Burns, now seven months into his tenure at the pizza chain, turned the music up in stores and told employees to be who they are as part of reviving the brand’s culture.

    By • June 6, 2024
  • Happy female friends on holiday together eating ice cream sundaes
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    Sponsored by MARS Foodservices

    Is your dessert menu hitting the sweet spot?

    Streamlined dessert options can increase kitchen efficiency and a focus on cross-training gives confidence to all staff to handle a variety of tasks.

    June 3, 2024
  • Blaze Pizza's new signature pizzas.
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    Blaze Pizza remakes its menu with 5 new signature pizzas

    Diners can expect eventual changes to all of the menu, including salads, desserts, folded pizza, toppings and drizzles, CMO Christian Kuhn said. 

    By • May 31, 2024