Menu Development: Page 7
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Courtesy of Starbucks
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 Aneurin Canham-Clyne • June 26, 2024 -
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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 Julie Littman • June 26, 2024 -
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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.
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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 Aneurin Canham-Clyne • 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 Julie Littman • June 24, 2024 -
Courtesy of Sonic
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 Aneurin Canham-Clyne • June 24, 2024 -
Courtesy of McDonald's
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 Julie Littman • June 20, 2024 -
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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 -
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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 Julie Littman • June 18, 2024 -
Retrieved from Wawa press release.
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 -
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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 Julie Littman • 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 Aneurin Canham-Clyne • 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 -
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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 Julie Littman • June 11, 2024 -
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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 Julie Littman • June 10, 2024 -
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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 execHow &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 Julie Littman • June 6, 2024 -
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Sponsored by MARS FoodservicesIs 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 -
Courtesy of Blaze Pizza
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 Aneurin Canham-Clyne • May 31, 2024 -
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McDonald’s disputes claims prices have risen 100%
Joe Erlinger, McDonald’s U.S. president, said pricing on the Big Mac has gone up 21% since 2019 and is in line with inflation.
By Julie Littman • May 30, 2024 -
Courtesy of Cava
Cava to add grilled steak to core menu
The item yielded positive sales mix in Boston and Dallas tests and will fill a “perceived gap” after the chain removed beef meatballs over a year ago.
By Julie Littman • May 29, 2024 -
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4 restaurant industry forecasts from the NRA Show
Gen Z’s demand for photogenic beverages and frustration over financing struggles loomed large over the event as operators strategized how to solve consumer pullback.
By Aneurin Canham-Clyne • May 23, 2024 -
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Inside CosMc’s: Slow drive-thru service may undercut customization’s perks
McDonald’s spinoff brand, which targets Gen Z with highly caffeinated drinks and snacks, is a “learning lab” that needs work to compete with legacy QSRs.
By Aneurin Canham-Clyne • May 22, 2024 -
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3 major c-store chains make foodservice updates
GPM Investments is adding a famous hot dog brand to more than 450 stores, while Casey’s and 7-Eleven both updated their pizza lineups.
By Jessica Loder • May 20, 2024 -
Courtesy of Pizza Hut
Pizza Hut hits drive-thrus to get consumers to ‘cheat’ on their burgers
The chain’s delivery drivers will appear at competitor drive-thrus with a QR code on their back windows to offer the new Cheeseburger Melt.
By Aaron Baar • May 16, 2024 -
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Harris Teeter takes on fast food chains
The grocer is offering a rotating selection of prepared foods for $5 at a dozen stores in the Washington, D.C., area.
By Sam Silverstein • May 13, 2024
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