Ingredients & Dayparts

May 22, 2013

Ingredients & Dayparts

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Concept Profile: Energy Kitchen The New York-based fast casual boasts a menu of healthy options, with nothing more than 500 calories.	Fine-Dining Trends that Are Headed Your Way How to tell which high-end trends will find their way to tomorrow’s quick-serve menus.
Why Chicken Really Belongs on a Stick A healthy, portable, multiethnic alternative to fried chicken is simple.	Wake Up Breakfast Proteins Brands across the country see success in adding chicken and turkey to breakfast menus.
Snacks That Last If quick serves offer customized snacks at the counter that consumers can take home, the grocery brands may be in for big competition.	These Spuds Aren’t Duds Restaurants use different varieties, seasonings, and dips to spice up potato sales.
Marketing Strategies Get Scary Chipotle and others are taking advantage of the Halloween holiday to drum up brand excitement and charity donations.	The 30-Day Challenge Sharon Olson, president of Olson Communications, tests her will and waistline in a month-long experiment in which she only eats food from the top quick serves in the nation.
Wendy’s Breakfast 3.0 A leading burger chain hopes its effort to build the morning daypart is “real” this time.	Freebirds World Burrito While Freebirds is quick service, each location has at least one and sometimes as many as three employees who work the dining room.

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Meet the Farmer that Produces Sweetgreen's Kale

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Fresh Fruit is No. 1 Snack in America

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Fresh fruit is not only the top snack food consumed in America, it is also one of the fastest growing, according to new snacking research from The...

Starbucks to Build Off the Success of Its Blonde Roast

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Starbucks Coffee Company aims to grow share of the 40 percent of U.S. coffee drinkers who say they prefer a lighter roast by using an innovative...

Yum! Brands' Supply Chain Co-Op Names New CEO

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Zpizza Dares You to Move Past Pepperoni

2013-01-02

In honor of National Pizza Week, January 7–12, zpizza, the chef-inspired pizza chain that has appealed to foodies for more than 25 years, is...

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