Chipotle Mexican Grill announced that it has become the only national restaurant brand with no added colors, flavors, or preservatives in any of the ingredients it uses to prepare its food (except for lemon and lime juices, which can be used as preservatives, though Chipotle uses them only for taste). This applies to all Chipotle […]

Farmer Boys Restaurants, the brand known for cooked-to-order breakfast, burgers and more, announced it completed its transition to cage-free California eggs across its 89 locations in just under one year. Farmer Boys established a goal in early 2016 for its eggs to be 100 percent cage-free based on growing consumer support for animal welfare. The […]

Dunkin’ Brands Group, Inc., the parent company of Dunkin’ Donuts and Baskin-Robbins, announced plans to remove artificial colors from its products in the U.S. As part of the company’s ongoing efforts to offer guests great-tasting, high-quality products and cleaner menu labels, both the Dunkin’ Donuts and Baskin-Robbins product development teams, in partnership with suppliers, have been working to […]

Boston Market announced the company’s commitment to source and serve 100 percent antibiotic-free rotisserie chicken to its guests. As early as July of 2017, more than 75 percent of all Boston Market rotisserie chickens will be raised without the use of antibiotics; 100 percent will be antibiotic-free by the end of the first quarter in […]

Chef Andrew Gruel, television personality and founder of Slapfish Restaurant Group, announces the launch of Two Birds and Butterleaf, two new exciting dining options in Orange County. Located in Irvine’s Trade Food Hall, the inventive concepts offer over-the-top twists on plant-based dishes and free-range chicken. Created around the idea that simple is better, Two Birds […]

Wendy’s is further enhancing the flavor and tenderness of its chicken by partnering with its suppliers to use 20 percent smaller birds—far surpassing the standards of other restaurant brands. While chicken-quality issues around toughness have been reported across the industry, this change will significantly and immediately improve the tenderness and juiciness of chicken for Wendy’s […]

Starbucks announced a commitment to serve only poultry raised without the routine use of medically important antibiotics in U.S. stores by 2020 after dialogue with Green Century Capital Management, a leader in environmentally responsible investing. The Seattle based chain’s commitment may help push the meat industry further away from overusing life-saving medicines. “Starbucks, an iconic […]

Nic’s Organic Fast Food, the nation’s 1st QAI certified organic drive-thru chain, announces the opening of its first store at 2101 Plum Grove Road in Rolling Meadows, Illinois, in early 2017. Founded by Nicolette and Benjamin Brittsan, Nic’s delivers a classic fast food experience with a conscience, offering all the convenience and value of the […]

Nic’s Organic Fast Food, the nation’s 1st QAI certified organic drive-thru chain, announces the opening of its first store at 2101 Plum Grove Road in Rolling Meadows, Illinois, in early 2017. Founded by Nicolette and Benjamin Brittsan, Nic’s delivers a classic fast food experience with a conscience, offering all the convenience and value of the […]

Panera Bread announced that its entire U.S. food menu and portfolio of Panera at Home products are now free from all artificial flavors, preservatives, sweeteners, and colors from artificial sources as defined by the company’s No No List, inclusive of 96 separate ingredients and additive classes. To achieve this clean food milestone, Panera: Reviewed more […]

Now is a great time for making important choices to improve or maintain a healthy lifestyle. Robeks Fresh Juices & Smoothies is here to make those choices easier with three new nutritious and delicious Fitness Resolution Smoothies, each focused around helping guests with their fitness goals. The new offerings are only available through March 19. […]

Chipotle Mexican Grill announced its New Year’s resolution: an online tool to help customers not just count calories, but make calories count. Chipotle is launching a dietary options page that shows which ingredients are right for specific individual needs, so that customers can build a specifically customized meal, no matter their dietary restrictions or preferences. […]

It’s a New Year and Subway restaurants and the American Heart Association are encouraging consumers to add just one extra “cup of color” to their daily diet in 2017, which can help improve the health of all Americans. Subway offers millions of handcrafted sandwich and salad combinations and 10 varieties of vegetables to its guests, […]

Tropical Smoothie Café is helping guests eat better and feel better in the New Year with six menu items packed with both flavor and nutrition. Starting December 26, cafes will launch the new Supergreen Caesar—available as a salad or wrap—and a lineup of four powerpacked smoothies—Detox Island Green, Chia Blueberry Max, Health Nut, and Immune […]

Project Juice, the fast-growing, certified organic cold-pressed juice and clean food company, is launching its most nutrient dense seasonal cold-pressed juice to-date for winter—Winter Detox—developed by chief of development and head chef, Sascha Weiss. With low fruit and vegetable sugar levels, the 100 percent organic, non-GMO Winter Detox juice combines burdock root and dandelion greens, […]