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      How Plant-Based Chains are Navigating Supply Chain Disruptions
      Meatless brands are adapting to ever-changing market conditions.
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      Inside Smoothie King’s Transformation to a Healthy Lifestyle Brand
      The transformation includes a new prototype, menu overhaul, and more.
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      What Wellness Means Now for Restaurants
      Healthy, active lifestyle brands were trendsetters before COVID.
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      The Missing Puzzle Piece of the Workforce Crisis
      Workers will no longer tolerate unsafe, unsanitary work environments.
      Smoothie King employee hands a customer a smoothie through the window of a drive thru.

      Inside Smoothie King’s Transformation to a Healthy Lifestyle Brand

      A look at the 1,400-unit chain's rapid growth and transformation since CEO Wan Kim took the helm, from a challenging menu overhaul to brand partnerships and a recent drive-thru-only prototype launch.

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      What Wellness Means Now for Restaurants

      Healthy, active lifestyle brands were one of the biggest trendsetters before COVID-19. And they still are, but they’re finding whole new definitions for the movement.

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      The Missing Puzzle Piece of the Workforce Crisis

      Workers will no longer tolerate unsafe, unsanitary work environments.

      McDonald's Happy Meals are Still Getting Healthier

      The fast-food chain is halfway to its global goals.

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      Health and Wellness Brands Find their COVID-19 Purpose

      These chains were uniquely suited for a viral pandemic. Tastefully getting that message out was a separate challenge.

      Popular salad fast casual Sweetgreen reveals first new menu option in years.

      Sweetgreen Launches First New Menu Category in 4 Years

      Today, sweetgreen, the seasonal restaurant with the mission of connecting people to real food, announced the launch of its Plates menu, offering consumers access to more healthy, sustainable, and...
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      Off-Premises Menu Innovation Has Never Been More Critical

      The growing demand for off-premises dining was reshaping the industry even before coronavirus. Here's how brands account for off-premises in their R&D.

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      Here’s How Your Brand Should Prepare for COVID-19

      As coronavirus cases rise in the U.S., it’s time to put together a strategy.

      The 2020 Quick-Service Restaurant Wellness Guide

      The foodservice industry is facing a crisis of mental and physical ailment. Here’s how quick-service executives achieve a healthy mind and...
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      Sweetgreen’s Next Big Investment

      The fast-casual darling has more than 100 locations and is valued at $1.6 billion. Now it hopes to further its legacy by improving health and nutrition in the U.S. school system.

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