A side dish has staged a small coup at Nando’s. Loaded PERi-Mac & Cheese, rolled out across UK and Ireland restaurants on September 29, starts with cheesy macaroni and then piles on…
Air is the ingredient Starbucks cannot invoice, photograph or run out of—and it is now doing the work normally assigned to milk, syrup or cream. The Aerocano, launched across North America on…
Loaded jacket potatoes are moving from viral UK stalls into forecourts, US restaurants and retail—while crisp-skin consistency tests their scale.
A KFC bucket once meant food arriving for a table. In the United States, it can now sit in a car cupholder. Introduced on October 5 at participating restaurants while supplies last,…
One line in Chipotle’s launch announcement matters more than the seasoning: the chain says customers were already bringing packaged chips to its meals. On September 4, after four days of Rewards-only digital…
Australia’s Fishbowl is becoming Thisbowl after seafood fell below a third of orders, revealing how poke evolved into a flexible fast-casual format.
Pret A Manger has cut lunch in half and, in the process, made the menu feel larger. On September 8, the chain rolled Pick Your Pair across participating UK shops after a…
A biscuit sandwich belongs to breakfast—unless the restaurant selling it is usually closed then. Popeyes launched the Honey Chicken Biscuit across participating U.S. restaurants on September 28, pricing the permanent sandwich at…
Daniel Humm’s new West Village restaurant pairs plant-forward technique with chicken, fish and shared menus—testing whether choice can redefine luxury.
First Table’s half-price bookings reveal how restaurants price empty time—and when the hunt for extra covers starts draining full-price demand.