For a fried-chicken chain, KFC Japan has spent decades with a strangely unresolved burger. Its bucket chicken carried the brand’s identity; its Chicken Fillet Burger used a different, breast-meat logic. On 14…
A competition-winning burger should be difficult to turn into chain food. Its value usually lies in a chef’s judgement, small-batch preparation and details that resist standardisation. Wendy’s First Kitchen is testing the…
A formed shrimp patty hides its evidence. Freshness Burger is doing the opposite. From 21 October, the Japanese chain returns its Kami no Ebi Burger with three recognizable shrimp visible between the…
There is a reliable trick in premium pastry: move an ingredient’s name from the kitchen invoice to the menu board, and suddenly the supplier becomes part of the eating experience. BO&MIE’s South…
The most revealing thing about McDonald’s Germany’s new chicken menu is not a sauce or a stunt. It is a circle. On 30 September, the chain made the McChicken® round for the…
Baskin-Robbins Korea is turning one of Japan’s best-known souvenir desserts into a layered ice-cream flavour with Tokyo Banana Creme Brulee, launched on September 2, 2026 as its September Flavor of the Month.…
Taco Bell is turning a nostalgic frozen-dessert format into a national quick-service release with the Salt & Straw Churro Ice Cream Taco, launched at participating U.S. restaurants on September 1, 2026 for…
McDonald’s is moving decisively into functional refreshment with the Red Bull® Dragonberry Energizer, launched at participating U.S. restaurants on August 17, 2026. The drink combines Red Bull with blue raspberry syrup and…
Arby’s is turning steak-and-potatoes into a fast-food bowl with the new Steak ’n Potato Bowl, launched at participating U.S. restaurants nationwide on August 24, 2026 for a limited time. The dish layers…
KFC is turning ranch into the main event with its new Hot Ranch Big Dip, launched at participating U.S. restaurants on August 24, 2026 for a limited time while supplies last. The…