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Mixed Bag: Big Restaurant Chains Explore Recipes for Success During Pandemic

Domino's, McDonald's and Del Taco are boosting sales with varying degrees of success. Discover the ways these chains are navigating COVID-19 challenges.

Devouring Digital: Major Chains Feast on Innovative Promotions

McDonald's, Chipotle and other top chains are cooking up creative promotions to power sales during the pandemic. Explore a few of the most noteworthy.

Drive and Determination: Big Chains Get Big Gains with Emphasis on Drive-Thrus

Drive-thrus help restaurant chains mitigate the falloff in foot traffic from the pandemic. See how McDonald's and others use drive-thrus to fuel sales.

A Tale of Three QSRs: Taco Bell, McDonald's and Chick-fil-A Cook Up Menu Innovation

Explore how Taco Bell, McDonald's and Chick-fil-A are altering their menus to meet market demand and maximize sales.

For the Love of Loyalty: Restaurant Chains Link Customers to More Rewards

Major restaurant chains offer highly personalized loyalty programs to optimize sales during COVID-19. Explore key loyalty program trends from top brands.

Noncommercial Foodservice: Pandemic Prepared and Palate Pleasing

Communal dining is being transformed by COVID-19. Learn how noncommercial foodservice is adapting, from menu innovation to cafeteria reconfiguration.

From Bust to Must:  Pitfalls and Profits in the COVID-19 Age

While many restaurants struggle under the weight of third-party delivery fees, major brands such as Panera and using digital technology to drive sales.

Success to Go: Cooking Up Incentives to Whet Appetite for Delivery and Takeout

Delivery is surging, but third-party platforms drain profits. Explore restaurant strategies to mitigate the costs of third-party delivery platforms.

A Hunger for Safety: Digital Foodservice Links to Consumer Confidence

As consumer confidence drops with the rise in COVID-19 cases, restaurants leverage digital innovations for contactless delivery. Explore key strategies.

Carried Away: Takeout and Delivery Continue to Pick Up Speed Despite On-site Dining

Delivery and takeout are increasingly tech-driven as dine-in service continues to stall. Explore a few of the latest off-premise trends from top brands.

Second Helpings: Large Restaurant Chains Pile Up Sales Despite COVID-19

Learn why national restaurant brands are rebounding from the COVID-19 crisis while sales at small chains and independent restaurants remain sluggish.

In Restaurants We Trust: New COVID-19 Cases Turn Up the Heat on Operator Credibility

Gain expert insight to navigate the challenges facing dine-in services at restaurants and prepare your foodservice operation for a resurgence of COVI9-19.

Turning the Tables: Restaurant Operations Prep to Reopen (Part 1)

As dine-in restrictions are lifted, restaurants prepare to reopen while minimizing coronavirus risk. Explore how menus and operations are adapting.

Signed, Sealed, Delivered: Meal Kits Feed the Need for At-Home Family Meal Solutions

Meal kits a growing need for at-home meal solutions. Explore the evolution of meal kits and how foodservice operations can use them to help boost sales.

Growth Spurt: Plant-Based Proteins Flourish at Foodservice Operations

Plant-based proteins are sprouting up on menus. Learn how they help grow menu innovation for a higher check average in the millennial dining market.

Plant-Based Snack Trend Sprouts Better-for-You Business

The plant-based foodservice trend is poised to help restaurant operations and other foodservice establishments grow a higher check average. Discover how consumer demand and millennial snack preferences are driving plant-based menu innovation.

Donuts, Dollars, Diversification: How a Foodservice Classic Keeps Sales Sweet

Menu innovation has made donut mania one of the latest bakery trends. Find out how foodservice operations are cashing in on the craze.

What’s the Occasion? Anywhere, Anytime Snack Trends

Learn why all-day snacking trends have made menu innovation and expanded snack assortments a must to help drive a higher check average.

Mighty Millennials and Their Superfoods Help Supercharge Sales

Explore superfood snacking trends with stats and insights to help foodservice operators drive menu innovation and a higher check average.

Applying Well-Being Snack Trends in Business | Spotlight Interview

Gain insight into well-being snack trends and millennial snack consumption from an expert with more than two decades of experience in the foodservice industry.

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