Food & Beverage News & Media

Amsterdam Falafelshop wins 'Favorite Fast Bites' category at RAMMY Awards

June 27, 2014

Amsterdam Falafelshop was recently named winner of the "Favorite Fast Bites" category at the 32nd annual RAMMY Awards. RAMMY Awards recognize Washington…

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Pollo Tropical's streamlined menu, focus on accuracy boost AUVs

by Alicia Kelso — senior editor, QSRweb.com

Increased efficiency, improved accuracy lead to gains for Pollo Tropical.

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Au Bon Pain adds new items to summer menu, holds over spring menu items

June 26, 2014

Au Bon Pain recently announced new summer menu items at its U.S. cafes.

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La Prep now sells Rainforest Alliance Certified coffee exclusively

June 26, 2014

La Prep announced recently that all of its coffee is now sourced from Rainforest Alliance Certified farms. The change took effect June 9.

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California Tortilla adds Bangkok Shrimp dishes to summer menu

June 26, 2014

California Tortilla is featuring Thai flavors on its summer menu, with Bangkok Shrimp Tacos, Quesadillas and Bowls available nationwide for a limited time.

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Einstein Noah debuts new Bagel Dog

June 26, 2014

Einstein Noah Restaurant Group is adding a Bagel Dog to its menu this summer. The new Bagel Dog features a premium, Hebrew National quarter pound all beef hot…

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Moe’s Southwest Grill teams up with Coca-Cola Freestyle to offer exclusive beverage

June 25, 2014

Moe's Southwest Grill has teamed up with Coca-Cola Freestyle to create Vanilla at Peachtree, a custom beverage available only at select Moe's restaurants.

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Chipotle increasing purchase of locally grown produce in 2014

June 24, 2014

Chipotle Mexican Grill announced today it will purchase more than 20 million pounds of locally grown produce in its restaurants this year, up from its 201…

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New concept featuring sous-vide cooking to launch in London

June 24, 2014

A new fast casual dining concept featuring meals prepared using the sous-vide cooking technique is launching in London next month. Suchef will open its first…

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Starbucks rolls out new, updated cold beverages

June 24, 2014

Starbucks rolled out new cold beverage offerings today with the introduction of Fizzio Handcrafted Sodas and a new Teavana Shaken Iced Tea flavor.

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Federal Donuts hopes to kickstart 'radical' hospitality with partnership

by Brenda Rick Smith — Editor, Networld Media Group

If Rooster Soup Co.'s crowdfunding effort gets off the ground, its profits will be donated to helping those in need.

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Starbucks' retail prices go up Tuesday; packaged coffee hike set for July

June 23, 2014

Starbucks recently announced plans to hike prices on roast and ground packaged coffee sold in grocery stores and select beverages sold in company-owned retail…

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JJ's Red Hots, King of Pops team up for summer popsicle creation

June 20, 2014

JJ's Red Hots is teaming up with King of Pops to create a new summer menu offering: JJ's Red Pop, a gourmet popsicle featuring chocolate, smoked candied bacon…

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Salata’s growth driven by consumer demand for clean eating

by Alicia Kelso — Editor, QSRWeb.com

Guests also want more vegetarian proteins, such as quinoa, tofu and falafel, as well as sauces and spices.

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Salsarita's serving up the 'World's Hottest Burrito' for a limited time this summer

June 20, 2014

For a limited time this summer, Salsarita’s customers will have a chance to try their luck with BurHEATo, which includes a teaspoon of the world’s hottest…

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Fields Good Chicken opens in New York City

June 20, 2014

Fields Good Chicken, a healthy fast casual concept featuring grilled and roasted chicken, opened recently at 101 Maiden Lane in the Manhattan Financial…

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Bibigo reopening updated LA-area restaurant

June 20, 2014

Bibigo announced plans to reopen its revamped Century City Mall location on June 25.

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Exploring the role of whole grains in the food industry

by Nate Riggs — CEO / Owner, NR Media Group

'If you can pronounce the ingredients, it's probably good for you,' said Cynthia Harriman, director at Oldways and The Whole Grain Council.

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Earl of Sandwich’s new prototype includes dinner, delivery platforms

June 19, 2014

Earl of Sandwich has opened its 28th restaurant, located in St. Petersburg, Fla., which features a new design developed to "execute an enhanced product…

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Breakfast drives 6 percent increase in bacon servings

June 18, 2014

Americans’ love affair with bacon isn’t showing any signs of fading. According to new research from The NPD Group, U.S. consumers ate about 1.1 billion…

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