Food & Beverage News & Media

2025 Fast Casual Top 100 Movers & Shakers

This year, the exceptional caliber of leadership across the industry led to a slight adjustment in our numbers—we were compelled to recognize 100 brands and 2…

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Chicken Salad Chick adds Red Velvet Cake to menu

May 14, 2025

Chicken Salad Chick, which has nearly 300 locations, has added Red Velvet Cake to its menu. The three-layer cake with cream cheese frosting is available…

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Haven Hot Chicken founders find room for Nashville hot chicken brand

by Mandy Wolf Detwiler — Editor, Networld Media Group

Haven Hot Chicken has gone from four stores to nine in just 10 months. Learn how the Connecticut-based brand is growing from its co-founders in our latest…

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Botrista Debuts New Beverage Innovations, Expanded AI Capabilities at the National Restaurant Association Show

Botrista debuts new categories including dessert drinks and better for your options like: low calorie, functional, antioxidant, protein beverages, along with…

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Gong Cha using Line Friends Minini characters to intro new flavor

April 28, 2025

Gong cha, a bubble tea brand with over 240 locations, is featuring Line Friends minini characters on keychains and special-edition minini tumblers to mark the…

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Oil Filter Products Tutorial

Gycor has been on the cutting edge of cooking oil filtration since 1986. Learn more about our filter products in this video.

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Discovering the tools to food truck success

by Bradley Cooper — Editor, ATM Marketplace & Food Truck Operator

Jordan Schild, president and CEO at Premier Food Trucks, shared several tools to food truck success with moderator Bradley Cooper, editor of Food Truck…

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Trend Report: Healthcare Beverage Innovation

Discover how hospitals are rethinking food and beverage service to support staff, patients, and visitors. Explore the rise of automation in healthcare…

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Jamba launches 'Singles to Go' drinks

April 16, 2025

Jamba, which has nearly 900 locations, has partnered with The Jel Sert Company, a manufacturer of powdered drink sticks, to create Jamba Singles to Go, a line…

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Panera launches 'croissant toast'

April 16, 2025

Panera has developed an innovation on bread, "Croissant Toast." Made from croissant dough, the all-butter croissant dough is layered, and sliced into flaky…

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Dave’s Hot Chicken prescribing 'Davezempic'

April 14, 2025

The newest menu item at Dave's Hot Chicken is small on size but huge on flavor. By Tuesday, the company will debut Mini Sliders across its 300 locations. Each…

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Portillo's testing breakfast menu

April 11, 2025

Portillo's is testing breakfast service at five locations in Chicago.

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Kura Sushi rolling out premium LTOs

April 11, 2025

Kura Sushi USA is rolling out Kura Reserve, a limited-time platform that offers seasonally inspired premium creations to complement its permanent menu. Curated…

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Campuses Turn to Automation to Improve Student Life

Dining leaders are turning to platforms like Botrista to cut costs, ease labor demands, and keep up with Gen Z’s thirst for trending drinks like boba. The…

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HTeaO intros Refreshers drink line

April 9, 2025

Iced tea franchise brand HTeaO has introduced a line of fruit-forward beverages designed to deliver a boost with natural energy, according to a press release.

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Why drink menu is no afterthought at Cilantro

by Temoc Morfin — Founder and CEO, Cilantro Taco Grill

Temoc Morfin, founder and CEO of Cilantro Taco Grill, discusses the importance of beverages to his brand, which has 16 corporate locations and over 10…

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Upgrade your drink menu without the hassle

Learn how top brands like Jollibee and Yoshinoya elevate their drink menus with Botrista. Join Jarrett Whitlow and Briana Jurado as they share tips on flavors…

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How fast casuals can profit from 'Sober-Curious Movement'

by Abby McLean — PR Associate, All Points Public Relations

Sip Fresh founder Sharon Arthofer reveals that creating alcohol-free beverages featuring fresh, bold flavors isn't enough to attract sober customers. It's also…

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SeoulSpice Korean Kitchen expanding to Chicago

March 25, 2025

Washington D.C.-based SeoulSpice Korean Kitchen is expanding to Chicago, opening on March 31 at 20 N. Michigan Ave., across from Millennium Park and The Art…

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6th Annual State of Digital for Restaurants

Qu’s 6th Annual State of Digital reveals top QSR and fast casual trends from 170 brands (85,000 locations). With digital growth stabilizing, 40% of brands see…

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