NYC surpassing salt ruling?

by Wade Winters — V.P. Supply Chain, Consolidated Concepts

Although chain restaurants in New York City are required to put a saltshaker icon on menu items that contain more than 2,300 milligrams of sodium, a Manhattan…

Juice It Up! takes shots at the common cold

March 1, 2016

The Mighty C Juice and Shot feature a blend of raw ingredients, including sweet pineapples, fragrant oranges, crisp apples, red seedless grapes, raw ginger and…

Food fight on Capitol Hill: A breakdown of the Common Sense Nutrition Disclosure Act

by Betsy Craig — pres, menutrinfo.com

Betsy Craig describes eight ways menu-labeling guidelines will change if HR 2017 becomes a law.

Tropical Smoothie Café featuring fish tacos

February 11, 2016

Tropical Smoothie Café is debuting a fish taco just in time for Lent, and it will remain a core menu item.

Classically trained chef debuts fast casual concept in Chicago

February 10, 2016

PACKED, a fast casual dumplings concept, is now open in Chicago, thanks to the classically trained chef, Mike Sheerin, known for Lutèce, Atlas, Jean-Georges…

Why you should never listen to your customers

by Jon Smith — Founder, Owner, Jon Smith Subs

"Sometimes I think the perfect restaurant would say “Mother Nature's Health Food” in big letters on the outside, but inside only serve burgers, cokes and…

Plant Power Fast Food opening in San Diego

January 29, 2016

Plant Power Fast Food announced the opening of its plant-based, quick serve restaurant in Ocean Beach, California.

Will restaurants work to meet new dietary guidelines?

by Travis Wagoner — Editor, Networld Media Group

There's a new food sheriff in town in the form of the federal government's new dietary guidelines, but many restaurants aren't going to find it difficult to…

Freebirds spotlights low-calorie menu

January 21, 2016

Freebirds World Burrito aims to make healthy eating easy in 2016, with the launch of its Six Under 600 Calories menu.

Menus shift to reflect transparency

by Betsy Craig — pres, menutrinfo.com

While larger chains like Noodles and Company and Panera Bread have taken great measures to provide transparent menu items, other chains are following suit.

Rubio's commits to nitrate- and antibiotic-free bacon, chicken

January 15, 2016

Rubio's Restaurants has announced that, by the spring season, it will serve all-natural chicken raised without antibiotics and all-natural bacon with no…

Cousins Subs launches new grilled chicken line

January 13, 2016

As part of a larger menu initiative, Cousins Subs announced it has expanded its menu offerings with a new grilled chicken line.

Salata spending $1M to upgrade menu

January 8, 2016

Houston-based Salata, which has locations throughout Texas, California and Illinois, is committing more than $1 million to ingredient upgrades.

Captain D's offers expanded healthful menu options

January 7, 2016

Captain D's announced it is re-introducing its Captain's D-Lites menu featuring entrees under 500 calories.

Pieology Pizzeria introduces custom salad program

January 7, 2016

Pieology Pizzeria has announced that its new custom salad program is now offered at the majority of its 80 locations.

Noodles & Co launches website offering nutrition calculator

January 7, 2016

In an effort to help customers accomplish New Year's goals, Noodles & Company is launching several initiatives, including an interactive website that allows…

Panera Bread cleans up soup menu

January 6, 2016

The chain's soup menu no longer contains artificial colors, flavors, sweeteners and preservatives.

Newk's increases low calorie menu options

January 4, 2016

Newk's Eatery has introduced an expanded calorie-conscious menu focused on indulgent flavors from family recipes.

Restaurants striving to offer healthy options to kids

About 150 restaurant brands ranging from Noodles & Company to Outback Steakhouse to Sonic, use the Kids LiveWell guidelines across 42,000 locations nationwide.

Now trending: Restaurants will continue to make 'cage-free egg' pledges in 2016

by Cherryh Cansler — Editor, FastCasual.com

Restaurants serving cage-free eggs turned out to be one of this year’s top trends, and it will also be a popular move in the coming year.