Menu

Buying a Franchise

Taco Bell’s New Decades Menu Brings Back Nostalgic Discontinued Menu Items — Here’s What’s Making a Comeback

The Decades Menu comes at a time when retro branding and nostalgia marketing are on the rise, especially among brands with devoted customer bases.

By Carl Stoffers

Buying a Franchise

Photos Leak of McDonald’s New Space Age Spinoff Restaurant ‘CosMc’s’

By Jonathan Small

Business News

Say Hello to the ‘Iced Pumpkin Cream Chai Tea Latte’: Starbucks New Fall Menu Leaked Online

By Jonathan Small

Marketing

Wendy’s Is Giving Away Free Food While Mercury Is in Retrograde

By Jonathan Small

Business News

Burger King Reveals Major Changes for Its Whopper and Other Menu Items

Burger King parent company Restaurant Brands International revealed the changes on an earnings call.

By Chloe Arrojado

Business News

5 Tips to Starting a New Restaurant

Too many choices make it difficult for your patrons to make a decision and even harder for your kitchen to make 100 different dishes

By Restaurant India

Business Ideas

McDonald’s to Sell a Bigger Big Mac — and a Less Big, Big Mac?

The chain plans to serve up some different options early next year.

By Nina Zipkin

Building a Business

National Restaurant Association Sues New York City Over Sodium Warnings on Menus

The new rule applies to restaurants with more than 15 locations nationwide and concession stands at some movie theaters and sports stadiums.

By Reuters

Business News

McDonald’s to Debut Its New Value Menu ‘McPick’ in 2016

Turnaround efforts continue at the world's largest restaurant chain.

By Reuters

Buying a Franchise

Why the Most American Fast-Food Chain Is Using Australia as Its Testing Ground

Australia is succeeding with a 'very un-McDonald's' approach to fast food.

By Kate Taylor

Entrepreneurs

Pizza Ice Cream Is Now a Thing

Quirky ice cream company Coolhaus added the cheesy flavor to its menu for fall.

By Kate Taylor

Buying a Franchise

Is Burger King Bringing a Burger With Black Buns to the U.S.?

The burger has been a hit in Japan, and rumors are swirling it will make its U.S. debut for Halloween.

By Kate Taylor

Buying a Franchise

18 Must-Have Products for People Who Love Pumpkin Spice

The pumpkin spice obsession has spread far beyond Starbucks, finding its way into cereals, yogurts and Cliff Bars.

By Kate Taylor

Online Presence

The Story of How McDonald’s All-Day Breakfast Came to Be

The fast-food chain will roll out breakfast nationally on Oct. 6.

By Kate Taylor

Buying a Franchise

For Hard Rock Cafe’s Executive Chef, Authenticity Is the Key Ingredient

In his 21 years at the chain, chef Russell Booth has mixed food with rock and roll.

By Kate Taylor

Buying a Franchise

7 Things McDonald’s Is Testing in America Right Now

From all-day breakfast to table service, here are what the chain is testing as it looks to reverse its sales slump.

By Kate Taylor

Business News

FDA Bans Some Cilantro Imports After Finding Feces and Toilet Paper in Fields

The polarizing plant has been causing stomach illness outbreaks.

By Kate Taylor

Buying a Franchise

McDonald’s Turnaround Plan Hasn’t Led to Positive Earnings Yet

The fast-food giant has a ways to go until it's the 'modern, progressive burger company' of its dreams.

By Kate Taylor

Buying a Franchise

Chipotle Just Put an Official Price on Its Most Famous Secret Menu Item

Many locations used to ring up the off-menu 'quesarito' as a regular burrito. Now, all locations will charge an extra $3.50.

By Kate Taylor

Buying a Franchise

Chipotle Is Giving Away Free Burritos to Any Customer Who Plays This Online Game

Starting July 21, the burrito chain is launching 'Friend or Faux?' to take aim at its competition and give customers the chance to win free Chipotle for a year.

By Kate Taylor

Buying a Franchise

FDA Extends Deadlines for Chain Restaurant to Add Calorie Counts to Menus

There's still confusion on what adding calorie counts will actually mean for many food establishments.

By Kate Taylor

Buying a Franchise

Chipotle Raises Prices in San Francisco After Minimum Wage Hike

As San Francisco becomes an even pricier place to do business, it's becoming more expensive to buy burritos.

By Kate Taylor

Building a Business

Egg Shortage Forces Rita’s to Pull Signature Custard From the Menu.

The chain is swapping in soft-serve ice cream until it is able to acquire a sufficient amount of eggs.

By Kate Taylor

Buying a Franchise

Starbucks Is Shutting Down the Bakery Chain It Acquired Three Years Ago

La Boulange's pastries are staying on the menu, but its 23 locations are closing up shop.

By Kate Taylor

Buying a Franchise

Chipotle is Testing a New, Super-Simplified, All-Natural Tortilla

The burrito chain's latest on its journey to an all-natural menu: the tortilla.

By Kate Taylor

Buying a Franchise

McDonald’s Explores Canadian Flavors and Adds McLobster to the Menu

The treat is being sold for a limited time in select markets as part of the 'Great Canadian Taste Adventure' campaign.

By Kate Taylor

Buying a Franchise

How Au Bon Pain’s Executive Chef Puts Her Line Cook Experience to Good Use

Hands on doesn't even begin to describe Katherine See's job.

By Kate Taylor

Buying a Franchise

Chipotle Is Testing a New Menu Item

The burrito chain may be getting ready to introduce a new product to its famously simple menu.

By Kate Taylor

Buying a Franchise

The 8 Craziest Ways McDonald’s Has Tried to Boost Sales

In celebration of McDonald's 75th birthday, here are some of the chain's wackiest recent menu items and marketing tactics in the last year.

By Kate Taylor

Buying a Franchise

McDonald’s Secret Plans to Boost Sales Include Faster Drive-Thru, Frozen Lemonade and All-Day Breakfast

The fast-food chain dished to franchisees on the details of its turnaround plan.

By Kate Taylor