McDonald's promotes taste of the world menu
McDonald’s to launch Tastes of the World menu.
The menu returns to McDonald’s stores with the Spanish Grande, Australian BBQ Supreme, Chilli and Cheese Mexican and Chicken and Chutney Indian burgers
Winging It
Chicken wings are showing up on more quick-serve menus, and not just during football season. Wings are showing up on menus at concepts one might otherwise not expect to carry them. For example, Veggie Grill, a sandwich and burger concept, added wings in the spring of 2011.
KFC looks to differentiate with Dip’ems
KFC has continued its strategy to introduce snack products through integrated marketing campaigns with the launch of Dip’ems, a repackaging of its Extra Crispy chicken tenders with a sauce lineup featuring three new varieties
Burger King's New Whooper
Burger King is heading north for the winter. The chain that created the Carolina BBQ Whopper and Texas BBQ Whopper for its summer menu and then focused on chicken rather than burgers for its fall menu is going back to burgers and going north. Sources say a new Whopper topped with Wisconsin white Cheddar cheese is coming soon to Burger King’s menu
Night Time Trade Presents A Big Opportunity For Business
>Food Businesses are being called to stay open later in a bid to capitalise on the £66bn night time trade.
According to the national tourist board, night time trade is key to boosting tourism, accounting for nearly a third of the town and city centre turnover.
Gordan Ramsey Opens A New Fast Food Diner in Los Angeles
>Fresh from opening a Las Vegas steakhouse, Gordon Ramsay last week opened The Fat Cow in Los Angeles, a “neighborhood gathering place” that marks a more casual shift for the television chef known for his high-end restaurants around the world
Domino’s launches deep pan pizza
>Domino’s has launched a deep-dish pizza which contains more than double the number of calories found in its regular pies.
The 12″ pepperoni pan pizza, which features a thick base, slathered with butter, two layers of cheese and toppings, boasts 2,420 calories and 130 grams of fat
McDonald’s Accelerates Menu Globalism
The multiculturalism of McDonald’s introduction of McNoodles in Austria is just one example of the chain’s accelerated effort to bring global flavors and excitement to its menus across euro-crisis-depressed Europe. In July, McDonald’s CEO Don Thompson told analysts, “Europe’s Informal Eating Out industry is contracted as austerity measures continue to impact consumer purchasing power and confidence
Snacking Is On The Rise!
While evening snacks are the most common, it’s morning snacking that is on the rise, now exceeding the number of afternoon snacks per capita, according to the “Snacking in America 2012” report. More than half (53%) of all Americans have two or more snack occasions in their day
The Proliferation of “Premium”
The second phase of Burger King’s menu renovation was this month’s introduction of an array of what it called its Premium Chicken Menu. At the same time, the chain quietly rebranded its fish sandwich from BK Big Fish to the much more elegant Premium Alaskan Fish Sandwich. In these cases, Burger King was following trends not only with food but also in how food is marketed on menus