BROOKLYN, NY. — Expect to see global flavors continue to influence menu trends, artificial intelligence use to alter dishes and menus, and protein and GLP-1 drugs reshape restaurant offerings in 2026.

Food prices and labor costs likely will remain the largest expenses of running a restaurant. For most restaurants, credit card swipe fees have become the third-largest operating expense, just behind ...

Twenty years ago, my grandmother did something that would change my life — and ultimately yours as well. She sent a text message placing her coffee order to Koffee Too, a small café in New Haven, Conn ...

McDonald’s launched its $5 Meal Deal last June to win back low-income consumers who started pulling back their restaurant spending in the beginning of 2024. In January, the company rolled that ...