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The latest news and data on what restaurant consumers really want.

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2023 Breakout Brands
The 2023 Breakout Brands have been chosen! Take a look at these 9 emerging restaurants with huge growth potential.
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10 emerging fast-casual restaurant chains consumers love
Mar 15, 2023
The Happy Customer Index leverages proprietary data from Merchant Centric to understand which brands are checking all of the customer satisfaction boxes — from timeliness to cleanliness, and from price/value to loyalty. This data is pulled from...
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10 established fast-casual restaurant chains consumers love
Mar 15, 2023
The Happy Customer Index leverages proprietary data from Merchant Centric to understand which restaurant brands are checking all of the customer satisfaction boxes — from timeliness to cleanliness, and from price/value to loyalty. This data is...
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Japanese cooking technique Karaage spreads on U.S. menus
Mar 13, 2023
Karaage refers to a Japanese cooking technique in which a protein is lightly coated with flour and deep-fried. It’s most often applied to chicken, but it differs from conventional American fried chicken in the flavor profile of its marinade, its...
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The street taco: a Mexican treat
Mar 06, 2023
Street tacos are a traditional Mexican snack of warm corn tortillas typically filled with meat topped with onions, cilantro and...
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The simplicity of Avocado Toast
Feb 27, 2023
Way back in 2017, an Australian millionaire suggested that young adults, specifically millennials, tend to spend money on immediate pleasures such as avocado toast instead of building long-term wealth through real estate or savings...
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