


Sauces are becoming a low-cost engine for menu innovation, letting restaurants introduce bold, layered flavors without straining margins. QSRs are using signature and swicy sauces to elevate simple builds and turn LTOs into profit drivers.
Circana insights suggest shoppers’ “retail therapy” is a clear motivation for retail sales growth at the start of 2026. Both indulgent and better-for-you aspirational ‘snack-tivities’ are most primed to benefit.
A venerable industry veteran is steering iconic Happy Joe’s pizza parlors back to relevance by reviving the family centric nostalgia that once defined them. After years of closures and ill advised decisions, the franchise is rebuilding around its small town roots.
What will Artemis II astronauts eat while aboard the Orion spacecraft on their historic 10-day voyage? We break down NASA’s space menu, from tortillas to coffee, along with the science of how microgravity affects food and beverage consumption while in space.