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28th Mar 2024

Are the restaurant menu items for April Fool's Day still outrageous?

Ahead of April Fool’s Day, chains have been releasing menu items that may be real. This is a tradition in the restaurant industry where brands promote various menu items that seem outlandish in the hopes that they will drive customers to their stores.

As you’ll hear ahead, some of these menu items have been so popular that they’ve joined menus permanently. Others haven’t even existed.

This year in particular, there are a few chains that seem to be embracing pickles which, in light of yesterday’s episode, would seem to be on trend.

Bret Thorn and I discuss food trends in the industry when it comes to beverages and what’s up ahead.

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First Bite
A daily podcast featuring top news from around the restaurant industry.
First Bite, hosted by Nation’s Restaurant News digital editor Holly Petre, highlights the top restaurant industry headlines of each day followed by a short conversation on one of the day’s trending stories. Published early every weekday morning, First Bite is the perfect way to get a brief recap of the daily foodservice news alongside your first cup of coffee.

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