rolling new food laboratory inventions for american chain restaurants thread

relived that this isn't a new taco bell thing. could you imagine?

otoh i would eat the hell out of a "giant maki that's not cut up", GIS results making me hungry

http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/nation-now/2016/10/25/arbys-takes-stab-venison-burgers-select-locations/92727506/

arby's has been advertising a pork belly sandwich too

lol how much do they tenderize/cook that thing to make such a giant slab edible in sandwich form

http://www.businessinsider.com/mcdonalds-franchisees-say-discounting-is-killing-them-2016-10

One franchisee had a creative suggestion for McDonald's corporate office: spice up the fries.

"Do something incredible with our fries," the franchisee wrote. "Like add a sauce: cheese, garlic... something to energize our incredible fries."

this poor franchisee just isn't being listened to

Maybe make your burgers look and taste like something other than reconstituted meat patties left over from WWII

really want to try arbys venison

the pork belly sandwich is no longre available http://ww.arbys.com/our-menu/limited-time-offers

sooo

the closest Arby's to work seems to have actual intellectually disabled people staffing positions

this has two effects:
Training is obviously very thorough and they know the correct way to address a lot of situations
There is some sort of agreement in place to make sure everything works correctly, possibly with a staffing agency

So uhh this Arby's is kind of awkward to hang out in if you're eating during off hours but it is the most competent Arby's I have been in. They know what they are doing,the drive thru is prioritized but the staff is on it. It is a good Arby's. But the food is still ehhh

that post would have been better written by the staff of that store

"Our region has a good mix of value, core products, and breakfast."

http://www.businessinsider.com/mcdonalds-franchisees-say-discounting-is-killing-them-2016-10

One franchisee had a creative suggestion for McDonald's corporate office: spice up the fries.

"Do something incredible with our fries," the franchisee wrote. "Like add a sauce: cheese, garlic... something to energize our incredible fries."

this poor franchisee just isn't being listened to

― j., Friday, 28 October 2016 00:32 (four days ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

That's a thing... in Australia (only?)

https://mcdonalds.com.au/loaded-fries

http://candylike.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/chocolate-fries_tx410.jpg

there's something troubling about a venison sandwich from arby's.

are those white chocholate/dark chocolate fries?

yes.

https://g.foolcdn.com/editorial/images/230065/screen-shot-2016-09-26-at-43908-pm_large.png

pumpkin / chocolate version

hmm. i am both troubled and intrigued.

http://i.imgur.com/E1aKfqu.png

http://i.imgur.com/oUzKcNE.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/Y6WOaJ0.jpg

What the unholy hell am I looking at?

No meat, at least.

i'm not immediately saying no to this

i need details

'hey who left these nuts in here'

as someone who has eaten p much a whole jar of nutella with a spoon i can't claim to be uninterested but it is v weird that this is a thing nonetheless. also does not seem like something you would expect from italy

I guess if the bun's on the sweet side it'd seem kind of like a bastardized Italian pastry? Maybe?

i think i would definitely eat a lot of these

I'd go for a straight up nutella burger why the hell not let's do this

It's literally just Nutella & bread guys of course it's not insanely objectionable

also fries with dessert sauces just make sense, people have been dipping their fast food fries into milkshakes forever

Looks like something BreadTop would make.

not too different from a pain au chocolat

https://www.thrillist.com/eat/las-vegas/best-taco-bell-in-the-world-las-vegas-cantina-has-new-menu-items-djs

does the reese's king size cup with reese's pieces inside belong in this item? i tried one and it was ok although a bit much. put the other in the fridge to see if that helped.

suggest microwave

i don't have one but even if i did, i prefer chilled

have it your way™

That's where Reese's pieces come from. They're harvested from cups.

http://www.msn.com/en-us/foodanddrink/restaurantsandnews/the-creator-of-general-tso%E2%80%99s-chicken-has-died/ar-AAl49Q2

thread spiritual forbear

ok that is nuts because this also just happened: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/30/business/michael-james-delligatti-creator-of-the-big-mac-dies-at-98.html?_r=0

who will be next? ugh, i mean wtf 2016!

http://www.theonion.com/graphic/pizza-hut-unveils-new-cheese-stuffed-delivery-boy-34863

https://i.imgur.com/lKb1t78.png

http://cookcountyrecord.com/stories/511059052-class-action-des-plaines-mcdonald-s-franchisee-charges-41-cents-too-much-for-cheeseburger-meals

A Des Plaines man has brought a consumer fraud class action against a suburban Chicago McDonald’s franchisee, alleging the restaurant group should be made to pay for allegedly false advertising on its menu, as the group’s pricing of its two cheeseburger “Extra Value Meal” causes customers to pay 41 cents more than they would if they just ordered their two burgers, fries and drink separately.

oh man, that was the big secret on Whopper Wednesday. I always panicked when a customer figured that out b/c voiding everything out and re-ringing it up was NOT easy.

Not America, but in the spirit of the thread... 'smart' KFC with facial recognition ordering system:

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2017/jan/11/china-beijing-first-smart-restaurant-kfc-facial-recognition

http://burgerbusiness.com/burgerbusiness-is-closed-thanks-for-coming/#comments

fuck, rip burgerbusiness dot com - upon whom will i rely now to soothsay that the coming year is gonna be the "year of the bun"

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

DDDD:

RIP mourn you from daypart to deathpart

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