Food industry stories and features

Features and stories from the wider food business. For the data-led material - Pricing, menus and market comparisons - See the guides.

From the guides

Longer, data-led pieces built directly on the menu database.

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Brands & Business

How Fast-Food Franchising Actually Works

Almost every restaurant you think of as a chain is owned by someone else entirely. What the franchisee actually buys, and why it explains the price on the board.

3 min read · 706 words
Food Culture

How a Global Chain Learns a Country

Localisation is not adding a novelty item. It is a staged process with a predictable sequence, and the menu data shows exactly how far each market has travelled.

3 min read · 697 words
Menu Guides

How to Read a Fast-Food Menu Board

Menu boards are designed documents, not lists. Where the money items sit, what the ordering of panels is doing, and how to find the price you actually want.

4 min read · 867 words