Boston natives respond to comments from RFK Jr. putting Dunkin' and Starbucks on notice for the amount of sugar in their beverages.

The bulk of these are China-based companies such as Cotti Coffee, the fastest growing of them all,

While nearly "half of all consumers worldwide order fried chicken when dining out at least occasionally," Malaysia has all others beat in order frequency.

A decreasing interest in plant-based "meat" products has led to a resurgent focus on actual animal meat.

Consumers still love their pancakes: Breakfast continues as a big traffic driver, while lunch and dinner visits are down YOY, according to Technomic report.

"Health and wellbeing is one of the top spending categories" for consumers, including a trend toward healthful menus.

"Next value phase isn't about racing to the bottom on price, but about delivering food that's crave-worthy at a price that feels fair."

Technomic report found 41% want items from a "specific region within native countries," and almost half say the food should taste authentic.

Interest in protein is growing 3x faster in the meat category than in plant-based options, according to a Tastewise study.