Restaurants are finding new ways to promote secret menu items. Consumers are increasingly choosing turkey, veggie and other burgers instead of beef. Some names for standard cuts of beef and pork are changing. Limited-service Indian concepts are gaining popularity in the U.S. And a hepatitis scare at a New York restaurant forced 239 customers to get vaccinations.
• Restaurants blab about secret menus. Brands are promoting secret items to in-the-know customers while touting them online. (Consumer Nation/CNBC)
• Are hamburgers dying out? Fewer and fewer consumers are asking, "Where's the beef," opting instead for turkey, veggie and other patties. (Consumer Affairs)
• Popular meat cuts renamed. The menu implications of renaming popular cuts of meat should have restaurant operators drooling. (Reuters/Chicago Tribune)
• Indian fast food growing. Limited-service Indian restaurants are cropping up around the country. (India Real Time/The Wall Street Journal)
• Hepatitis scare prompts vaccinations. An employee at Alta in New York who handled desserts was infected with hepatitis A. (CNN)
