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More than 7 in 10 adults are at least somewhat likely to try new restaurants in their area (79 percent) and dine at or order from local restaurants in order to support the local economy (74 percent), according to the How America Eats survey conducted by Harris Poll on behalf of Uber Eats.

Arby’s Restaurant Group, Inc. reached a development agreement with Vantage Egypt for Tourism and Entertainment to build 50 new Arby’s restaurants in Egypt, with the first set to open in 2018.

Poke was the hottest item to have delivered in 2017 overall and it is forecasted to stay popular well into 2018. But San Franciscans love buttermilk chicken and New Yorkers can’t get enough ramen.

Slowed consumer traffic at on-premise locations and stagnancy in occasions involving adult beverages translates to flat total alcohol volume in restaurants and bars in 2017, according to the recently released On-Premise Intelligence Report, jointly developed by Technomic and Beverage Marketing Corporation.

Baton Rouge, La.-based Walk-On’s Bistreaux & Bar announced plans to bring 11 new locations to three states starting in the fall of 2018.

Market researcher Mintel released its four key trends set to impact the US foodservice market in the coming year.

Dunkin’ Donuts will develop nine new restaurants in the Sacramento, Calif., market with franchisees Shiva Developments and NorCal Grub LLC.

Canadian consumers’ usage of hot sauce is on the rise as a preference for spicy flavors continues to spread, according to Technomic’s recently released 2017 Canadian Flavour Consumer Trend Report.