Fast Casual Chains Should Pivot to Smaller, Cheaper Meals in 2026

What is your go to lunch. I was once a frequent buyer of the common office lunch known as the sad desk salad, now lumped into the larger category called slop bowls. Despite the name, these healthy salads and grain bowls, topped with a variety of freshly prepared vegetables and proteins from places like Cava, Sweetgreen and Chipotle, they can easily cost $15 or more as a result.Many customers, including myself, have stopped buying them as much, and companies are feeling the sting in its most recent quarterly ...