Bowled Over

It turns out that consumers no longer think lunch bowls are the best thing since sliced bread. “Chipotle, Sweetgreen and Cava — once stars of the restaurant industry — are struggling as diners tire of all those pick-your-own ingredients piled atop rice or greens. Instead, lunchgoers are choosing offerings with more texture, like sandwiches and tacos, that fill them up and often cost less.” Bloomberg (Gift Article): The End of the Lunch Bowl Era. (Or, the return of the carbs.)