DEVELOPMENT PREVIEWResearch prototype · checked Sep 30, 2026
Page directionA visual reading journey with an anchored timeline.

Two brands. Two deep item histories. One design direction.

Food has a history.
Here is the record.

Food Court Lore follows the dates, places, prices and sources behind memorable retailer food. Start with a complete item page, then switch designs without losing your place.

Whole Costco combo pizza with pepperoni, sausage, olives, mushrooms, peppers and onions in a cardboard pizza box

Combo pizza

The loaded slice that vanished from the U.S. food court—and the exact limit of what Costco has said since.

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IKEA plant-ball meal with brown sauce, mashed potatoes, peas and lingonberry jam, photographed on a U.S. restaurant tray

Plant balls

IKEA’s meatball-shaped plant option, introduced on different dates across markets and served in several restaurant formats.

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