Church's Chicken

Food

Chicken is surging, so long as it’s boneless

Concepts that serve chicken without bones have flourished, taking share at a time when the industry has stumbled, says RB’s The Bottom Line.

Breakout stars on menus range from all-American to ethnic flavors, light florals to indulgent fats.

The limited-service chicken category overall increased total sales by 8% to $22.2 billion and grew units by 4% to 14,166.

See which 10 chains are winning with chicken that consumers say they can't get anywhere else.

With most chains trying to score valuable real estate on their customers’ phones, the Restaurant Business team took a look at 25 restaurant apps to see what’s working—and what’s not.

Here are the ingredients getting increasing play throughout the restaurant segments.

Simple, value-priced Southern comfort food in a no-frills atmosphere

Three hires have been made tied to business development.

More than half of the restaurant industry’s $491 billion in sales come from the Top 500 chains. And these giants grew at a modestly stronger rate, both in terms of sales and store counts, than the industry overall. Restaurant Business focused on the leading 250 performers to identify trends for our first-ever special report delivering lessons from Technomic’s annual Top 500 Chain Restaurant Report. This special package includes lessons for all operators from the largest chains by segment, menu category and more.

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