El Pollo Loco

Food

Another fried chicken sandwich and a stuffed pizza crust make menu headlines

Taste Tracker: Pizza Hut stuffs it to Papa John’s, Sonic enters the chicken sandwich wars and Dunkin’ buzzes in the new year.

Operations

El Pollo Loco plans to open a restaurant without a dining room

The fast-casual chicken chain is rolling out two new prototypes, both with a big focus on off-premise traffic.

Meat alternatives are playing a bigger role in brand loyalty as a result of the pandemic.

The fast-casual chicken chain is plotting handheld menu offerings while also working on drive-thru speed and accuracy.

Beyond Fried Chicken is on menus starting Monday.

The drive-thru now makes up more than 70% of the chicken chain’s sales, though same-store sales remain down by double digits due to the coronavirus.

The fast-casual chicken chain is also reimagining its marketing and menuing plans.

Menu news of the week: 3.2.20

On-trend bowls are proliferating on menus to entice post-holiday customers.

Chefs and operators are busy this week gearing up for the season.

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