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Amid inflation, restaurants should place focus on menu innovation, customer feedback

Sponsored content from our partner Bonchon on Jan. 27, 2023

With a greater understanding of customer needs and a logistical approach to rising prices, restaurants can create innovative ways to address the issue inflation presents.

Operations

El Vaca Loca? Chicken specialist El Pollo Loco works to make beef a permanent item

By Lisa Jennings on Jan. 26, 2023

The success of a birria LTO last year has sparked a series of LTOs that have helped the brand broaden the menu and connect with a younger audience.

Operations

MOD Pizza offers oven-baked wings in first market test

By Lisa Jennings on Jan. 25, 2023

With chicken prices dropping, wings and pizza are being paired for game-day menus.

Food

These are Chick-fil-A's most ordered menu items

By Patricia Cobe on Jan. 23, 2023

The original chicken sandwich, created in 1964, won the top spot on Chick-fil-A’s menu, edging out Chicken Nuggets after their three-year-long reign as No. 1.

Operations

Church’s Texas Chicken is saving money and using less oil

By Reyna Estrada on Jan. 17, 2023

The chicken chain teamed up with FreshFry on its oil margin improvement strategy.

Food

A drop in chicken prices gives operators something to cluck about

By Patricia Cobe on Jan. 11, 2023

Current costs and supply are favorable, giving chicken concepts a reason to celebrate after steady price increases. But the year ahead may bring changes.

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Emerging Brands

Dave’s Hot Chicken is the ultimate parking lot success story

By Jonathan Maze on Jan. 05, 2023

The former late-night hot chicken pop-up has become one of the fastest growing chains in the country, thanks to a simple, popular menu and a lot of social media.

Emerging Brands

Sweet Chick to open fully fast-casual prototype

By Lisa Jennings on Dec. 20, 2022

This sixth unit is smaller, more efficiently designed and requires less labor. The goal is to prepare the chicken-and-waffles brand for future expansion.

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