Chicken News & Media

KFC Canada presents Bitcoin Bucket LTO ... original recipe or 'extra crypt-y'

January 12, 2018

Oh, you Canadians, always up to something a little off the wall, and this week has certainly been no exception on your KFC Canada Twitter page. Seems the Far…

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Drum roll please: Introducing the 2018 QSRweb Editorial Board

by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group

QSRweb is proud to introduce the site's 2018 Editorial Board.

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A&W: Growing again by returning to its 'roots' and root beer

by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group

For the first time in recent memory last year, longtime QSR brand, A&W, began growing again and thriving and much of the credit goes to the man who embodies…

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Church's wraps up '17 with a bang, 76 store sale

January 2, 2018

Church's Chicken leadership said today that the company has sold 70 of its corporately owned locations to franchise operator, Ampler Chicken LLC. It's one of…

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Del Taco's expands buck-and-under menu ... and they mean it

December 20, 2017

Del Taco is promising its customers a value offering that lives up to the name with its new Buck and Under Menu, a news release said. Beginning Dec. 28, the…

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KFC's new Colonel: The 'value' of being an unknown

December 20, 2017

When you are looking for bargain basement prices, what do you look for? Off-labels? The little names that nobody remembers? That was KFC's mentality this time…

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KFC's monster-sized miniature weekend media score

by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group

It’s just a tiny story, but KFC made big news with the opening of its Portland, Oregon, mini restaurant Saturday, which now has managed to generate stories…

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El Pollo Loco hits Sacremento

December 15, 2017

El Pollo Loco has opened its eighth restaurant in Sacremento, California, on Delta Shores Circle, a news release said.

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Yoshinoya outpaces industry, introduces habenero chicken bowl

December 13, 2017

Yoshinoya America is stepping up its game with a hot new Habanero Chicken offering that pairs grilled sliced chicken in a spicy habanero sauce with steamed…

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Church's, Texas Chicken tap former Popeyes execs for development roles

December 12, 2017

Church's and Texas Chicken brands have made a big investment in their development leadership, hiring three one-time Popeyes executives to fill key roles, a…

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El Pollo Loco open in Norco

December 8, 2017

El Pollo Loco has opened in Norco, California, on River Road — the city's first for the brand, a news release said. The 2,660-square-foot restaurant seats 6…

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Mrs. Winner's on 'zigging' while the industry 'zags'

by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group

The fried chicken brand finds success by staying true to its roots: gravy and fried chicken.

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Attorneys open 5 investigations into Arby's-BWW deal

November 28, 2017

With the ink barely dry on the $2.9 billion Arby’s Restaurant Group acquisition of Buffalo Wild Wings, at least four law firms have already launched…

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Anthony's Pizza, Asian Box, Melt Shop, Teatulia on giving diners clear view of your food sources

by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group

Consumers today don't just want restaurants to "tell all" when it comes to their food sources, they absolutely demand it and spend their money accordingly.

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Mayhem alert: KFC's main marketing mind headlines Restaurant Franchising and Innovation Summit

by Cherryh Cansler — Publisher, FastCasual.com

Take a trip to marketing's wild side in April, when KFC Advertising Director George Felix headlines the Restaurant Franchising & Innovation Summit in the Derby…

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El Pollo Loco adds flavors, chicken varieties to celebrate 1 year in Dallas-Fort Worth

October 30, 2017

El Pollo Loco is showing the people of the Dallas-Fort Worth area some love on its first anniversary in that market by giving away 365 meals at each of the 1…

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After 64 years, Chester's gets sibling self-service brand

October 20, 2017

The company behind the 64-year-old fried chicken QSR Chester's International has launched a new fried chicken brand built around the current eat-at-home trend.

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'Fall'-ing in love again: QSRs roll out offerings to roll in diners

by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group

Trees may shed plenty every fall, but QSR menus do not. Rather, many brands have been adding on like crazy this fall with innovative offerings, both LTO and…

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Slim Chickens caters to football fans' food demands

by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group

There may be no greater test of the success of a catering program than a fanatic football fan, who's been guzzling suds and suddenly becomes hungry. Party…

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Kentucky Fried Chicken taps Ray Liotta to play Colonel Sanders

September 7, 2017

In keeping with the brand's rotating cast of unexpected celebrities portraying iconic founder Colonel Harland Sanders, Kentucky Fried Chicken has tapped actor…

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