Chick-fil-A expands Spicy Chick-n-Strips test to more cities

April 29, 2021

Chick-fil-A's Chick-n-Strips are now being tested in three more cities along with the Spicy Chickn-n-Strips Biscuit menu item.

Chick-fil-A debuts new take on Caesar salad

April 22, 2021

Chick-fil-A is adding a new salad option to its menu, called the lemon kale Caesar, for a limited time at starting April 26.

IniBurger’s Nashville Hot Chicken puts cool spin on traditional favorite

March 26, 2021

Pleasanton, California-based iniBurger is introducing a Nashville Hot Chicken Sandwich to its 100%-halal menu at its Fremont and Pleasanton locations…

Chick-fil-A scoring big in Chicken Sandwich Wars ... for now

Today's question for readers: Are we tired of hearing about chicken sandwiches yet? Of course not.

Church's Chicken taps Qu to refresh tech stack

February 23, 2021

Atlanta-based Church's Chicken has partnered with Qu to help power its digital transformation initiative, which is not only modernizing the brand's corporate…

The chicken fight continues ... Taco Bell enters the ring

February 22, 2021

The QSR Chicken Wars are heading into taco territory with Taco Bell debuting a Crispy Chicken Sandwich Taco on March 11 in Nashville, Tennessee, and Charlotte…

Popeyes gives McDonald's a chicken lickin'

It's getting awfully hot in the QSR chicken pot.

Wendy's adds some pop to chicken wars

February 18, 2021

Wendy's is using jalapenos to punch up its latest permanent poultry menu offerings — the Jalapeno Popper Chicken Sandwich and salad.

McDonald's, Burger King promos hold off chicken sandwich-starved hoards

February 17, 2021

If there's one thing well-established in quick-service-dom, it's that customers have a wicked hankering for fried chicken sandwiches. Now, two of the world's…

Top 2 US chicken suppliers settle antitrust actions

January 12, 2021

The largest and second-largest US chicken suppliers — Tyson Foods and Pilgrim's Pride, respectively — agreed Monday to settle civil litigation with restaurants…

How fried chicken is laying 'golden eggs' across US

Wanna know what fried chicken brand got the most store visits in 2020? Read on.

Sonic 'slinging' chicken sandwich LTO

January 5, 2021

Sonic has launched a chicken sandwich LTO for January called the Chicken Slinger, which — like the McDonald's Crispy Chicken Sandwich announced the same day as…

McDonald's chicken strategy: Not just a sandwich, an entire platform

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

When McDonald's officially starts selling its Crispy Chicken Sandwich in late February, it's not only responding to the pleas of franchisees over the last year…

Taco Bell, A&W CEOs among those sharing 2020 lessons learned

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

Granted, there's not much to love, let alone like about 2020 in the restaurant universe or elsewhere. But under the heading of pain so often bringing gain, we…

From family-only to franchising: Southern Classic moves on out

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

Southern Classic Chicken begins franchising, with an all-in attitude for off-premise eating.

Laying it on thick: Sauce sales set to soar

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

By 2027, the culinary sauce market in the U.S. is projected to be worth nearly another $12 billion or $55.3 billion annually. A lot of that money will be spent…

KFC China deploys autonomous rolling chicken-dispensing 'pods'

November 25, 2020

KFC China has deployed autonomous chicken-dispensing robots around Shanghai, according to CNET. The machines that look like miniaturized minivans with side…

Wendy's makes classic chicken classier

October 22, 2020

Wendy's underlined its commitment to all things "chicken" today by both launching a new classic chicken sandwich and adding the higher-quality filet used in…

Ex-Smoothie King, Broken Egg execs lead Southern Classic Chicken's franchising effort

With a simple, value-based menu of much-loved homestyle fried chicken, Southern Classic Chicken is starting to franchise with two longtime restaurant leaders…

Friendly 'ghosts' breathe new life into Smokey Bones

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

Tripling the size of your brand's units in the course of a year -- and a pandemic-stricken year at that -- is no easy feat. But casual brand, Smokey Bones, has…