McDonald's spicy chicken is 1st new McNugget flavor in 37 years

August 25, 2020

Hot and spicy chicken continues to blaze through the quick-service category, even sweeping up McDonald's, which is launching Spicy Chicken McNuggets Sept. 16 …

Jollibee's opens 45th US store in Dallas area

August 19, 2020

As part of its initiative to grow nationwide this year, Philippine-based fried chicken chain, Jollibee, will open its first Greater Dallas store Thursday, Aug.

Where KFC's lab-grown chicken efforts might lead QSRs

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

Can lab-grown or cultivated meat really be a game-changer for QSRs in the future? The scientists at a Washington, D.C.-based non-profit alternative protein…

Wendy's all-out 4 for $4 deal push

August 13, 2020

Between its partnership with a popular navigation app and its spicy chicken sandwich LTO, Wendy's is pulling out all the stops to promote its 4 for $4 meal…

Plant-based KFC sandwich permanently joining Canadian menu

August 7, 2020

Plant-based KFC sandwiches will be a permanent menu addition for KFC Canada on Aug. 10, a news release said. The company said that following "an incredibly…

Popeyes perks up RBI's Q2, Burger King, Tim Hortons pull it back down

The power of a really popular chicken sandwich buoyed otherwise dismal results for Restaurant Brands International and its Popeyes, Burger King and Tim Hortons…

Virtual restaurant franchise launches Miami virtual food hall

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

With brands like Chef Burger, El Taco Loco and Mama Rosa, its safe to say that the nation's first virtual restaurant franchise has a little something for…

Golden Chick signs 20-unit Vegas expansion deal

July 21, 2020

Golden Chick and one of its tenured franchisees, Chris Aslam, have signed a 20-unit deal to expand into the Las Vegas market, a first for the Texas-based…

Yum Brands partners with Russian company on lab-grown KFC nuggets

July 20, 2020

Yum Brands said it hopes to launch and sell lab-produced chicken nuggets through KFC as part of its "restaurant of the future," according to news release made…

KFC heads west for latest Beyond Chicken offering

July 17, 2020

Kentucky Fried Chicken's Beyond Meat partnership product, Beyond Fried Chicken, is returning to the market, this time to more than 50 stores in the Califorinia…

Church's moves back to pre-pandemic sales levels

June 30, 2020

Church's Chicken said its comparable same-store sales — which were better than they've been in a decade pre-pandemic — have returned to that level over the…

Arby's rolls 3 entries into summer chicken wars

June 25, 2020

Arby's has rolled into summer with something a bit unusual for the brand in its new Market Fresh Wraps, an Arby's spokeswoman confirmed to QSRweb.

Jollibee opens 1st cloud kitchen

June 18, 2020

Fast-food chain Jollibee will open its first cloud kitchen in metro Chicago Thursday inside a Kitchen United outpost in River North on North Sedgwick Street…

Checkers & Rally's enter 'Mother Cruncher' in fast food chicken sandwich fray

June 8, 2020

Dubbed the "Mother Cruncher," Checkers & Rally's is clearly placing the emphasis on crispiness in its new chicken sandwich entry into the chicken sandwich…

Nearly a year after chicken sandwich wars, a major QSR claim to fame comes out of the coop

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

Burgers and fries have always been the instant word associations with QSRs, but now, almost one year after last August's storied chicken sandwich wars, that…

KFC Canada ups its digital strategy with new AI, analytics backbone

June 3, 2020

KFC selected cloud-based AI and analytics provider, Manthan, to upgrade its digital game across more than 600 restaurants in Canada. A news release said that…

Bojangles' spreads it on thick' with pimento cheese LTO

May 27, 2020

That spicy cream and cheddar-cheese concoction, known as pimento cheese — after the namesake cherry peppers that dot the spread — is back at Bojangles' as an…

KFC tests '20%' bigger chicken filet sandwich

May 26, 2020

Kentucky Fried Chicken is testing what it calls a "more premium" fried chicken sandwich in several Orlando, Florida-area stores for a limited time, a news…

Golden Chick hatches Big & Golden entry in QSR chicken sandwich wars

May 22, 2020

This Monday, May 25, Texas-based Golden Chick is launching what it hopes is a new player in the chicken wars in its Big & Golden chicken sandwich at all…

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