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Convenience Store News Names Winners of 2023 Best New Products Awards
Consumers are redefining convenience, making snacking on the go an all-day affair, and convenience store suppliers in turn are filling the innovation pipeline with new products that meet the evolving eating and drinking habits of today’s consumers.
INNOVATION HELPS C-STORE SALES TAKE FLIGHT
C-store foodservice sales are projected to reach $54.7 billion by 2027 and chicken is poised to play an important role in driving those sales. Chicken sandwiches took top spots in the National Restaurant Association’s What’s Hot 2023 survey — which means adding a menu of chicken sandwiches and sides can help c-stores capture a slice of those sales as they vie with QSRs for a share of diners’ dollars.
6 New Fast-Food Items You Can Finally Try This Week
If you frequent fast-food restaurants, chances are that you've built a set of go-to orders at your favorite chains, whether that may be a Big Mac and fries at McDonald's or a Chicken Sandwich and coleslaw at Popeyes. But one of the most exciting parts about being a fast-food fan is the knowledge that menus are almost always changing, so you can look forward to trying new food options at major chains quite often.
New Fried Chicken Sandwich
Chester’s has relaunched its Fried Chicken Sandwich with a new bun, new bird and new sauce. The reinvented sandwich is built with a specially marinated and double-breaded whole breast fillet, topped with Chester’s bold and tangy award-winning signature sauce and crunchy crinkle cut dill pickles, all on a Martin’s Famous potato roll. The result is a juicier, crispier, more flavorful version of the chicken sandwich that made Chester’s famous.
10 New Foods to Get Excited About in June
When it comes to food battles, it’s never too late for a new player to enter the game. Chester’s Chicken, a chain with more than 1,000 locations, has just relaunched its fried chicken sandwich with a new bun, new chicken, and new sauce. The breast fillet is marinated and double-breaded, topped with the brand’s tangy proprietary sauce and crunchy crinkle-cut dill pickles, between a Martin’s Famous Potato Roll (the bun of choice for many restaurateurs). Needless to say, this fried chicken revamp looks more stacked and juicy than the original; hopefully the tinkering pays off.
Chester’s Chicken Relaunches Its Fried Chicken Sandwich
Remakes better than the original? Here’s one to add to the short list: Chester’s new Fried Chicken Sandwich, now available nationwide at all Chester’s locations.
“If you love fried chicken sandwiches, prepare to meet the new boss,” said Scott Richard, director of culinary innovation, Chester’s Chicken.
Chester's Chicken Relaunches Its Fried Chicken Sandwich
Chester's Chicken, the fresh fried chicken quick-service restaurant concept with 1,100 locations across the U.S., has relaunched its fried chicken sandwich with a new bun, new bird, and new sauce. The new sandwich is built with a specially marinated and double-breaded whole breast fillet, topped with Chester's bold and tangy award-winning signature sauce and crunchy crinkle cut dill pickles, all on a Martin's® Famous potato roll. The result is a juicier, crispier, more flavorful version of the chicken sandwich that made Chester's famous.
Chester's Revamps Fried Chicken Sandwich
Chester's Chicken, the fresh fried chicken quick-service restaurant concept with 1,100 locations across the U.S., has relaunched its fried chicken sandwich with a new bun, new bird, and new sauce. The new sandwich is built with a specially marinated and double-breaded whole breast fillet, topped with Chester's bold and tangy award-winning signature sauce and crunchy crinkle cut dill pickles, all on a Martin's Famous potato roll.
7 Fast-Food Restaurants That Serve the Best Mac & Cheese
These bowls deliver a homestyle taste, but with restaurant convenience.
When you pull up to a drive-thru, you are generally seeking a juicy cheeseburger or nuggets and salty fries. But these days, fast food restaurants have more expansive menus than ever, and can be a great choice for a lot more than just the standard burgers and fries. In fact, there are some that are known to have pretty incredible mac and cheese.
Top 12 Chicken Franchises to Buy in 2023
Although trends, especially in the food industry, typically die down over time, one market garnered so much popularity, it became its own franchise category: chicken. Popularity skyrocketed in 2019 during the "chicken sandwich wars," when Popeyes released a new fried chicken sandwich that was relatively unknown until Chick-fil-A touted its sandwich as the original. Not only did Popeyes and Chick-fil-A see an increase in revenue, but other concepts also began introducing their own competing chicken products to the point where some franchises are committed to chicken alone.
