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KFC adds $4.99 meal deal through year’s end | Restaurant Dive
Apr 8, 2024 · Dive Brief: KFC on Monday announced it is offering a value menu through the end of 2024 featuring a $4.99 two-piece chicken meal for one; a variably priced four-piece, two-person chicken meal; and a $20 six-piece chicken family meal. The menu is called “Taste of KFC Deals.” The two-piece meal includes a chicken thigh, drumstick, a side of mashed potatoes and a biscuit.
Why Chipotlanes are Chipotle’s future | Restaurant Dive
Nov 21, 2022 · It is also targeting 255 to 285 restaurant openings in 2023, and 80% of new restaurants in 2022 and 2023 will feature Chipotlanes. This channel, which generates roughly 15% higher sales than a traditional Chipotle restaurant, led to a shift in real estate, construction and labor strategy, Zalotrawala said. “Our priority for development will ...
7 restaurant industry trends to watch in 2024
Jan 10, 2024 · Restaurant prices hikes are expected to soften in 2024 compared to the low double-digit increases of 2023, which have pushed diners to their limit, experts said. Lynne Collier, restaurant analyst at Water Tower Research, expects pricing to range between 3% and 5% this year given that commodity and labor costs have dropped.
KFC US launches points-based digital rewards program
Feb 6, 2024 · Dive Insight: The launch of KFC Rewards will further parent company Yum’s strategy to boost digital sales, which grew 20% and reached $7 billion Q3 2023, CEO David Gibbs said during a November earnings call. The KFC Rewards program is only available for digital purchases, providing an extra incentive for customers to order online.
Rise of the robots: How restaurants can automate without losing …
Feb 2, 2022 · Greetings, fellow human! Robots seem to be everywhere these days, at least in the restaurant business. A week doesn't go by without industry trades and mainstream press bringing us headlines like "Robots take over major casual dining chains."Robots are flipping burgers and frying chicken wings, and driverless bots and drones are delivering meals to hungry customers.
Domino’s boosts rewards points with new loyalty program
Sep 12, 2023 · Domino’s has halved the minimum spend required to earn loyalty points with the launch of its enhanced loyalty program, Domino’s Rewards, the chain announced Tuesday. Customers can now earn 10 points per order on every order of $5 or more. Under the chain’s previous Piece of the Pie rewards program, which launched in 2015, customers earned ...
Delivery by the numbers: How top third-party platforms compare
Oct 3, 2019 · Grubhub/DoorDash/Wikimedia Commons. With global food delivery sales expected to reach $200 billion by 2025, restaurants are partnering with third-party platforms to drive revenue. But this strategy comes with serious risk — companies like DoorDash, Uber Eats and Grubhub take double-digit commissions off of every order, and some have been ...
IHOP’s new menu innovates beyond breakfast | Restaurant Dive
Sep 17, 2024 · Dive Insight: MORE ON THE MENU. Release date: 9/16/2024. Bacon Egg & Cheese Anytime Tacos: Two tacos filled with scrambled eggs, bacon, a four-cheese blend and white cheese sauce. Chicken Fajita Anytime Tacos: Two tacos filled with scrambled eggs, grilled chicken breast, poblano and red bell peppers, onions and a four-cheese blend.
KFC expands $5 meal deal - Restaurant Dive
Aug 13, 2024 · Dive Brief: Kentucky Fried Chicken is expanding its Taste of KFC Deal, a $5 value promotion it introduced in April.The chain added two meals to the deal, which runs through the end of the year. Customers can now get an eight-piece nuggets meal with fries and two sauces, and a Famous Bowl with nuggets, in addition to the wing-and-thigh deal included in the original version of the promotion.