KFC is expanding its Next Generation store concept

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NRN editors discuss Popeyes’ 2021 sales decline, RBI earnings and that viral chicken sandwich

Plus, an interview with Amy Alarcon, vice president of culinary innovation at Popeyes, and a video with the NRN editors

KFC is net new unit positive for the first time in 17 years, with 55 new store openings in 2022.

The most influential restaurant CEOs in the country, according to Nation’s Restaurant News readers

Take a look through these Reader Picks at your peers who are leading well in the restaurant industry.

The birthplace of Chick-fil-A’s chicken sandwich reopens after renovation

S. Truett Cathy’s first restaurant – The Dwarf House – now has expanded offerings.

Menu Tracker: New items from Cracker Barrel, Noodles & Company and Taco Bell

Plus innovation at Another Wing, Checkers & Rally’s, Church’s Chicken, Joella’s Hot Chicken, Jolene’s Wings & Beer, Layne’s Chicken Fingers, Lazy Dog Restaurant & Bar, Ledo Pizza, Native Foods , On the Border, Perkins, Pop’s Italian Beef & Sausage, Velvet Taco and Wow Wow Hawaiian Lemonade

CEO John Chidsey shifts Subway’s franchise focus to quality, not quantity

Amid ‘Eat Fresh Refresh’ and other changes, America’s largest restaurant franchisor looks abroad for growth.

Restaurant Revitalization Fund efforts ramp up again as time is ticking for restaurant relief

Several elected representatives are trying to add restaurant relief to President Biden’s March 11 omnibus spending package.

Restaurant guest check growth reaches record high in January while traffic slows

Black Box: The industry is on much more solid ground now than a year ago.

Federal authorities are investigating Fat Brands CEO Andy Wiederhorn for fraud and money laundering

Wiederhorn previously served time in prison for tax fraud from 2005-2006

MenuMasters: Middle Eastern-Mexican mashups and fast-casual vegetable dishes

Plus a mushroom Reuben, a trending Burmese salad and a cocktail from José Andrés.

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