Panera on Wednesday officially entered the chicken sandwich competition. On March 30th, “Chef’s Chicken Sandwiches” will be available at Panera locations nationwide and via the company’s app. Diners will have two options: the “Signature Take” and the “Spicy Take.” Both include a quarter pound of all-white meat chicken breast filet, marinated and seasoned with the chain’s spice blend. Each filet is topped with a crunchy topping. The Signature version includes parmesan crisps and topped… Source link
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There was one relatively abnormal metric in Restaurant Brands’ (QSR) second quarter earnings release on Friday — a 2.5% same-store sales decline at Popeyes U.S. The result marked a continued U.S. sales slowdown for arguably the creator of the current fast-food chicken sandwich craze. From the fourth quarter of 2019 (when the Popeyes chicken sandwich insanity kicked off) through the third quarter of 2020, Popeyes U.S. saw same-store sales gains of 34% to 17.4%. But the sales trajectory has… Source link
Read More »Popeyes adds nuggets to its menu, looks to build on smash hit chicken sandwich
Popeyes (QSR) is adding chicken nuggets to its menu, using the same recipe as the hotly-coveted chicken sandwich that’s been a runaway hit for the restaurant chain. The addition of the white meat chicken nuggets, with options ranging from 4 piece to 36 pieces, are set to hit menus beginning July 27 in the U.S., Canada and Puerto Rico. The fast food giant is hopeful this launch will match the reception that greeted its fried chicken sandwich back in August of 2019. That menu item sparked the… Source link
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The New York Times Seminary Built on Slavery and Jim Crow Labor Has Begun Paying Reparations One night in 1858, Carter Dowling, an enslaved Black man forced to work without pay at the Virginia Theological Seminary in Northern Virginia, made the brave decision to escape. He made it to Philadelphia, where he met famed abolitionist William Still. He then continued north to Canada and, after the Civil War, returned to Washington, D.C., where he was able to open a bank account for his children. He… Source link
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Bloomberg Asia Is Exception as Emerging Markets Start to Look Fragile (Bloomberg) — EXAMPLEDiscover what’s driving the global economy and what it means for policy makers, businesses, investors and you with The New Economy Daily. Sign up here.In the pandemic’s second year, some familiar worries — about inflation, capital flight or public debt — are starting to surface across the developing world. Except in one corner.In Asia, policy makers aren’t too preoccupied with these classic… Source link
Read More »Burger King, Wendys ramp up the competition in the chicken sandwich wars
Burger King (QSR) on Wednesday jumped into the widening chicken wars with a new hand-breaded sandwich — just as McDonald’s is expected to debut its own version, and on the same day Wendy’s rolled out an update to its menu item. The battlefield for the hearts and stomachs of consumers is growing more fierce, with a clutch of fast food giants unveiling competitors for Popeye’s wildly popular sandwich. As a result, Burger King is planning to release the item nationwide later this year, after a… Source link
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