”Rollin down highway 41…”
Posted on 12/19/2024 5:58:35 AM PST by Red Badger
The fast-food giant KFC will open a new restaurant Monday in Orlando, Florida, that focuses on sauces and aims to give its “finger lickin’ good” slogan a new twist, CNN reported Wednesday.
“Saucy,” the new restaurant, will feature 11 new dips and chicken tenders in a nod to its Gen Z customers seeking bolder flavors and boneless chicken, according to the report.
The sauces, to be served in flights of four, range from spicy, including a jalapeño pesto ranch and a creole honey mustard, to sweet, including teriyaki and Thai sweet and spicy.
Pictures of what appears to be the new restaurant have been circulating on social media, with its pink-themed façade, a unique departure from KFC’s well-known red and white motif.
“Building on this modernized ‘finger lickin’ good,’ we came up with a new vision, which is a lot of sauces, a lot of color and a lot of drinks,” KFC’s chief concept officer Christophe Poirer told CNN.
The new concept would be “specifically targeted to Gen Z,” as such customers find tenders easy to eat on the go and customizable in many ways, Poirer also told CNN.
Sabir Sami, CEO of KFC Global, and some other fast-food restaurant leaders also highlighted the industry’s focus on Gen Z at a September conference in Atlanta, Georgia. Restaurant brands must be socially responsible as consumers, “particularly Gen Z, continue to expect that the brands they engage with care about making meaningful and relevant impact in the communities they serve,” according to a press release published Sept. 19 announcing key points from the conference.
“This has long been a priority for KFC and we are proud to put this into action in our markets around the world,” the restaurant brand noted.
Industry players have been focused on sauces as a “key driver” of innovation in the industry, R.J. Hottovy, head of analytical research at Placer.ai, told CNN. Saucy should “help KFC modernize its brand and align with current industry trends,” Hottovy added.
Saucy’s menu will be slimmed down relative to its flagship brand but will feature new desserts, fruit-flavored drinks and sides.
KFC will launch the restaurant against the headwinds of several consecutive quarters of declines posted by its US outlets and its struggle against increasingly popular competitors, such as Wingstop and Raising Cane’s.
”Rollin down highway 41…”
I was thinking Wacky Races, drive-thru..
I remember years ago, their chicken pot pie was pretty good....
Where in Orlando is it?
I wonder if it’s an accident that it’s more profitable to sell chicken bits and trimmings that have been pressed into a “nugget” form than real chicken?
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PARTS IS PIECES PARTS.................
Baby food for snowflakes.
That said, the local KFC is excrable and poorly run.
Still is!....just had one last week!.........
“the local KFC is excrable and poorly run”
The one closest to me is exactly like that.
And my local Arby’s as well.
The common denominator between them?.......a certain ethnicity runs both of ‘em
It’s called:
PKF in the northern state of Canada...
Poutine Kovered Fries?........................
Yes, the recipe from the 70’s and early 80’s was definitely completely different. I loved their peppery mashed potato gravy and the Original Recipe.
You are right! It looks just like that.
Used to. KFC chicken never used to need extra flavoring.
Looks like they are after the LGBQT+ set.
Original KFC in Corbin
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