Bojangles' Famous Chicken 'N Biscuits

Leadership

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Food

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Pal’s Sudden Service has been teaching classes on Achieving World Class Results, as the title of its signature course says, for a little over 10 years. The classes have attracted corporate officers and franchisees from chains like Bojangles, Five Guys, Panera and Jason’s Deli.

More than half of the restaurant industry’s $491 billion in sales come from the Top 500 chains. And these giants grew at a modestly stronger rate, both in terms of sales and store counts, than the industry overall. Restaurant Business focused on the leading 250 performers to identify trends for our first-ever special report delivering lessons from Technomic’s annual Top 500 Chain Restaurant Report. This special package includes lessons for all operators from the largest chains by segment, menu category and more.

Women and millennials with children are particularly receptive to takeout, and touting bundled meals as an easy family dinner solution can help appeal to those groups.

Bojangles’ newest prototype features what the chain calls a Biscuit Theater. Behind the cash register is a window looking into the kitchen, where biscuits are prepared.

The specialty FSR category includes subsegments like barbecue, fondue and small global cuisines.

See which 10 chains are winning with chicken that consumers say they can't get anywhere else.

The chicken chain is serving up three options for $5 or less.

The Bottom Line: Arby's and Buffalo Wild Wings want to buy more brands, and they have plenty of choices.

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