On this week’s Extra Serving, NRN editor in chief Sam Oches and executive editor Alicia Kelso discuss KFC’s new Saucy concept, a spinoff brand opening in Orlando that is built around chicken tenders plus a wide variety of sauces and beverages. Why might KFC be going in this direction? And why are so many legacy chains launching spinoff concepts? Plus they discuss the biggest headlines of 2024’s second half and the announcement from major U.K. pizza chain PizzaExpress that it plans to grow in the U.S. Finally, managing editor Leigh Anne Zinsmeister joins for this week’s extra serving to discuss Darden’s earnings report that shows positive sales for four of its casual-dining chains. Does this point to optimism in the casual-dining category? 

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KFC is introducing a new tenders-focused concept called Saucy