Chi-Chi’s resurrection, Pizza Hut’s drive thru, and a Top 500 preview

Extra Serving: A restaurant industry podcast · Dec 9, 2024 · 52m

On this week’s Extra Serving, NRN editor in chief Sam Oches and executive editor Alicia Kelso discuss the news that Michael McDermott, son of Chi-Chi’s founder Marno McDermott, plans to resurrect the Tex-Mex casual chain more than 20 years after it closed its last location. Will consumers be eager to embrace it? Plus, Alicia got a preview of Technomic’s Top 500 showcasing the 500 biggest restaurant chains in America based on 2024 sales, and she and Sam talk about some major shake-ups in the top 10. Finally, in this week’s extra serving, senior editor Ron Ruggless joins to talk about…