{"id":34241,"date":"2021-08-29T16:47:37","date_gmt":"2021-08-29T04:47:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/propertynoise.co.nz\/au\/?p=34241"},"modified":"2021-08-29T16:47:37","modified_gmt":"2021-08-29T04:47:37","slug":"hooters-opens-new-fast-casual-restaurant-chain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/propertynoise.co.nz\/au\/hooters-opens-new-fast-casual-restaurant-chain\/","title":{"rendered":"Hooters opens new, fast-casual restaurant chain"},"content":{"rendered":"

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A number of\u00a0Hooters\u00a0locations around the country have closed in the past year\u2014no doubt the\u00a0pandemic\u00a0presented a challenge for the chain whose biggest customer draw for years was its, ehm, atmosphere. In response to customers who miss the Hooters experience because of its food (and critics who felt its values were a little outdated), the 38-year-old company has finally introduced a new restaurant concept that may appeal to customers whose favorite thing about Hooters really\u00a0is<\/em>\u00a0the\u00a0chicken\u00a0wings.<\/p>\n

Tank tops that runneth over and neon orange short-shorts might have been in style when the first Florida Hooters was established in 1983\u2014but how times have changed. In 2008 Hooters had 400 locations that made nearly a billion dollars in revenue each year\u2014but by 2016, they’d shut down about 15% of those, according to a 2018 report from\u00a0Mashed. Now, the past year has caused Hooters some hurt, with\u00a0pandemic restrictions influencing more Hooters closures while the chain has\u00a0tried to convince\u00a0customers that it’s safe to return to Hooters dining.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Hoots Wings plans to differentiate itself from rivals through its new franchising program. Its virtual wings competitors are run through existing kitchens at national concepts like Applebee’s\u00a0and Chili’s, which limits the growth of those brands to existing physical footprints. This also appears to be the first time a full-service chain has franchised its fast casual brand.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

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