The Colby restaurant group is poised to open the first of what could be a chain of Southern-style restaurants focused on chicken.
Last fall, plans were disclosed for Dixie Chix Southern Kissed Chicken locations in southern New Jersey and Delaware, according to the Burlington County Times.
The first location is now under construction in the Stanton-Christiana area.
The name has since been tweaked to Colbie’s Southern Kissed Chicken, according to a Facebook post. The change was apparently made after criticism over the use of Dixie in romanticizing the history of the South during the period of slavery.
The popular country groups, the Dixie Chicks and Lady Antebellum have since changed their names.
The concept has been around a while, with Colby indicating in 2018 that a location was in the works in the Orlando area.
Wawa piloting a dinner menu
Wawa is expanding pilot programs for its dinner offerings.
Menu items, with the exception of the Heat and Eat Meals, become available after 4 p.m. on the touch screen ordering system and give customers the ability to select their ingredients and customize meals.
Currently available at a few stores, the new menu is expanding rapidly across Wawa’s operating area of six states including Delaware and will be accessible for delivery and curbside service in the coming months, a release stated.
Wawa frequently tests menu items with little fanfare, but opted to make a formal announcement as it works to expand its presence at the dinner table in the Mid-Atlantic and Florida.
“We’re grateful to our customers who frequent Wawa for breakfast, lunch and grocery items, and are proud to introduce this new platform as another solution for making dinner easily accessible and satisfying for everyone,” said Mike Sherlock, chief product marketing officer, Wawa. “We always strive to listen to our customers, so we’ve spent time testing menu items in select stores, gathering feedback and perfecting our recipes with the goal of providing a family, group of friends, etc. the ability to select their preferred dinner while still enjoying a meal together.”
Menu options are being tested in hundreds of stores.
The work ranges from 15 stores for the burger and pasta with more than 100 stores testing rotisserie chicken. All stores have heat and eat meals.
Offerings
- The new burger features all-natural angus, lighter bun, cheese, and fries.
- Penne or fettucine pasta comes with alfredo, marinara or Bolognese available with roasted veggies, broccoli, roasted chicken, meatballs and Asiago cheese
- Entrée platters including braised chicken, pork roast or pot roast with two sides.
- Rotisserie-style chicken and mac and cheese
- Six Heat and Eat meals, including penne chicken alfredo with broccoli, chicken and broccoli, chicken breast, spicy boneless wings, penne pasta with meatballs and Mac & Cheese with BBQ pulled pork
- Kids Meals feature six entrees, side and beverage.
The dinner menu items will be tested over the upcoming months, with plans in place for further expansion before the end of 2020, a release stated.
