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“The restaurant industry is kind of like a small town. People obsess about what everybody else is doing,” said San Diego-based restaurant analyst John Gordon.
From hoarding toilet paper to throwing fits in restaurants, the American consumer is entitled, and angry.
Valade took over as CEO in August after the retirement of the brand’s longtime leader Kim Lopdrup.
Valade, who joined the casual-dining restaurant chain in August, called her resignation ‘difficult, but necessary’
Bonchon, a Korean fried chicken restaurant concept with 115 U.S. locations, announced it has signed a franchise agreement to open six locations throughout Maryland and Washington D.C. It will bring the brand’s world-famous signature menu to more residents throughout the D.C. metro area, which includes hand-battered, double-fried, crispy Korean fried chicken, with plans to open in neighborhoods throughout Bethesda, Wheaton and Silver Spring. JSM Development, LLC will be spearheading the development of the restaurants. The first location is expected to open by February 2023.