KFC Opens First Breakfast-and-Boba Prototype in Texas
KFC's first-of-its-kind 'Open House' restaurant in McKinney, Texas serves breakfast, boba tea and cronuts, with table service and a leaner kitchen — a live test of the chain's comeback plan.
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Restaurant Industry
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Restaurant Industry
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