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How restaurant brand Chick N Max is keeping guests engaged

A unique mix of menu, music and community connection is key.

Patricia Cobe, Senior Editor

May 29, 2020

Fast casual Chick N Max serves a scratchmade menu of chicken sandwiches and family meals as well as with a lively local vibe. The three-unit brand is deeply rooted in its Wichita, Kansas, community, hometown of founder Max Sheets. Listen as Sheets shares how that connection has built a loyal fan base and kept employees and guests engaged during the COVID-19 pandemic.

About the Author

Patricia Cobe

Senior Editor

Pat plans and executes the menu sections of Restaurant Business and FoodService Director, covering food and beverage trends, Menu R&D, profiles of chefs and restaurateurs and Technomic research. She also contributes to the digital content of both RB and FSD and is editor of two weekly e-newsletters, Recipe Report and On the Menu. Pat’s weekly podcast, MenuFeed, covers a wide range of menu topics through interviews with chefs and operators.

Pat came to Winsight from Hearst, where she was an executive editor. She is the co-author of the Mompreneurs series of books as well as two cookbooks. She graduated from Cornell University and earned a Masters in Journalism from Boston University. She is active in several professional organizations, including Les Dames d’Escoffier and the International Foodservice Editorial Council (IFEC), and serves as a judge for the James Beard Media Awards.

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