The sandwich features a choice of one of Chicken Salad Chick's 12-plus chicken salad flavors paired with provolone cheese, all atop a toasted, buttery croissant.
Fueled in part by innovations in Fast Casual formats that have helped bridge the convenience of eating out with consumers' aspirations for healthier diets, consumers now list "freshness" as a key marker of quality in restaurants.
The fast-casual boom has continued to make its impact felt in the limited-service burger segment, as more than half of the Top 75 burger chains are now fast-casual brands.