New York (CNN) 鈥� is spicing up its sauces.
Beginning October 9, the fast food chain is adding two new dipping sauces to its menu for a limited time, joining its lineup of six sauces that include barbecue, ranch and sweet and sour.
The first new addition is a sweet and spicy sauce that 惭肠顿辞苍补濒诲鈥檚 describes in a release as a 鈥渏ammy red pepper sauce with a tongue-numbing Szechuan peppercorn kick and extra heat from cayenne pepper.鈥� It鈥檚 the first-ever 鈥渂reakfast-inspired鈥� dipping sauce to be served at its US restaurants.
The second is a 鈥渕ambo sauce,鈥� which is a tomato-based sweet, spicy and vinegary sauce that鈥檚 inspired by a type of sauce that鈥檚 popular in Washington, DC. Previously, rival KFC briefly sold a at some of its locations in 2021, with the chicken chain describing it as being 鈥渟ynonymous with Black DC food culture鈥� since its creation in the 1950s.
Dipping sauces, which don鈥檛 require employees to add an ingredient to burgers or make a whole new menu item, are another way the company hopes to keep things simple while getting customers excited. Last year, 惭肠顿辞苍补濒诲鈥檚 brought back its Szechuan sauce for a limited time. Some celebrity meals also came with re-branded dipping sauces, or ones that had previously only been available in certain regions.
Adjusting its menu with new options has worked: Sales at 惭肠顿辞苍补濒诲鈥檚 US locations open at least in the quarter ending June 30. And while other chains struggle to bring more customers into restaurant locations, 惭肠顿辞苍补濒诲鈥檚 is reporting growth in US traffic.
惭肠顿辞苍补濒诲鈥檚 is partnering with its chefs and influencers to show off the number of combinations the new sauces can be paired with. One suggestion is pairing its new sweet and spicy sauce with a sausage McMuffin with egg or its chicken McNuggets.
鈥淲e get inspiration for the food our fans love by exploring the incredible tastes and flavors found in communities across the country,鈥� said Tariq Hassan, Customer Experience Officer for 惭肠顿辞苍补濒诲鈥檚 US, in the release.
Earlier this year, 惭肠顿辞苍补濒诲鈥檚 sold its famous That followed the news that 惭肠顿辞苍补濒诲鈥檚 was adding more of the sauce to its Big Mac sandwiches as part of a
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