As thelist of restaurant closurescontinues to grow this year, one fast-casual eatery may soon be on it.
The company will decide this on a case-by-case basis.
The chain currently has 475 locations across 31 states, according to itswebsite.
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Meanwhile, same-store sales increased by 2%, while traffic at company-owned restaurants dropped by 1.1%.
The chain has opened a total of eight company-owned locations this year.
In addition to evaluating its store portfolio, Noodles & Company has been changing its menu.
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Noodles & Company also rolled out an improved dish: the Crispy Chicken Bacon Alfredo.
The chain plans to offer these three menu items nationwide in October.
It also started testing five additional dishes and removed one menu item last week.
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Not every new dish has lived up to expectations though.
He attributed this to the item being too similar to previous limited-time offerings.
Going forward, the chain will offer its Spicy Korean Steak Noodles this month.
However, it will longer sell Zucchini with Roasted Garlic Cream Sauce, Linguine Rosa, and Linguine Fresca.
A few other areas the company is focusing on include reactivating lapsed loyalty members and increasing catering opportunities.
