{"id":136867,"date":"2026-01-29T22:35:27","date_gmt":"2026-01-29T22:35:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/136867\/"},"modified":"2026-01-29T22:35:27","modified_gmt":"2026-01-29T22:35:27","slug":"kfc-introducing-new-concept-to-tampa-bay-area-with-6-stores","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/136867\/","title":{"rendered":"KFC Introducing New Concept To Tampa Bay Area With 6 Stores"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>TAMPA, FL \u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/saucy.kfc.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Saucy! by KFC<\/a> is expanding into the Tampa area with six new stores, according to a news release. <\/p>\n<p>The specialized concept focuses on chicken tenders, dipping sauces and beverages. <\/p>\n<p>The location at 5706 W. Waters Ave. opened Monday in the West Tampa neighborhood. A Westchase location is also set to open on Feb. 16. <\/p>\n<p>Other locations in the area set to open in March or April include near the University of South Florida in Temple Terrace, Bradenton, Carrollwood and Trinity. <\/p>\n<p>Known for its hand-crafted chicken tenders, an offering of more than 12 bold, globally-inspired sauces, and other options like Brussel Bites and Puffies, Saucy! is geared toward \u201cguests who want to play with flavor,\u201d the news release said. <\/p>\n<p>Each restaurant features drive-thru services and self-serve kiosks.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAt Saucy! by KFC, we\u2019re focused on bringing the best-tasting chicken tenders and signature sauces to new guests through a high-energy, flavor-forward experience designed to invite exploration \u2014 and Tampa Bay is an exciting next step in that journey, starting in Waters,\u201d Andrew Grosshans, general manager at Saucy!, said. \u201cOur growth in the market reflects strong enthusiasm for the Saucy! experience and our commitment to expanding thoughtfully in communities where we can show up as a true neighborhood favorite, not just another restaurant. We\u2019re excited to continue building momentum across the Tampa Bay region as we connect with new guests!\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"TAMPA, FL \u2014 Saucy! by KFC is expanding into the Tampa area with six new stores, according to&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":136868,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[135,137,136],"class_list":{"0":"post-136867","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-tampa","8":"tag-tampa","9":"tag-tampa-headlines","10":"tag-tampa-news"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/136867","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=136867"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/136867\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/136868"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=136867"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=136867"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=136867"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}