OKLAHOMA CITY — Sonic Drive-In announced the opening of a new culinary innovation center, where the fast-food chain will test equipment and recipes to develop beverages, snacks, entrees and desserts. Sonic has invested more than $1 million in the new facility, which includes a culinary kitchen for creative development, a replicated Sonic restaurant kitchen to test products, a 40-seat dining room for presentations and consumer research, and a six-seat bar area for drink innovation.
Image: Chef Claes Petersson, vice-president of product innovation at Sonic, gets to work in chain's new culinary innovation center based at the company headquarters. - http://www.foodbusinessnews.net
