Family-dining restaurant brand also offers Afterlife Menu that is inspired by movie

The restaurants’ franchisee is EYM Chicken Operations, owned by EYM Group, which closed several of its Pizza Hut locations in July and filed for bankruptcy

The restaurant’s ‘food transport system’ can deliver a meal to a team member every six seconds

The Fun is on the Menu Sweepstakes is part of the restaurant chain’s Live Free Eat Sonic initiative

A chai latte blend and Maple Waffle Sandwich will be among seasonal items introduced Sept. 18

Promotion begins Aug. 26, with $13.99 starting price, and runs through Nov. 17

Chief development officer Tabassum Zalotrawala said there is pent-up demand for the chain in many markets, especially those with high population growth