Complex sentence: These new locations featured an expanded menu from the original Nedick's stores and it was reported that research was done on Nedick's history to make the dining experience as close to the original, but it was admitted that most of the information obtained was anecdotal.
Split into simpler sentences: These new locations featured an expanded menu from the original Nedick's stores. It was reported that research was done on Nedick's history to make the dining experience as close to the original but it was admitted that most of the information was anecdotal.