One the nation”™s fastest growing chain restaurants is Atlanta-headquartered Chicken Salad Chick, which bills itself as the only fast casual chicken salad eatery concept.
The company has 225 locations in 17 states and signed 24 franchise agreements with both new and existing franchisees to develop 38 new restaurants over the next several years throughout states like Texas, Colorado and New Mexico. This growth resulted in a 10% increase in unit count year-over-year, and Chicken Salad Chick reported over $306.8 million in systemwide sales in 2022, a 20% increase over 2021.
If the Chicken Salad Chick name is unfamiliar to those in the metro New York region, that is because the chain does not have restaurants in the Northeast ”“ the closest eateries to that region are the recently opened locations in Delaware and Maryland.
“I’m really proud of our teams for their continued focus on the mission and values that deliver a core Chicken Salad Chick experience and keep us on the path to becoming America’s favorite place for chicken salad,” said Scott Deviney, CEO of Chicken Salad Chick. “We plan to open 35 more restaurants this year in key markets across the Southeast, Midwest and Southwest regions. As always, we will stay true to our purpose with smart, disciplined growth that maximizes our operational efficiencies and allows us to serve fresh, made-from-scratch food to communities we genuinely care about.”
Chicken Salad Chick has franchise availabilities in Virginia, West Virginia, Ohio, Indiana and Illinois, where the brand currently operates, as well as throughout Midwest states such as Kansas, Nebraska and Iowa.
