How Bonchon is conquering small-town America

On this episode of Fast Casual Nation host Cherryh Cansler chats wtih Bonchon CEO Suzie Tsai about how Korean fried chicken is taking over Middle America with…

Gen Z driving 2025 fast casual menu trends

by Cherryh Cansler — Editor, FastCasual.com

Younger consumers want swicy, swalty and newstalgic menu items.

Bonchon SVP chats about competing in the chicken market, appealing to Americans

by Mandy Wolf Detwiler — Editor, Networld Media Group

Bonchon SVP of Development Amanda Millikan discusses how the brand's Korean flavors appeal to an American palate and how it fares on the competitive chicken…

Breaking bread and biases: Why restaurants (still) need more female voices

by Cherryh Cansler — Editor, FastCasual.com

The Fast Casual Executive Summit is hosting the panel "Breaking Bread and Biases: Empowering Women for Fast Casual Leadership," featuring women leaders…

Bonchon ends Q1 with 4 restaurant openings

May 3, 2024

South Korea-based Bonchon ended Q1 2024 with four openings, two in California, one in New York, and one in Massachusetts, and signed deals to add 20 locations…

Bonchon promotes chief growth officer to CEO

January 18, 2024

Bonchon has named former Chief Growth Officer Suzie Tsai as CEO of its U.S. business. She brings over 25 years of marketing and branding leadership experience…

Bonchon expanding in Alabama, Arizona

September 15, 2023

Bonchon is adding five stores in Alabama and four in Arizona. Building on the momentum of 38 units signed to date this year, the brand is setting its sights on…

Bonchon appoints chief growth officer

September 1, 2023

Bonchon, an Asian fusion fast casual concept, has appointed Suzie Tsai to lead Bonchon U.S. as chief growth officer. "As we look at our next stage of growth…

Bonchon signs 19 US locations in 2023

June 16, 2023

Bonchon, which serves Korean fried chicken from 400 units globally and 122 U.S. locations, has signed three agreements to open three stores each in…

Bonchon promotes CFO to CEO

May 24, 2023

Bonchon, an Asian fast casual brand that recently landed No. 6 on the FastCasual's list of Top 100 Movers & Shakers, has appointed former Global CFO Bryan…

Former Bonchon CEO takes lead at Shipley Do-Nuts

May 16, 2023

Shipley Do-Nuts has named Flynn Dekker as its CEO. The former CEO of Bonchon, a global franchisor of Korean chicken restaurants with over 420 locations in nine…

Bonchon collaborates with artist to celebrate AAPI Heritage Month

May 5, 2023

Bonchon, a global restaurant known for its Korean fried chicken and Asian fusion cuisine, is collaborating with San Francisco-based illustrator Min Heo to…

Bonchon opens in North Carolina

March 29, 2023

Bonchon, which serves Korean double-fried chicken, opened its fifth North Carolina location Wednesday in Raleigh at 6230 Capital Blvd., under the direction of…

Bonchon continues growth in Illinois

March 24, 2023

Bonchon, which serves Korean double-fried chicken, is bringing its eighth location to the state of Illinois when it opens March 31 in Aurora at 4302 E New York…

Bonchon same-stores sales up 5%

February 23, 2023

South Korea-based Bonchon, which serves double-fried Korean chicken, posted positive numbers for 2022, including a 5% increase in same-store sales — a strong…

Bonchon opens in Tennessee

January 19, 2023

Bonchon, which serves Korean double-fried chicken, opened its first Tennessee location Thursday at 578 Sam Ridley Pkwy. W.

Bonchon opens Ohio location on New Year's Eve

January 5, 2023

Bonchon, which serves hand-brushed Korean fried chicken, opened Dec. 31 in Mason, Ohio, at 8467 S. Mason Montgomery Road, under the direction of franchise…

FastCasual's Top 10 most-read stories of 2022

by Cherryh Cansler — Editor, FastCasual.com

Readers were most interested in well-established brands moving into new markets. News about Dave's Hot Chicken, for example, entering South Carolina and…

2 South Korean-based fast casuals expanding Virginian footprints

November 23, 2022

A pair of South Korean-born fast casual brands — Bonchon and Tous les Jours — are expanding via shopping centers in Virginia.

Bonchon adding to New York, New Jersey footprints

November 2, 2022

Bonchon, a Korean fried chicken brand with over 120 U.S. locations, is adding five locations in New York and New Jersey via a deal with YCY International FB1.