Dave's Hot Chicken News & Media

Dave's Hot Chicken making London debut

December 4, 2024

Los Angeles-based Dave's Hot Chicken is opening Saturday in London, marking its entry into the United Kingdom and the opening of its 250th restaurant. Located…

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Dave's Hot Chicken taps Qu to upgrade guest experiences

November 12, 2024

A week after announcing it was teaming up with Ovation to collect customer feedback, Dave's Hot Chicken is enhancing operational capabilities with the…

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Dave's Hot Chicken locks in customer feedback with Ovation

November 7, 2024

Los Angeles-based Dave's Hot Chicken is tapping Ovation, a guest experience platform for restaurants that starts with a two-question survey, to enhance guest…

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Dave’s Hot Chicken firing up Arkansas, Missouri

October 28, 2024

Los Angeles-based Dave's Hot Chicken has locked in a seven-unit franchise agreement with Deryl Pangelinan, Sean Varvello, Andrew Feghali and Lawrence Kourie to…

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Carl L Karcher Group opening 20 Pepper Lunch units

October 9, 2024

Pepper Lunch, a Japanese-born experiential fast casual concept with over 500 locations in 15 countries, has signed a 20-unit deal with the Carl L. Karcher…

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Usher opens Dave's Hot Chicken

August 30, 2024

Los Angeles-based Dave's Hot Chicken has collaborated with entertainer Usher to open its first Georgia restaurant in the Atlanta suburb of Conyers. Usher, who…

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Dave's Hot Chicken deploys BOH technology to streamline operations

August 26, 2024

Dave's Hot Chicken is deploying QSR Automations' ConnectSmart Kitchen across its nearly 275 locations. As the Los Angeles-based chain strives to hit 1,00…

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10 Dave's Hot Chickens popping up in Pittsburgh

August 7, 2024

Dave's Hot Chicken is opening 10 stores in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, under the direction of Raj Patel, Danny Costa, Michael Costa and Jonathan Wise, who own…

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Fast Casual reveals 2024 food tour stops

by Cherryh Cansler — Editor, FastCasual.com

Attendees will visit three fast casuals, where they'll taste food and chat with leadership.

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Dave's Hot Chicken planting UK flag

July 8, 2024

Los Angeles-based Dave's Hot Chicken is opening 60 units in the United Kingdom and Ireland thanks to its agreement with Azzurri Group. The first will open in…

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Dave's Hot Chicken joins Botrista's board

June 14, 2024

Botrista, a beverage platform allowing restaurants to serve beverages, has added Dave's Hot Chicken COO and President Jim Bitticks to its board of advisers.

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Big Chicken takes top honors at Fast Casual Top 100 gala

by Cherryh Cansler — Editor, FastCasual.com

Over 240 fast casual executives attended the gala to find out their rankings.

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Dave's Hot Chicken opens 200th location

March 29, 2024

Dave's Hot Chicken, a Nashville-style hot chicken concept that started seven years ago in an East Hollywood parking lot pop-up, has added its 200th location.

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Usher opening Dave's Hot Chickens in Atlanta

March 27, 2024

Grammy Award-winner Usher is the latest franchisee to join Dave's Hot Chicken, a Nashville-style hot chicken concept that opened seven years ago in an East…

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TikTok a powerful call-to-action tool for restaurant operators

by Mandy Wolf Detwiler — Editor, Networld Media Group

Three TikTok experts led a panel discussion on using the social media platform at the Restaurant Franchising and Innovation Summit in Kansas City.

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Loop raises $6M to help restaurants manage 3rd-party delivery

March 14, 2024

Loop, a SaaS provider enabling restaurants to maximize third-party delivery service profitability, has closed $6 million in seed funding, led by Base1…

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Dave's Hot Chicken launches cauliflower sliders, bites

January 8, 2024

Dave's Hot Chicken is launching its first core menu item — Dave's NOT Chicken — since the original parking lot pop-up opened nearly seven years ago. Dave's NOT…

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Dave's Hot Chicken opens 7 stores in 1 week

November 20, 2023

Los Angels-based Dave's Hot Chicken notched a brand milestone through the opening of seven restaurants in one week in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin; Saugus, Maryland…

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Dave’s Hot Chicken using AI to maximize 3rd party delivery profitability

November 15, 2023

Los Angeles-based Dave's Hot Chicken has tapped LoopAI, a SaaS provider specializing in maximizing third-party delivery profitability for restaurants, to help…

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Dave's Hot Chicken signs deal with original franchisees

September 14, 2023

Dave's Hot Chicken, a Los Angeles-based street food concept, has locked in a franchise agreement with the brand's original franchisees, Deryl Pangelinan…

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