Slim Chickens adds Utah location

February 4, 2021

Mile High Chicken LLC, a Slim Chickens franchisee, opened a store this week in Herriman, Utah, marking the franchisee's 24th brick-and-mortar location. Mile…

Slim Chickens sales rose 35% in 2020, looks to continued growth in 2021

January 28, 2021

Slim Chickens plans to launch more than 50 restaurants this year in various states including Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, Florida, New Jersey and…

Slim Chickens adding 12 locations in Georgia, South Carolina

January 8, 2021

Slim Chickens, based in Fayetteville, Arkansas, has signed a multi-unit agreement with Southeast Slims Hospitality LLC to develop 12 restaurants across the…

Blaze, Cousins, Torchy's, &Pizza, Slim Chickens CEOs: 'Chaos is the new normal'

by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group

In this recent Fast Casual Executive Summit roundtable, &pizza Co-founder and CEO Michael Lastoria, Blaze Pizza CEO Mandy Shaw, Cousins Subs CEO Christine…

Slim Chickens hatches 10-unit deal

September 24, 2020

Slim Chickens, based in Fayetteville, Arkansas, has inked a 10-unit deal with The Davis Group to open in Jackson, Knoxville and Chattanooga, Tennessee. The…

Slim Chickens opens 8th UK location

August 7, 2020

Under the direction of Boparan Restaurant Group, Slim Chickens added to its United Kingdom roster this week with a store in the Westquay Shopping Centre at…

Slim Chickens continues Oklahoma expansion

August 4, 2020

Fayetteville, Arkansas-based Slim Chickens is continuing its Oklahoma expansion with its Tuesday opening at 11012 East 81st St., South in Tulsa. The location…

Slim Chicken makes Utah debut

July 7, 2020

Slim Chickens opened its first Utah location Monday at 1250 E. State St., in Lehi. After meeting co-founders Tom Gordon and Greg Smart of Slim Chickens at a…

Slim Chickens moving into Montana

July 1, 2020

Fayetteville, Arkansas-based Slim Chickens is expanding to Montana with existing multi-unit franchisee Mike Sartwell, who will eventually open four units in…

Slim Chickens expanding in Panama City

June 25, 2020

Slim Chickens is expanding it's Florida footprint with a 12-unit deal with Chris McMillan, a franchisee and former district supervisor for Sonic Drive-In. His…

Same-store sales, growth up at Slim Chickens amid pandemic

June 4, 2020

Since February 2020, Slim Chickens, based in Fayetteville, Arkansas, has inked six multi-unit agreements representing 38 franchise restaurants. The deals, all…

Slim Chickens franchisee opening 10th store

May 8, 2020

Dixie Chicken, a Slim Chickens franchisee, is opening its 10th unit May 15 at 2200 East Main St., in Russellville, Arkansas, and is slated to open 15-20 more…

Slim Chickens arrives in Colorado, launches food truck

March 12, 2020

It's been a busy month for Slim Chickens as the brand opened its first Colorado location, in Aurora, and also launched its first food truck.

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Slim Chickens receives fat investment

July 18, 2019

Slim Chickens has accepted an investment from Atlanta-based equity investment firm 10 Point Capital. Although terms of the deal were not disclosed, Founder and…

Slim Chickens COO on innovating via potato chip flavors while growing a QSR via Southern hospitality

by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group

The "Southern sweetheart" of the chicken QSR sector, Slim Chickens, is the subject of this week's podcast, featuring COO Sam Rothschild, who talks about…

International Women's Day: 27 female restaurant execs who have made it to the top

by Cherryh Cansler — Editor, FastCasual.com

In honor of International Women's Day — March 8 — FastCasual chatted with 26 female restaurant leaders about what it took for them to land leadership roles and…

Slim Chickens leaving mark on UK

The chicken chain joins several western-based brands taking on the UK, which is such a hotbed of action that the Restaurant Franchising & Innovation Summit is…

Slim Chickens caters to football fans' food demands

by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group

There may be no greater test of the success of a catering program than a fanatic football fan, who's been guzzling suds and suddenly becomes hungry. Party…

How well do you mitigate risk? Learn from those who have been there

by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times

Companies face a new set of risks in today's marketplace due to new technology. The need to manage human resources remains as critical as ever.