Franchising

Chicken Salad Chick ends 2021 on upswing

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February 1, 2022

Alabama-based Chicken Salad Chick spent the past year growing, opening over 30 locations and awarding 32 franchise agreements. The chain also celebrated a major milestone with the opening of its 200th location alongside the announcement of aggressive expansion plans across the Midwest with territories available for purchase.

"Without a doubt, 2021 proved to be a successful year for us as we continued to spread joy across 17 states and be America's favorite place for chicken salad," Scott Deviney, CEO of Chicken Salad Chick, said in a company press release. "I am very grateful for the tireless efforts and dedication from our franchise owners, as well as our corporate support team, for helping us achieve development milestones. We kickstarted development in four new states and signed on new franchise owners that were on waiting lists to help us grow our nationwide footprint, setting us up with a launch pad for explosive growth and record-setting numbers in 2022!"

Chicken Salad Chick is on track to open over 50 locations in 2022 and plans to sign agreements for 60 locations in the next year across the Midwest and on the East Coast. This will help propel the brand toward achieving its overall development goal to have 500 locations open and operating by the end of 2025.

The brand has added four states to its franchise area: Colorado, New Mexico, Maryland and Pennsylvania. In addition to those states, the brand is seeking single and multi-unit franchise partners in markets across Nebraska, Iowa, Kansas, West Virginia, Northern Ohio and the Chicago suburbs, according to the release.