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Chicken Salad Chick franchisees prep for 2 Florida openings

Source: Chicken Salad Chick

April 9, 2026

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Chicken Salad Chick will open two Florida locationson on April 21 — one at 1206 Solaris Dr., in Cape Coral on the state's southern Gulf Coast and another at 228 N.W. Centurion Court in Lake City in northern Florida.

Franchisees Scott Pace and Kenal Potesta will own and operate the Cape Coral restaurant, their fourth in southwest Florida. The couple also owns locations in Fort Myers, Estero and Port Charlotte.

Darin and Lyndsey Melvin are developing the Lake City restaurant, their first ground-up project. The husband-and-wife team owns seven Florida locations, including the two in Tallahassee, and plans to open another in Palm Coast in May.

Atlanta-based Chicken Salad Chick over 330 restaurants across 22 states and is continuing its nationwide expansion with both franchise- and company-owned locations.