Franchising

Chicken Salad Chick making its metro Louisville debut

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June 10, 2020

Chicken Salad Chick is making its Indiana debut in the suburb of Jeffersonville, which is on the border of Kentucky and Indiana and is in the Louisville market. Marking entrance into the brand's seventeenth state and first in the Louisville market, the restaurant is located at 1520 Veterans Parkway and will celebrate its grand opening June 16.

"The pandemic delayed grand opening plans for many of our restaurants, as it did for all other restaurants, and we're thrilled to finally see them opening their doors," Scott Deviney, CEO of Chicken Salad Chick said in a company press release.

Franchise owners Jon and Karen Riddle of Derby City Chicks said they first experienced the concept five years ago while on vacation in Destin, Florida, and wanted to bring it to Indiana. The husband and wife, who previously served as a data analyst and HR director, respectively, will operate the restaurant alongside their two kids, Eric and Ellie, and plan to open an additional restaurant in Louisville in the next few years.

"While our grand opening plans may have been on hold, we made it a priority to start serving our community as soon as we were ready," Karen Riddle said. "For the past two months, our team has delivered nearly 1,000 pounds of our chicken salad to residents in the greater Jeffersonville area and have donated meals to nearly 100 local institutions, including hospitals, nursing homes, food pantries, pharmacies, schools, and more. It's been an honor to give back to a community that has supported us before we've even opened our doors and are thrilled to now officially welcome guests into our restaurant."

The Chicken Salad Chick concept was established in 2008 and now has more than 155 restaurants open in 17 states.