Franchising

Chicken Salad Chicken entering Kansas

Photo: Chicken Salad Chick

September 23, 2024

Chicken Salad Chick is entering Kansas with the signing of Jo Anne Williams and Cindy Sulzman's three-store franchise deal, introducing the franchise next year to Johnson County in the Kansas City market.

The Johnson County-based sisters and Kansas City natives are launching their first joint venture with openings serving the suburbs surrounding Prairie Village, Olathe, Overland Park and Lenexa, Kansas.

"I first discovered Chicken Salad Chick in 2012 with my sister on one of our trips to Destin, Florida," Jo Anne Williams said in a company press release. "We love the concept and ultimately decided to bring it to Kansas.

Williams will lead business development and back-office operations. Sulzman will head up retail operations, catering and merchandising.Williams's husband, Kirk, an experienced restaurant operator and franchisee, will oversee restaurant operations and development.

The agreement complements Chicken Salad Chick's introduction into the Kansas City market as Kendra and Alan Greenwood recently signed to develop locations in Lee's Summit and Blue Springs, Missouri.

Founded in Auburn, Alabama, by Stacy and Kevin Brown, in 2008, Chicken Salad Chick has grown to over 270 restaurants in 19 states.