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Cowboy Chicken franchisee opens in Golden State

September 27, 2018

Cowboy Chicken is opening its first Bakersfield, California, restaurant on Saturday, Oct. 6. To mark the occasion, the restaurant is hosting a grand opening celebration from Oct. 15-19, featuring five days of specials and the chance to win free chicken for a year, according to a company press release.

"We're incredibly excited to be spreading the legendary wood-fired flavor of Cowboy Chicken across the great state of California," said Kevin Roche, owner and operations partner of Texacal Foods, which opened the state's first Cowboy Chicken location in Rancho Bernardo in June. "This grand opening celebration is our way of introducing our mouthwatering menu and community spirit to the people of Bakersfield." 
 
Roche, and his partner, Phil Fontes, joined with Cal Capitol Investment Group's Daniel and Doug Shaffer to bring the growing Cowboy Chicken brand to the Golden State. Born and raised in Bakersfield, both Fontes and the Shaffers still live in the area. Texacal Foods and Cowboy Chicken have signed the largest franchise agreement to date, with 30 Cowboy Chicken locations planned across California.
  
Founded in Dallas, Cowboy Chicken opened in 1981.