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Dave's Hot Chicken fires up San Diego expansion

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November 21, 2019

Los Angeles-based Dave's Hot Chicken is opening in San Diego via a 12-location agreement with multi-unit operators Andrew Feghali and Lawrence Kourie. The first store will open early next year at 1001 Garnet Ave., Suite 100, according to a company press release.

"The hot chicken category has tremendous growth potential, and after researching, and trying the food at various players within this space, it's clear that Dave's Hot Chicken is the leader," Kourie said in the release. "Everything from the simplicity of operations, to the incredible leadership team, social media engagement and insanely craveable food is right on the money."

Kourie and Feghali bring a tremendous amount of restaurant and C-store experience to the partnership, according to the release. Kourie's holdings including Circle-K, AM/PM and Extra Mile, and Feghali is a multi-state Little Caesars Pizza franchisee with more than a dozen locations.

"Andrew and Lawrence are exactly the type of operators that we're looking to partner with as we bring the best-in-class Dave's Hot Chicken experience to guests across the country,” CEO Bill Phelps, said in the release. "We are focused on partnering with only elite-level operators as we scale this concept."

Dave's began as a parking lot pop-up and now has multiple locations across Southern California.