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Dave's Hot Chicken signs second 10-unit deal

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March 3, 2020

Dave's Hot Chicken, which started as a Los Angeles-based pop-up concept, has inked a franchise agreement to open 10 locations throughout Orange County, South Los Angeles and the South Bay region, according to a company press release. The chain announced last month that it had signed a similar deal to open 10 stores in Southern California with Carl L. Karcher of CLK Inc., who owns over 100 Carl's Jr. and Jamba locations.

The latest deal, however, is with the Wesselink family of Elevated Restaurant Group, a subsidiary of Coast to Coast Commercial, an Orange County-based, family run investment group owned by Clinton, Devon and Richard Wesselink. The company has developed a number of restaurants and commercial retail sites throughout Southern California, including numerous Sonic Drive-In and Jack in the Box locations.

"My first bite of a chicken tender from Dave's Hot Chicken told me that they're doing something special," Clinton Wesselink, who oversees restaurant operations for Elevated Restaurant Group, said in the release. "The quality and flavor profile of the chicken is unlike anything else I've ever had. After meeting with their leadership team, we knew that the opportunity to invest was too good to pass up. Our team is excited to continue growing Dave's Hot Chicken throughout Southern California.”

Founded by classically trained chef Dave Kopushyan and three friends in early 2017, Dave's Hot Chicken now has multiple brick-and-mortar locations open in Southern California.