STRATEGIC PARTNERS
May 9, 2013
Zaxby's has announced it is "The Official Chicken of College Sports" and has collective intellectual property rights at 25 Division I colleges through a two-year deal with their football and basketball teams. The initiative gives Zaxby's, a Southeast favorite for chicken fingers and wings, the opportunity to gain valuable exposure among the 173 million Americans who identify themselves as college sports fans and represents the brand's largest sports sponsorship to date.
"Being The Official Chicken of College Sports is a monumental partnership that allows us to support the colleges and towns that have continued to support us," said Zach McLeroy, CEO and cofounder of Zaxby's. "We opened our very first Zaxby's in a college town and today we have nearly 600 locations. I can't think of a better association to have than one that keeps us true to our roots and links us with fine college sports teams across our footprint."
The new college sports sponsorship, brokered by IMG College, the nation's leading collegiate marketing agency, includes schools across every state where Zaxby's is located, representing six major athletic conferences in the South, Mid-Atlantic and Midwest.
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