On target to hit $1-billion in sales this year, the fast growing Bojangles’ Restaurants Inc. has opened its 600th location. The location was at 1604 Galleria Blvd. at Monroe Rd. in the company’s Charlotte, North Carolina hometown. The first Bojangles’ Famous Chicken n’ Biscuits opened in Charlotte 37 years ago. The new 3800 square foot location has seating for over 75 guests. Based on company reports, on average, Bojangles’ opens a new restaurant every six days. The franchise chain expects to open 55 to 60 locations throughout the Southeast this year, adding new restaurants in more than 25 market areas including Atlanta, Georgia: Birmingham, Alabama; Orlando, Florida; Richmond, Virginia and Nashville, Knoxville and Tri-Cities in Tennessee . The aggressive expansion is part of Bojangles’ long-term growth plan to have 1000 units open by 2020. “We approach growth in a way to build toward our strength as much as possible,” said Eric Newman, EVP of Bojangles’ Restaurants, Inc. “As we continue to grow, our focus will remain on building market share and elevating brand awareness within the areas we do business even as we gradually expand and strengthen that footprint.” In addition to opening new restaurants, average unit volumes for the popular chicken-and-biscuit concept continue to climb with the average restaurant’s sales registering more than $1,725,000. Steadily increasing revenue and sales each year, Bojangles’ is on track to reach $1-billion in system-wide sales in the third quarter of 2014. The 37-year old chain serves southern classics such as fresh, never frozen, hand-breaded chicken, buttermilk biscuits, sandwiches and its Legendary Iced Tea. The menu features proprietary, made-from-scratch fare and serves breakfast all day.
CATEGORY: Quick Service
Chain Name: Bojanjgles’ Famous Chicken n’ Biscuits
Company Name: Bojangles’ Restaurants Inc.
Street Address: 9432 Southern Pine Blvd., Charlotte, North Carolina 28273-5553
Tel: 800/366-9921 & 704/527-2675 Fax: 704/523-6803
Email: franchiseinfo@bojangles.com Website: www.bojangles.com
Menu Specialty: Southern classics such as fresh, never frozen, hand-breaded chicken, buttermilk biscuits, sandwiches and its Legendary Iced Tea. The menu features proprietary, made-from-scratch fare and serves breakfast all day.
Introduced: First opened in Charlotte, North Carolina in 1977 by Jack Fulk and Richard Thomas and the first Bojangles’ franchised restaurant open in 1978.
No. of Locations: 600 restaurants in ten states, primarily in the Southeast, the District of Columbia and three international restaurants.
Areas of Operation: Southeast, Mid-Atlantic, Northeast and Midwest.
Types of Location: Most are freestanding. Can accommodate in-line units and non-traditional sites, arenas, airports, convention centers, etc.
BusinessType (corp., franchise, jv): Franchises
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Special Requirements (patio, drive-thru, etc):
Contact Name: Clifton Rutledge – President, CEO
Kenny Avery – Sen. Vice President, COO
Eric Newman – Exec Vice President
Bill Easterling – Vice President, Real Estate
Chris Hack – Director, Real Estate (chack@bojangles.com)
Paul Tripodes – Director, Franchise Development
Doug Poppen – Director, Marketing
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PARENT COMPANY: Bojangles’ Restaurants Inc., Charlotte, North Carolina
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Last Report: Restaurant & QSR Expansion Report #119 Last Update:
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