In late January, hand-battered fried chicken Church’s Chicken chain celebrated the opening of its first restaurant in the Washington D.C. area in over a decade. The new restaurant is located inside the L’Enfant Plaza food court, in the heart of the Washington D.C. metropolitan area. Rakesh Kalotra is the local franchisee for the new Church’s Chicken unit.
CATEGORY: Quick Service
Chain Name: Church’s Chicken
Company Name: Cajun Operating Co.
Street Address: 980 Hammond Dr., Suite 1100, Atlanta, Georgia 30328
Tel: 866/345-6788 & 770/350-3800 Fax: 770/512-3920
Email: Website: www.churchs.com
Menu Specialty: Hand-battered fried chicken made in small batches, spicy marinated chicken, boneless wings, tender strips, chicken sandwiches, biscuits, fries, mashed potatoes, macaroni & cheese and sides.
Introduced: George W. Church Sr opened Church’s Fried Chicken-To-Go in downtown San Antonio in 1952. Started franchising in 1969.
No. of Locations: Over 1650 locations in about 30 states and 23 countries. International restaurants trade under the Texas Chicken banner.
Areas of Operation: Worldwide
Types of Location: Freestanding with dine-in and drive-thru, plaza in-line and end caps.
BusinessType (corp., franchise, jv): Franchises
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Special Requirements (patio, drive-thru, etc):
Contact Name: Jim Hyatt – CEO
Dusty Profumo – Exec Vice President, CFO
Joe Christina – Exec Vice President, U.S. Operations
Mark Snyder – Global Chief Marketing Officer
Zack Kollias – Exec Vice President, International
Ed Brett – Exec Vice President, Chief People Officer
Tony Moralejo – Sen Vice President, Chief Development Officer
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PARENT COMPANY: Cajun Operating Co., Atlanta Georgia
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