Bojangles’® Named Among Entrepreneur’s
Iconic Restaurant Brand Famous for Hand-Breaded Chicken and Made-from-Scratch Buttermilk Biscuits Ranks #2 Among All Concepts in Chicken Category.
Bojangles’ has earned a spot in the top 20 percent of Entrepreneur magazine’s Top 200 Food and Restaurant Franchisee list, considered the world’s first, best and most comprehensive franchise ranking. Additionally, the popular, fast-growing restaurant operator and franchisor renowned for its bold, Southern-inspired recipes ranks #2 overall among all brands in the Chicken Quick-Serve Restaurant category.
“This ranking validates our energy and drive behind Bojangles’ innovative new concept and growth strategy,” said Randy Icard, Vice President of Franchise Development for Bojangles’. “We look forward to working alongside our new and existing franchise partners to share the Bojangles’ experience and our freshly-made food across the Southeast and into new markets.”
Entrepreneur magazine ranking is determined by the Franchise 500® formula, which considers more than 150 data points in the areas of costs and fees, size and growth, franchisee support, brand strength and financial strength and stability.
For more than 40 years, fans have enjoyed Bojangles’ proprietary, made-from-scratch products that offer a flavor profile unlike anything in the market. The menu features southern classics with Bojangles’ one-of-a-kind flavors, including fresh, never frozen, hand-breaded bone-in chicken, buttermilk biscuits made every twenty minutes, salads, sandwiches, flavorful fixin’s like green beans and Bojangles’ Cajun Pintos®, and Legendary Iced Tea® steeped the old-fashioned way.
About Bojangles’, Inc.
Bojangles’, Inc. is a highly differentiated and growing restaurant operator and franchisor dedicated to serving customers high-quality, craveable food made from our Southern recipes, including breakfast served All Day, Every Day. Founded in 1977 in Charlotte, N.C., Bojangles’® serves menu items such as made-from-scratch biscuit breakfast sandwiches, delicious hand-breaded bone-in chicken, flavorful fixin’s (sides) and Legendary Iced Tea®. At July 1, 2018, Bojangles’ had 766 system-wide restaurants, of which 325 were company-operated and 441 were franchised restaurants, primarily located in the Southeastern United States. For more information, visit www.bojangles.com or follow Bojangles’ on Facebook and Twitter.
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