Church's Texas Chicken
chicken restaurant chain
Church's Texas Chicken is an American fast food restaurant chain that specializes in Southern fried chicken and is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia. The chain was founded as Church's Fried Chicken To-Go by George W. Church Sr. in April 1952, in San Antonio, Texas, across the street from The Alamo. Church's Texas Chicken trades as Texas Chicken or Church's Chicken in many countries.
The chain is owned by an American private equity firm known as High Bluff Capital Partners.
As of 2017, Church's Texas Chicken had more than 1,700 franchised and company-owned locations in 26 countries.
History
In 1952, retired chicken incubator salesman George W. Church Sr. opened the first Church's Chicken, named Church's Fried Chicken To-Go, in San Antonio, Texas.
Initially, Church's Chicken was a single walk-up establishment that sold only fried chicken. Two pieces of chicken and a roll cost 49 cents.
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