CHARLOTTE — Slim Chickens cracked into the Charlotte market with its first restaurant this month — and more locations are on the way.
Break Bread Ventures’ Josh Frankel, Jonathan Crumpler and Rob Bryan have teamed up to bring 30 locations of the Arkansas-based chicken chain to the Carolinas and Virginia. That includes 15 restaurants in the Charlotte metro.
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The first restaurant opened at 5535-A Prosperity Ridge Road in north Charlotte earlier this month.
Deals have been finalized for three restaurants in the Charlotte market: Fort Mill, Indian Trail and Concord, with locations set to start opening later this year. Additional sites are in progress in Pembroke and Columbia, South Carolina.
“We want to be a brand that has a substantial presence within the Carolinas and southern Virginia. For us, it allows us to better introduce the brand and product, through strategic partnerships,” Frankel says.
Read more and check out photos here.
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