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George W. Church Sr. opens the first Church’s Chicken across from the Alamo in San Antonio, TX.
Church's Chicken begins franchising.
Church's Fried Chicken becomes a public company with over 100 restaurants in seven states.
Church's total revenues exceed $100 million with 487 restaurants in 22 states.
Church’s begins franchising internationally with restaurants in Puerto Rico, Canada, Mexico and Indonesia.
AFC Enterprises becomes the parent company of Church’s Chicken.
Church’s begins non-traditional venue development in convenience stores and inline strip malls.
Atlanta-based private equity firm Arcapita, Inc. acquires Church’s Chicken. The new leadership focuses on expanding the menu and growing the chain.
85% of Church’s restaurants system-wide are franchised.
Friedman, Fleisher & Lowe, LLC (FFL) a San Francisco-based private equity firm acquires Church’s Chicken. The new leadership is focused on Customer Satisfaction with the intent to provide exceptional customer experience. Our vision is to “become the most respected and admired QSR Chicken brand.”
