Franchise

Pollo Tropical Corporate Office

Pollo Tropical, literally Tropical Chicken in English, was founded in 1988. The company specializes in Caribbean inspired chicken dishes, along with black beans and rice, along with other Caribbean inspired foods. Pollo Tropical is a subsidiary of Fiesta Restaurant Group, Inc.

Today, Pollo Tropical has more than 160 locations around the globe, including South America, the Caribbean, Puerto Rico, and Central America. Locations in America are company owned, while those in other countries are franchised. The company is headquartered in Miami, Florida.

The company continues to expand, with 12 new locations in Florida, 10 in Texas, 2 in Panama, and one in Guatemala, in 2015. The company hit one million in revenue in a single day on December 6, 2014.

Pollo Tropical

The company continues to expand, with 12 new locations in Florida, 10 in Texas, 2 in Panama, and one in Guatemala, in 2015. The company hit one million in revenue in a single day on December 6, 2014.

History

Chester’s Fried Chicken Corporate Office

Chester’s Fried Chicken was founded in 1965 by W. O. Giles in Birmingham, Alabama. The company serves fast food style fried chicken and chicken sandwiches, wraps, salads, and biscuits. The company also offers prepackaged fried chicken items for sale in convenience stores. While most people still refer to the company as Chester’s Fried Chicken, the company actually changed their name in 2004 to Chester’s International, LLC.

Today, many of the 1800 locations across the US are franchised and are often found in travel stops such as TravelCenters of America. The company continues to expand, opening 3 new locations in Texas, Colorado, and Missouri during the first 6 months of 2016.

Love’s Travel Stops began featuring the Chester’s Fried Chicken Sandwich at all of their 113 locations in mid-August 2019.

Chester's Fried Chicken

History

Love’s Travel Stops began featuring the Chester’s Fried Chicken Sandwich at all of their 113 locations in mid-August 2019.

Mellow Mushroom Corporate Office

Mellow Mushroom is a casual chain of restaurants serving pizza, pasta, and other types of Italian food. The company was founded in 1974 by several Georgia Tech college students who believed that making the proper pizza was a science that they could perfect. The company is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia.

Today, the company has more than 150 locations, most of them franchised. Mellow Mushroom offers a wide assortment of beers and is well known for the colorful tie-dyed mushroom decorations and hippie themed restaurants. Many locations offer bingo night, live music on the weekends, and/or karaoke or trivia competitions. Some locations offer delivery, but not all.

Mellow Mushroom continues to expand and plans on opening 3 new locations in 2016 in Florida, New Jersey, and St. Louis, Missouri.

Mellow Mushroom

Mellow Mushroom continues to expand and plans on opening 3 new locations in 2016 in Florida, New Jersey, and St. Louis, Missouri.

History

Moe’s Southwest Grill Corporate Office

Moe’s Southwest Grill generally referred to as simply “Moe’s”, was founded in Atlanta, Georgia in 2000 by Raving Brands. The company was purchased by Focus Brands in 2007. The company has 680 locations in 38 states and more in countries such as Turkey, Russia, Costa Rica, and Jamaica.

The company has been voted as Best Fast-Casual Mexican Restaurant of the Year in the 2016 HarrisPoll Survey. Moe’s Southwest Grill is known for daily specials that have amusing or trendy names, such as El Guapo’s Infamous Salsa, which is a villain from the Three Amigos movie starring Steve Martin.

In March 2022, the Pocono Mountain West Student Council paired with Moe’s to help fund the Make a Wish Foundation.

Moe’s Southwest Grill offers typical Mexican-American food such as tacos, burritos, nachos, and burrito bowls. Headquarters for the company are located in Atlanta, Georgia.

Moe's Southwest Grill

History

In March 2022, the Pocono Mountain West Student Council paired with Moe’s to help fund the Make a Wish Foundation.

Moe’s Southwest Grill offers typical Mexican-American food such as tacos, burritos, nachos, and burrito bowls. Headquarters for the company are located in Atlanta, Georgia.

Bojangles Famous Chicken Corporate Office

Bojangles Famous Chicken ‘N Biscuits, commonly called Bojangles Chicken, was founded in 1977 by Richard Thomas and Jack Fulk. The company specializes in southern fried and Cajun-spiced fried chicken, biscuits, sweet tea, dirty rice, and Cajun pinto beans. The company recently filed with the NASDAQ to go public and can be found under the ticker symbol: BOJA.

The company currently has 766 locations in 11 states and had almost $1 billion in sales in 2015. Bojangles chicken is listed on the Inc. 5000 list of Fastest Growing Companies in America as #4985. The company added more than 2,000 jobs over the past three years and a 3-year annual growth rate of 44%. This is the 5th consecutive year that the company has been on the Inc. 5000 list.

In November of 2018, the company was purchased by Durational Capital Management for $594 million, taking the company private once more.

Headquarters for Bojangles Chicken is located in Charlotte, North Carolina. It is unclear at this time if the sale of the company will cause the home office to be relocated.

Bojangles Famous Chicken N Biscuits

History

In November of 2018, the company was purchased by Durational Capital Management for $594 million, taking the company private once more.

Headquarters for Bojangles Chicken is located in Charlotte, North Carolina. It is unclear at this time if the sale of the company will cause the home office to be relocated.