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, 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.
History
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.