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 ChickenChester’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.
History
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.