Chester's International, known as Chester's or Chester's Chicken, is a fried chicken quick-service restaurant chain based in Birmingham, Alabama, United States. W.O. Giles founded Chester's in October 1965 and adopted Chester the Chicken as the emerging foodservice company's mascot, named for the Chester Goode character on Gunsmoke, a favorite TV show of Giles'. In late 2012, the company moved its headquarters to the Birmingham suburb of Mountain Brook, Alabama.
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The company began franchising its concept in July 2004 and has grown to in-line locations in shopping plazas and mall food courts. According to Entrepreneur, As of November 2022, the chain has more than 1,098 locations worldwide.[1]
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- Chester's Franchise Information Entrepreneur, retrieved December 6, 2022^
- Ryan. Cluck This is Good News! A Yummy and Rare New Food Chain is Opening at the Jersey Shore 94.3 The Point, April 23, 2021, retrieved June 7, 2021^
- Jennifer Chandler. Chester's Chicken To Go opens location in Downtown Memphis The Commercial Appeal, retrieved June 7, 2021^
- Beloved Chester the Chicken Turns 40 and Invites Everyone to the Celebration with a Birthday Party and 40 Cent Chicken Tenders Franchise Bison, September 23, 2005, retrieved December 14, 2012^
- Chester's International Expansion Plans Come Home to Roost QSR, October 18, 2005, retrieved December 14, 2012^
- Ryan Poe. Family-owned Chester's moves HQ to spot in Mountain Brook Birmingham Business Journal, May 25, 2012, retrieved December 14, 2012^