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Expansion Plans |
Bojangles restaurants plan to reenter the Florida market within a few years. The company plans to open 450 locations in
Escambia, Miami-Dade, Okaloosa and other counties, with the first new restaurant to be opened in Pensacola in 2008.
(Miami.com 1/1/07)
Bojangles Famous Chicken ’n Biscuits plans to return to Florida by opening 200 units between Jacksonville and Orlando over
the next five years. Bojangles closed all of its Florida restaurants 17 years ago. (Bizjournals.com 6/29/07)
Bojangles Famous Chicken and Biscuits and El Pollo Loco Inc. will expand their presence in the Atlanta market to more than
130 units. Bojangles will open 15 more of its units in the metro Atlanta area during the next three years. The new locations are
slated for Atlanta, Buford, Conyers, Newnana, Rockmart and Statesboro and are part of a greater expansion plan that will
bring more than 80 new units to Georgia’s major cities over the next five years. Locations for El Pollo Loco are currently under
construction in Gainesville, Marietta, Lithia Springs, Roswell, Chamblee and Lithonia. In addition, El Pollo Loco has other
franchise commitments in Arizona, California, Florida, Illinois, Missouri, North Carolina, New York, New Jersey, New England,
Oregon, South Carolina, Utah, Virginia and Washington. El Pollo Loco’s franchise commitments are part of a plan to open 50
units in metro Atlanta within the next six years. (Qsrmagazine.com 9/7/07)
Menu Development |
Bojangles’ Famous Chicken ’N Biscuits rolled out a new sandwich line featuring chicken breast filets served on kaiser buns
with lettuce and tomato. Selections include a Cajun Filet Sandwich; Rajun Cajun Sandwich, with pepper Jack cheese and a
special cajun sauce; and Grilled Filet Sandwich. (Company Website)
Franchise Activity |
Bojangles’ expects to open 53 franchises in Georgia, 27 in Tennessee and 29 in Florida over the next year. The company is
also looking to open units in Newark, NJ, and Scranton, PA, as well as moving into Texas, Oklahoma, Louisiana and
Mississippi. Bojangles’ also is working towards franchise agreements in the Middle East. The chain currently has 381 units
worldwide, with two-thirds of those being franchised and six in international locations. (Charlotte Business Journal Online
6/29/07)
Technology |
Bojangles’ Restaurants Inc. hired Accel Networks LLC, a wireless data specialist, to speed up credit card authorization. Accel
uses a dial-based software platform for broadband processing. (Nation’s Restaurant News 5/21/07 p102)
Personnel |
Randy Kibler, CEO
John Jordan, CFO
Keith Rosenthal, V.P. of Purchasing
Tom Lewison, V.P. of Operations
Randy Pointdexper, V.P. of Marketing
Mike Bearss, Senior V.P. Menu Development
Bojangles’ Restaurants Inc. hired Randy Kibler as chief executive, replacing Joe Drury. Since 2002, Kibler has worked with
developers of Firehouse Restaurant Group Inc. Before that, Kibler served as senior vice president and chief operating officer
of Flagstar’s Hardee’s division. The appointment follows the September acquisition of Bojangles' by an investor group led by
Falfurrias Capital Partners. (Nation’s Restaurant News 10/9/07)
News & Other |
Bojangles’ recently rebuilt two of its restaurants to accommodate more customers. The units in Lincolnton and Statesville, NC,
doubled in size to 5,000 sq. ft. Both locations reopened earlier this year. Since the stores have been rebuilt, sales have risen
52%. (QSR Magazine 4/12/07 p16)
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