FBR Issue 4 - 2019
Top Franchises for Veterans | Most Innovative Franchises | Senior Care Franchises
Top Franchises for Veterans | Most Innovative Franchises | Senior Care Franchises
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<strong>FBR</strong> SPECIAL REPORT<br />
Grand Opening days at Chicken Salad Chick are high energy! Guests begin to line up early in the morning in hopes to be a part of the first 100<br />
“Chicken Salad For A Year” giveaway.<br />
These Franchise Systems Saw a<br />
Need and Innovated a Solution<br />
Now They Are on This Year’s List of Most Innovative Franchises<br />
Depending on where you live, you may or may<br />
not have heard of the Chicken Salad Chick<br />
franchise. But, if you haven't heard of them<br />
yet, it probably won’t be long before you notice<br />
them springing up in your neighborhood. The<br />
first Chicken Salad Chick opened in 2008<br />
and by the end of 2018, they had more than<br />
tripled in number with 104 restaurants open<br />
and operating. By 2018 they had also achieved<br />
their 12th consecutive quarter of positive<br />
growth, reporting more than $110 million in<br />
systemwide revenue and a 10% increase in<br />
AUV (average unit volume) year over year.<br />
They currently have more than 125 stores<br />
open and operating and plans for growth are<br />
not slowing down.<br />
“As the nation’s only fast casual restaurant<br />
dedicated to chicken salad, innovation is part<br />
of Chicken Salad Chick’s DNA. We’ve paved<br />
our own path in the restaurant industry by<br />
creating the chicken salad category and doing<br />
things that have never been done before<br />
in the fast casual space,” said Carrie Evans,<br />
director of franchise development at Chicken<br />
Salad Chick. “Because of this, we’re constantly<br />
innovating with new chicken salad recipes and<br />
other menu offerings, as well as integrating<br />
new operational efficiencies, equipment and<br />
marketing tactics.”<br />
Chicken Salad Chick’s growth is impressive,<br />
and it is due in large part to their innovative<br />
concept. But when it comes to innovation,<br />
Chicken Salad Chick is not alone. On this<br />
year’s Most Innovative Franchises list there<br />
are several well-known franchise companies<br />
like Kona Ice, Keller Williams, MaidPro,<br />
30 Minute Hit, and Wild Birds Unlimited.<br />
The remaining franchise brands on our list<br />
represent just about every industry you<br />
can imagine—all of them with innovation at<br />
their core.<br />
14 | For more information on the companies in this report, visit www.FranchiseBusinessReview.com
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