Slim Chickens

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Slim Chickens
IndustryRestaurants
GenreFast casual
Founded2003; 18 years ago (2003)
Fayetteville, Arkansas, U.S.[1]
HeadquartersFayetteville, Arkansas, U.S.
Number of locations
104 as of March 24, 2021[2]
Areas served
United States, Kuwait, United Kingdom
Key people
Tom Gordon (CEO, Co-founder) Greg Smart (CBO, Co-founder)
Websiteslimchickens.com

Slim Chickens is a fast-casual[3] restaurant chain which specializes in chicken tenders, wings, sandwiches, salads, wraps, chicken & waffles, and other items. It was founded in 2003 by Greg Smart and Tom Gordon.[4][5]

History[]

The first location opened in 2003 at 2120 N. College Avenue in Fayetteville, Arkansas, inside a building formerly home to a sushi restaurant.[4] In 2005, the second location opened in the nearby city of Rogers.[4] The chain's expansion accelerated in 2008 with five more company-owned locations opening in Arkansas and Oklahoma.[4] In 2013, the first franchise location was opened in Texarkana by businessman Greg McKay.[4] The next year, six regional franchise deals were made.[5]

The company has since expanded with more than 100 locations in 19 states, with international locations in the UK and Kuwait. The 100th location officially opened at 16105 Chenal Parkway in Little Rock on Dec. 18, 2020.

Menu[]

The Slim Chickens menu focuses on fresh chicken tenders, wings, salads, sandwiches, wraps, chicken & waffles, and southern-fried sides like pickles, okra, and fried mushrooms.

In addition the restaurant offers seasonal items like tender mac and cheese, buffalo mac, strawberry salads, and seasonal drinks like cranberry lemonade, strawberry lemonade, and others.

Slim Chickens also serves desserts in Mason jars, including a strawberry cheesecake dessert, a chocolate brownie, along with other seasonal flavors.

10 Point Capital and 600 Restaurant Goal[]

Slim Chickens in 2019 announced a minority investment by 10 Point Capital, a company that helped fuel major expansions for companies like Tropical Smoothie Cafe and others. CEO Tom Gordon said the investment would help the company toward its stated goal of opening 600 locations in the next 10 years.

International Expansion[]

In a partnership with Persian Gulf company Alghanim Industries, the first international Slim Chickens opened in Salmiya, Kuwait[6] in May 2017.[1] A London branch opened at 35 James Street in March 2018. A Cardiff branch opened in St David's Dewi Sant in 2019. A Bristol UK branch opened in 2019 in the shopping area of Cabot Circus. A branch of this restaurant chain opened[when?] in Birmingham, UK.

The first branch in Kent, England opened in Bluewater Shopping Centre in February 2020.[7] Since then, in 2021, two new openings within Bournemouth and Southampton have taken place in the south coast of England, UK. <ref>"Chicken restaurant coming to shopping centre". Kent Online. 2020-02-11. Retrieved 2020-02-26.</ref

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b "Fayetteville-based Slim Chickens to expand to Middle East, North Africa regions". Fayetteville Flyer. Retrieved 25 June 2017.
  2. ^ "Locations - Addresses, Directions, Hours and More - Slim Chickens". 16 September 2010. Retrieved 25 June 2017.
  3. ^ Rengers, Carrie (October 26, 2016). "Hey, Slim, what's up with that chicken?". The Wichita Eagle. Retrieved 25 June 2017.
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e "Fayetteville-based Slim Chickens taking fresh chicken nationwide". Fayetteville Flyer. Retrieved 25 June 2017.
  5. ^ Jump up to: a b Karadjov, Ralle (March 6, 2015). "Founders to Know: Greg Smart, Slim Chickens". 1851 Franchise Magazine. Archived from the original on March 30, 2019. Retrieved 25 June 2017.
  6. ^ "Location - Slim Chickens". www.slimchickensme.com. Retrieved 25 June 2017.
  7. ^ "Chicken restaurant coming to shopping centre". Kent Online. 2020-02-11. Retrieved 2020-02-26.


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