19 May Press: We’re on Good day Arkansas!
Watch our very own, Rob Byford show viewers how they can make a meal that is both barbeque and salad centric by preparing a barbeque chicken salad. All for National Salad & BBQ month. → Watch Here...
14 May Press: Slim Chickens in QSR Magazine
The Bird is the Word. Check out the full article here. ...
14 May Spigot for real estate financing opens wide
BY BETH MATTSON-TEIG Toppers opened 17 stores last year, fueled by good access to capital for franchisees. Franchise groups looking to finance renovations of an existing store or the construction or acquisition of new locations are finding plenty of options. “I think the markets have definitely made...
23 Apr Slim Chickens Expands in Nebraska to Bring Better Chicken to More People in Lincoln
Fast-Casual Franchise Brand Opens Second Location in State through Multi-Unit Development Deal FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — Slim Chickens, a leader in the “better chicken” segment of fast-casual restaurants, will be expanding its fresh chicken and unrivaled flavor to the Pine Lake neighborhood of Lincoln, Nebraska. The expansion...
16 Mar Press – Tyler Morning Telegraph – “Slim Chickens is ‘fast-casual,’ but comfortable, too”
By ROY MAYNARD It’s a new term to many — “fast-casual.” At the new Slim Chickens, it means the convenience of fast food but with a comfortable dining room and an atmosphere of Southern hospitality. “The industry is headed to fast-casuals,” explains Sam Rothschild, COO of the...
16 Mar Slim Chickens Expands in Nebraska to Bring Better Chicken to More People in Lincoln
Fast-Casual Franchise Brand Opens Second Location in State through Multi-Unit Development Deal FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — Slim Chickens, a leader in the “better chicken” segment of fast-casual restaurants, will be expanding its fresh chicken and unrivaled flavor to the Pine Lake neighborhood of Lincoln, Nebraska. The...
16 Mar Slim Chickens Continues Expanding in Lone Star State, Brings Better Chicken to Tyler
Fast-Casual Franchise Brand Continues Growing Thanks to Multi-Unit Deals and Consumer Demand FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — Slim Chickens, a leader in the “better chicken” segment of fast-casual restaurants, will be bringing its fresh chicken and unrivaled flavor to Tyler, Texas – the brand’s third location in the...
11 Mar Slim Chickens Grows in Oklahoma, Brings Better Quality Chicken to Stillwater
Due to Growing Demand, Fast-Casual Franchise Brand Opens Fourth Location in The Sooner State FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — Slim Chickens, a leader in the “better chicken” segment of fast-casual restaurants, will be expanding its fresh chicken and unrivaled flavor to Stillwater, Oklahoma. The corporate-owned restaurant is...
04 Mar Press – Tulsa World – “Slim Chickens restaurant headed for Broken Arrow”
Slim Chickens, which specializes in fresh chicken tenders and wings, will be coming to roost in Broken Arrow on June 22 at 1100 E. Hillside Drive. The restaurant will be the first of a handful planned for the Tulsa area over the next couple of years,...
14 Feb PRESS: Lincoln Journal Star – “Fast casual restaurants big everywhere, including Lincoln”
By Jeff Korbelik » Read it at Lincoln Journal Star (Subscription required)...
23 Jan Slim Chickens Crosses Another State Line, Brings Better Chicken to Nebraska
Fast-Casual Franchise Brand Opens First Location in Lincoln through Multi-Unit Development Deal FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — Slim Chickens, a leader in the “better chicken” segment of fast-casual restaurants, will be expanding its fresh chicken and unparalleled flavor to the Old Cheney area of Lincoln, Nebraska. The...
21 Jan PRESS: Kansas City Star – “Slim Chickens opens its first area restaurant in Independence”
It may take a few minutes more to get your Slim Chickens order but the Arkansas-based chain promises it will be worth the wait. The company – a leader in the “better chicken” segment of the fast-casual restaurant industry – recently entered the area market with...
05 Jan PRESS: Web.com – “Drive Thru Restaurants: Not Just for Burgers Anymore”
By Rieva Lesonsky In Southern California, where I live, we are car dependent. So it’s no wonder we’re surrounded by numerous drive thru restaurants—mostly serving up burgers, chicken or tacos. But as Americans have gotten busier and more time-challenged, we’re all looking for convenience (and choice) from...
11 Dec Slim Chickens Celebrates Southern Expansion, Brings Better Chicken to West Texas
Fast-Casual Franchise Brand Opens Location in Lubbock; Marks Second Location in Lone Star State FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — Slim Chickens, a leader in the “better chicken” segment of fast-casual restaurants, will be expanding its fresh chicken and unparalleled flavor to Lubbock, Texas, spearheaded by franchisee Chris Wilson....
02 Dec PRESS: Times Free Press – “Another fast-food chicken restaurant is about to land in Chattanooga”
by Dave Flessner At Atlanta franchisee for Slim Chickens is planning to open nine of the Delta blues-flavored chicken eateries in Tennessee with new eateries planned in Chattanooga, Nashville and Knoxville over the next several years. The additional units planned by Atlanta businessman Stan Klaus are...
20 Nov PRESS: QSR Magazine – “The Digital Revolution”
By Kevin Hardy Technological advancements have changed everything about the quick-service experience—and woe to the operator who falls behind. Acquiring new restaurant technology can be a tricky business. Because of ever-decreasing prices, an operator may not want to be the first to buy a new application...
17 Nov PRESS: The Pitch – “Slim Chickens opens first local restaurant in Independence”
As I discovered last month when writing about the newest Stroud's restaurant, you can never get enough fried chicken in the Kansas City metro. A young entrepreneur, 30-year-old Adam Herndon, is on a mission to make sure that the bird — wings and chicken tenders...
03 Nov Slim Chickens Makes its Debut and Brings Better Chicken to the “Show-Me” State
Fast-Casual Franchise Brand Opens First Location in Kansas City; Marks Beginning of Midwest Expansion Slim Chickens, a leader in the “better chicken” segment of fast-casual restaurants, will bring its fresh chicken and unparalleled flavor to its first market in Missouri, spearheaded by local operator Adam Herndon....
22 Oct PRESS: New York Times – “Finding a Balance When the Buck Stops Here. And Also Here.”
Greg Smart and Tom Gordon made the same call in Fayetteville, Ark., in 2004, soon after starting Slim Chickens, a franchiser of restaurants that sell freshly prepared Southern comfort food. “We had our first annual meeting for our S corporation and someone had to be the...
03 Oct PRESS: QSR Magazine – “Test Drive”
While historians and quick-service industry veterans alike still hotly dispute the exact origin of the drive-thru window, one thing is certain: The rise of the auto industry revolutionized the fast-food business. Quick-service restaurants evolved in tandem with Americans’ growing use and purchase of the automobile—from...