Church's Chicken(TM) Gets Spicy; Spicy Chicken Launch is the Largest in Company History.ATLANTA -- Church's Chicken Church's Chicken is a U.S. chain of fast food restaurants specializing in fried chicken. The chain was founded as Church's Fried Chicken To Go by George W. Church, Sr. on April 17, 1952 in San Antonio, across the street from The Alamo. (TM) announces the launch of its spicy bone-in chicken and chicken tenders to all of its 1,234 restaurants nationwide and nearly 100 restaurants in Mexico. The product will be offered starting Monday, July 25. The product rollout comes after an eleven-week nationwide test of Church's spicy chicken at 100 company and franchised restaurants, where the product was "enthusiastically received," said CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. Harsha V. Agadi. Eight of Church's 175 operating groups, including some key members of the Church's Independent Franchisees Association and Chicago-based Falcon Holdings, were involved in the test. "We are going 'beak-to-beak' with our competitors with this new product and we are going to make a huge impact on the market," said Agadi. "In some of our test stores, spicy chicken sales represented 25 to 40 percent of the business." Every customer entering or driving through a Church's restaurant will be offered original or spicy chicken, seasoned with a special blend Special Blend is a morning radio show airing weekdays from 7 AM to 10 AM on the community-based campus radio station CKCU-FM in Ottawa, Canada. The show is entirely produced by volunteers; each of the 15 weekly programming hours is hosted by a different volunteer, with of jalapeno, cayenne, chili, black and white pepper. Window and store signs and staff uniforms will support the product rollout. And a fun, relevant and engaging advertising campaign, with several creative advertising spots, will also support the product rollout. Internationally, Puerto Rico Puerto Rico (pwār`tō rē`kō), island (2005 est. pop. 3,917,000), 3,508 sq mi (9,086 sq km), West Indies, c.1,000 mi (1,610 km) SE of Miami, Fla. and Indonesia, with 100 restaurants each, offered spicy chicken. All other international restaurants not serving the product will do so in a few months. "We have heard our customers for years request spicy chicken," said Agadi, "and we are giving them what they want - a bold, lively and delicious spicy chicken product. Church's will continue to offer the same value it has delivered to its customers for the past 53 years, but with a spicy new flavor, with more product offerings to come." About Church's Chicken Founded in San Antonio, Texas “San Antonio” redirects here. For other uses, see San Antonio (disambiguation). San Antonio is the second most populous city in Texas, the third most populous metropolitan area in Texas, and is the seventh most populous city in the United States. As of the 2006 U.S. in 1952, Church's Chicken is a highly recognized brand name in the QSR QSR Quick Service Restaurant QSR QoS (Quality of Service) Satisfaction Rate QSR Quality System Regulations QSR Quality Status Report QSR Quality System Review QSR Quarterly Status Report QSR Quality System Requirement sector, and is one of the largest quick service chicken concepts in the world. Church's Chicken serves traditional Southern and Spicy Fried Chicken Fried chicken is chicken which is dipped in a breading mixture and then deep fried, pan fried or pressure fried. The breading seals in the juices but also absorbs the fat of the fryer, which is sometimes seen as unhealthy. with a focus on offering complete meals with large portions at low prices and is positioned as the Value Leader in the Chicken QSR category. As of December 26, 2004, the Church's system had 1556 locations worldwide. During 2004, the Church's system generated approximately $950 million of sales. |
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