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title: "Church’s Texas Chicken opens its milestone 100th location in Mexico"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/11234b38-2317-4738-a1d5-04fd805b938a
source: "Global Franchise"
original_url: https://www.global-franchise.com/news/churchs-texas-chicken-opens-its-milestone-100th-location-in-mexico
author: "Raghav Patel"
category: "Chicken"
industry: "Restaurants"
segment: "Chicken"
topics: ["Development & multi-unit"]
published: 2021-08-05T08:49:00.000Z
modified: 2026-10-31T16:31:24.851Z
image: https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1561758033-d89a9ad46330?w=1600&q=80&auto=format&fit=crop
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# Church’s Texas Chicken opens its milestone 100th location in Mexico

**TL;DR:** Church's Texas Chicken has opened its 100th location in Mexico through its franchise partner Grupo GES. The brand has over 1,700 locations worldwide and continues to expand internationally.

*By Raghav Patel, originally published in Global Franchise on 2021-08-05. [Read the original](https://www.global-franchise.com/news/churchs-texas-chicken-opens-its-milestone-100th-location-in-mexico).*

## Story

**The chicken restaurant opened the doors of its 100****th** **location in Ciudad del Carmen, Campeche.**

Church’s Texas Chicken’s franchise partner Grupo GES has opened the chicken restaurant’s 100th location in Mexico, with the franchise partner itself having increased the number of locations it manages to three with the 100th location.

Inspired by Texan-style architecture, the new, free-standing restaurant will occupy 6,400 square feet with a contemporary dining room and state of the art technologies for online ordering and takeaway/delivery options.

“Mexico has proven to be one of our strongest markets and this is thanks to the franchisees and consumers who follow our brand,” said Russ Sumrall, senior vice president of international strategic development for Church’s Texas Chicken.

“We are thrilled to celebrate this opening with Grupo GES and Exelco as we continue to bring the legendary taste of Texas to the world. Their expertise in this category has played a significant role in our expansion efforts.”

Grupo GES have plans to open further units in the area.

“Church’s has become a favorite brand in Mexico. We are honored to bring its high-quality products and services to more communities,” said Jorge Hernandez Villanueva, CEO of Grupo GES. “Over the years, the Church’s® development team has provided us with comprehensive support and has kept us on the path to success through our partnership.”

Church’s Texas Chicken was founded in 1952 by George W. Church Sr. and has now grown to over 1,700 locations worldwide.

## Entities

- Restaurants (sector)
- Global Franchise (publication)
- international expansion (topic)
- Raghav Patel (person)
- location growth (topic)
- qsr (topic)
- Mexico (location)
- franchise partner (topic)
- George W. Church Sr. (person)

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Originally reported by Raghav Patel, Global Franchise (https://www.global-franchise.com/news/churchs-texas-chicken-opens-its-milestone-100th-location-in-mexico). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/11234b38-2317-4738-a1d5-04fd805b938a).