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title: "Samir Wattar"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/35924c66-426c-4293-9798-6b394192c6bf
source: "1851 Franchise"
original_url: https://1851franchise.com/franchise-influencers-samir-wattar-chief-operating-officer-laynes-chicken-fingers-2721666
category: "Restaurants"
industry: "Restaurants"
published: 2023-03-22T16:11:00.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T01:13:39.326Z
image: https://newimage.1851franchise.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=85,format=webp,width=1280,height=720/story/featureImage/7689e5a4a1d4cac0864e70bbd77a16451721.jpg
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# Samir Wattar

**TL;DR:** Samir Wattar is a veteran of the restaurant industry with 30+ years experience in restaurant operations and management. He is currently the Chief Operating Officer at Layne's Chicken Fingers.

*originally published in 1851 Franchise on 2023-03-22. [Read the original](https://1851franchise.com/franchise-influencers-samir-wattar-chief-operating-officer-laynes-chicken-fingers-2721666).*

## Story

Samir Wattar is a veteran of the restaurant industry with 30+ years experience in restaurant operations and management with established high growth and start up companies. Samir is progressive, decisive, innovative and is highly valued for expertise in interpreting corporate vision and strategy, translating objectives into actionable plans, and providing leadership to multi-functional, cross cultural teams. His past roles include Senior Director of Operations at Pollo Campero* , Vice President of Franchise Development & Supply Chain at MOOYAH Burgers, Fries & Shakes, Vice President of Supply Chain at Fuzzy’s Taco Shop and currently the Chief Operating Officer at Layne’s Chicken Fingers* .

About Layne's Chicken Fingers : Founded in 1994 in College Station, the original location became a Texas A&M legend known for its small-town charm, friendly service, iconic chicken fingers and secret sauce. While opening corporate locations across the Dallas-Fort Worth area, the leadership team focused on fine-tuning its operations and starting to franchise. Now, the company is planning to bring Layne’s Soon to be Famous™ Chicken Fingers to the rest of the world with plans to open 100 locations by the next four years.

Investment Range: $656,000 to $1,280,500

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## Entities

- 1851 Franchise (publication)
- Restaurants (sector)
- franchise development (topic)
- MOOYAH (company)
- leadership (topic)
- restaurant operations (topic)
- Layne's Chicken Fingers (company)
- Pollo Campero US (company)
- Samir Wattar (person)
- Fuzzy's Taco Shop (company)
- Texas A&M (company)

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Originally reported by 1851 Franchise (https://1851franchise.com/franchise-influencers-samir-wattar-chief-operating-officer-laynes-chicken-fingers-2721666). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/35924c66-426c-4293-9798-6b394192c6bf).