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title: "Layne’s Chicken Fingers Absorbs Tariff Costs to Support Manufacturing"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/44ac474b-2a3c-43ab-86cf-2ee562bc1837
source: "1851 Franchise"
original_url: https://1851franchise.com/layneschickenfingers/laynes-chicken-fingers-tariff-impact-us-manufacturing-2729233
category: "Chicken"
industry: "Restaurants"
segment: "Chicken"
topics: ["Finance & M&A","Regulation & legal"]
published: 2025-05-02T13:08:26.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T00:53:38.763Z
image: https://newimage.1851franchise.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=85,format=webp,width=1280,height=720/story/featureImage/1746192296_2729233.png
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# Layne’s Chicken Fingers Absorbs Tariff Costs to Support Manufacturing

**TL;DR:** Layne's Chicken Fingers is absorbing tariff costs to support its manufacturing by sourcing basic items domestically. The franchise hopes to spark a revival in domestic manufacturing despite the challenges of finding US suppliers for items like napkins and to-go boxes.

*originally published in 1851 Franchise on 2025-05-02. [Read the original](https://1851franchise.com/layneschickenfingers/laynes-chicken-fingers-tariff-impact-us-manufacturing-2729233).*

## Story

In the wake of President Donald Trump’s new tariffs on imports from over 180 countries, many U.S. businesses are scrambling to raise prices or suspend overseas orders. But Layne’s Chicken Fingers, the Soon to be Famous™ restaurant franchise, is taking a different approach, according to a recent Bloomberg article.

While the brand already sources its chicken and fries domestically, Layne’s CEO Garrett Reed explained that even basic items like napkins, straws and to-go boxes are tough to find from U.S. suppliers. Still, he’s hopeful that the pressure from these tariffs will ultimately spark a revival in domestic manufacturing.

“There’s not a lot of people that produce this stuff in America. There just isn’t,” Reed said. “As a business owner, I’m willing to say that if we can rebuild our middle class or manufacturing, I’m willing to take it on the chin for the next year or so.”

The franchise’s stance adds a voice of optimism in a business climate where many entrepreneurs are bracing for economic strain and unpredictable supply chains.

## Entities

- 1851 Franchise (publication)
- Finance (sector)
- Layne's Chicken Fingers (company)
- Donald Trump (person)
- Garrett Reed (person)
- supply chain (topic)
- domestic manufacturing (topic)
- tariff costs (topic)
- us suppliers (topic)

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Originally reported by 1851 Franchise (https://1851franchise.com/layneschickenfingers/laynes-chicken-fingers-tariff-impact-us-manufacturing-2729233). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/44ac474b-2a3c-43ab-86cf-2ee562bc1837).