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title: "The Red Chickz Kicks Off the New Year with Big Plans"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/486acfad-fe7e-4551-a7c7-e57f66a440ac
source: "Franchising.com"
original_url: https://www.franchising.com/news/20220111_the_red_chickz_kicks_off_the_new_year_with_big_plans.html
category: "Chicken"
industry: "Restaurants"
segment: "Chicken"
published: 2022-01-11T12:00:00.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T01:10:08.368Z
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# The Red Chickz Kicks Off the New Year with Big Plans

**TL;DR:** The Red Chickz plans to pilot self-ordering kiosks in their new Culver City location and expand the franchise. The Red Chickz was founded by Shawn Lalehzarian in 2018 and launched its franchise program in 2021.

*originally published in Franchising.com on 2022-01-11. [Read the original](https://www.franchising.com/news/20220111_the_red_chickz_kicks_off_the_new_year_with_big_plans.html).*

## Story

The Red Chickz continues to innovate to move the franchise into the future and provide their guests with an exceptional experience. With the pandemic still ongoing, customer and staff safety is a priority. To help everyone feel at ease, the brand plans to pilot self-ordering kiosks within their new Culver City location and eventually bring them into the rest of their restaurants.

“Our first location in Downtown Los Angeles has done remarkably well since opening in 2018 and we are confident that we will be just as successful in more places,” said Shawn Lalehzarian, founder of The Red Chickz.

After immigrating to the United States from Iran, Lalehzarian found his first job working at a local restaurant in San Diego washing dishes. Not knowing much English at the time, he was able to improve his communication skills significantly as he discovered his passion for the restaurant industry. As he progressed through his career, he was promoted to higher-up positions and eventually landed a senior management role and it was then he realized his dream was to open his own restaurant.

As a result, in 2018, The Red Chickz was then born. In 2021, Lalehzarian launched the franchise program for the Nashville hot chicken brand, showing that Shawn and The Red Chickz are a true example of the American dream.

“We are extremely passionate about serving high quality food in a fun, fast casual setting,” said Lalehzarian. “Our social media following and success in Los Angeles has made it clear that a lot of people want to try our food for themselves and we couldn’t be happier to give them that opportunity.”

## Entities

- Franchising.com (publication)
- Restaurants (sector)
- unit expansion (topic)
- Los Angeles (location)
- franchise program (topic)
- The Red Chickz (company)
- Shawn Lalehzarian (person)
- customer safety (topic)
- Culver City (location)
- Iran (location)
- self-ordering kiosks (topic)

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Originally reported by Franchising.com (https://www.franchising.com/news/20220111_the_red_chickz_kicks_off_the_new_year_with_big_plans.html). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/486acfad-fe7e-4551-a7c7-e57f66a440ac).