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title: "Dave’s Hot Chicken Brings the Nashville-Style Heat to Virginia with Twelve-Unit Deal"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/6306b781-1f3f-42b0-a654-a33536147a9c
source: "Franchising.com"
original_url: https://www.franchising.com/news/20230914_daves_hot_chicken_brings_the_nashvillestyle_heat_to_virginia_with_twelveuni.html
category: "Chicken"
industry: "Restaurants"
segment: "Chicken"
published: 2023-09-14T12:00:00.000Z
modified: 2026-10-31T20:31:09.763Z
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# Dave’s Hot Chicken Brings the Nashville-Style Heat to Virginia with Twelve-Unit Deal

**TL;DR:** Dave's Hot Chicken has signed a twelve-unit development deal with its original franchisees to expand into Virginia. The brand, founded by Arman Oganesyan, Dave Kopushyan, Tommy, and Gary Rubenyan, specializes in Nashville-style hot chicken and will bring its unique offerings to several counties in the state.

*originally published in Franchising.com on 2023-09-14. [Read the original](https://www.franchising.com/news/20230914_daves_hot_chicken_brings_the_nashvillestyle_heat_to_virginia_with_twelveuni.html).*

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September 14, 2023 // Franchising.com // VIRGINIA - Dave’s Hot Chicken announced today that it has locked in a new franchise agreement with the brand’s original franchisees. This group includes business partners Deryl Pangelinan, Andrew Voss, Chris Cook, Andrew Feghali and Lawrence Kourie. After being the first to franchise with Dave’s Hot Chicken in 2020, the group inked a twelve-unit development deal within several counties in the state of Virginia, bringing the brand’s unique take on Nashville hot chicken to more people on the East Coast.

"Their proven track record as skilled operators is truly remarkable, and we have full faith in their ability to delight the Dave's Hot Chicken enthusiasts in Virginia," said Bill Phelps, CEO of Dave's Hot Chicken.

"In every market we venture into, we experience a warm and welcoming embrace from the community. The opportunity to introduce the brand to new markets is a tremendous privilege," said Cook.

Founded by Arman Oganesyan and classically trained chef Dave Kopushyan, along with brothers, Tommy, and Gary Rubenyan in early 2017, Dave’s Hot Chicken initially opened as a parking lot pop-up, with lines quickly wrapping around the block.

Specializing in hot chicken tenders and sliders, with spice levels ranging from “No Spice” to “Reaper,” each restaurant also serves sides of house-made Kale Slaw, creamy Mac & Cheese and crispy Fries or Cheese Fries.

SOURCE Dave’s Hot Chicken

## Entities

- Franchising.com (publication)
- Restaurants (sector)
- unit expansion (topic)
- franchise agreement (topic)
- Virginia (location)
- Dave's Hot Chicken (company)
- Bill Phelps (person)
- Dave Kopushyan (person)
- nashville hot chicken (topic)
- Arman Oganesyan (person)
- Gary Rubenyan (person)
- Andrew Feghali (person)

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Originally reported by Franchising.com (https://www.franchising.com/news/20230914_daves_hot_chicken_brings_the_nashvillestyle_heat_to_virginia_with_twelveuni.html). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/6306b781-1f3f-42b0-a654-a33536147a9c).