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title: "Shaquille O’Neal-Owned Big Chicken Expands Franchise in Pennsylvania"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/94ac3a99-e7d1-4953-99da-5b05aad7ad07
source: "Franchising.com"
original_url: https://www.franchising.com/news/20230913_shaquille_onealowned_big_chickenexpands_franchise_in_pennsylvania.html
category: "Chicken"
industry: "Restaurants"
segment: "Chicken"
topics: ["Development & multi-unit"]
published: 2023-09-13T12:00:00.000Z
modified: 2026-10-31T20:30:44.362Z
image: https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1555396273-367ea4eb4db5?w=1600&q=80&auto=format&fit=crop
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# Shaquille O’Neal-Owned Big Chicken Expands Franchise in Pennsylvania

**TL;DR:** Big Chicken, owned by Shaquille O'Neal, is expanding its franchise presence in Pennsylvania with new locations. The Sidhu family will be at the forefront of bringing Big Chicken to markets across the state.

*originally published in Franchising.com on 2023-09-13. [Read the original](https://www.franchising.com/news/20230913_shaquille_onealowned_big_chickenexpands_franchise_in_pennsylvania.html).*

## Story

Big Chicken announced today that the brand will expand its presence in Pennsylvania. Accomplished family entrepreneurs Harsimrat, Shubreet, Samarjit, and Pukhraj Sidhu will be at the forefront of bringing Big Chicken to markets across the state, with State College being one of the first locations on their list for development.

“We are super excited to bring more BIG flavor, BIG food and BIG fun to the people of Pennsylvania,” said Harsimrat Sidhu, who played an instrumental role in introducing his family to Big Chicken. “We fell in love with the Big Chicken flavor profile and the variety of menu items they offer. Big Chicken really felt like a family to us.”

Prior to ownership with Big Chicken, the Sidhu family honed their backgrounds in convenience store, retail and hospitality industries, boasting 12 years of business experience in the region.

“Harsimrat, Shubreet, Samarjit, and Pukhraj will bring a new level of operations sophistication and excellence to the Big Chicken franchise system, and we’re thrilled to have them on board,” said Big Chicken CEO Josh Halpern.

## Entities

- Franchising.com (publication)
- Restaurants (sector)
- unit expansion (topic)
- franchise growth (topic)
- restaurant industry (topic)
- Big Chicken (company)
- Shaquille O'Neal (person)
- Josh Halpern (person)

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Originally reported by Franchising.com (https://www.franchising.com/news/20230913_shaquille_onealowned_big_chickenexpands_franchise_in_pennsylvania.html). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/94ac3a99-e7d1-4953-99da-5b05aad7ad07).