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title: "Restaurant Veteran Harold Wallace Accelerates Slim Chickens’ Growth in Nashville"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/a2fc3c82-0963-4a42-842f-7373aaa0ec5a
source: "1851 Franchise"
original_url: https://1851franchise.com/restaurant-veteran-harold-wallace-accelerates-slim-chickens-growth-in-nashville-2713213
category: "Chicken"
industry: "Restaurants"
segment: "Chicken"
published: 2020-06-02T19:14:01.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T02:09:31.590Z
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# Restaurant Veteran Harold Wallace Accelerates Slim Chickens’ Growth in Nashville

**TL;DR:** Harold Wallace, a multi-unit franchisee, is accelerating Slim Chickens' growth in Nashville with plans to open two more restaurants per year until reaching nine units. Wallace's franchise group, Life Changing Hospitality, has already opened two Slim Chickens locations and is aiming to expand further in the greater Nashville region.

*originally published in 1851 Franchise on 2020-06-02. [Read the original](https://1851franchise.com/restaurant-veteran-harold-wallace-accelerates-slim-chickens-growth-in-nashville-2713213).*

## Story

Harold Wallace, a multi-unit franchisee with chicken franchise Slim Chickens , has been in the restaurant industry since he was 16 years old. Wallace discovered Slim Chickens when he met the brand’s COO, Sam Rothchild, who worked alongside Wallace in the restaurant industry for years. The Slim Chickens opening in Mt. Juliet will mark the third opening for Wallace’s franchise group, Life Changing Hospitality. The group is aiming to opening two more Slim Chickens restaurants per year until it reaches nine units throughout the greater Nashville region.

Harold Wallace: I grew up in Iowa and graduated from the University of Iowa in 1990. I've been in the restaurant business my whole career — started at 16 years old. I used to work with the COO Sam Rothschild. He hired me 17 or 18 years ago to run Tony Roma's restaurants on the West Coast. I finished a completed a deal to open seven Old Chicago restaurants in 12 years and sold them back to the corporate office. I live close to the Hendersonville Slim Chickens store in Gallatin.

Wallace: Sam Rothschild introduced me to my three partners three years ago. They had one Slim Chickens in Murfreesboro up and running, but the man running operations died of a heart attack. Sam called me up and I was able to step in and take over that role.

Wallace: It's a good brand. Chicken is a hot segment, and we do it better than our competition. Our product and offerings are better. It's a fun concept and we have a great story to tell. The southern feel of Slim Chickens really resonates well with people in the area.

Wallace: It’s a growing community, with both Amazon and Underarmour developing warehouses here. Amazon’s will be 3.6 million square feet. These two warehouses are bringing thousands of new employees to the area.

Wallace: Our goal is to get to two per year if we can find real estate deals. Our original contract was for 9 stores. There's plenty of room just in Nashville where we want to grow. Commercial real estate can be tough, though because everyone is fighting for the same piece of dirt. A lot of markets can be very expensive with over-inflated prices. Tennessee is a very business-friendly state, there is no state income tax, and it's family-friendly.

Matt Puttin is an Account Executive at No Limit Agency. He is a graduate from the Journalism School at the University of Missouri and emphasized in strategic communication and public relations. Matt is an avid Chicago sports fan and is anxious for the White Sox to make a return to the postseason.

## Entities

- 1851 Franchise (publication)
- Restaurants (sector)
- unit expansion (topic)
- Amazon (company)
- Multi-Unit Franchisee (person)
- Slim Chickens (company)
- restaurant growth (topic)
- multi-unit franchisee (topic)
- Sam Rothschild (person)
- Tony Roma's (company)

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Originally reported by 1851 Franchise (https://1851franchise.com/restaurant-veteran-harold-wallace-accelerates-slim-chickens-growth-in-nashville-2713213). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/a2fc3c82-0963-4a42-842f-7373aaa0ec5a).