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title: "Church's Texas Chicken jumps into catering"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/bd54dae4-48e2-48e8-b47b-8913a02f1dff
source: "Nation's Restaurant News"
original_url: https://www.nrn.com/quick-service/church-s-texas-chicken-jumps-into-catering
author: "Alicia Kelso"
category: "Chicken"
industry: "Restaurants"
segment: "Chicken"
published: 2026-06-30T15:02:31.000Z
modified: 2026-10-31T13:19:03.526Z
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# Church's Texas Chicken jumps into catering

**TL;DR:** Church's Texas Chicken has introduced a new catering program across participating locations, offering buffet-style bundles and individual meals. The program aims to capture growing off-premises demand, with the catering market forecasted to exceed $81 billion in 2026.

*By Alicia Kelso, originally published in Nation's Restaurant News on 2026-06-30. [Read the original](https://www.nrn.com/quick-service/church-s-texas-chicken-jumps-into-catering).*

## Story

Church’s Texas Chicken has launched Church’s Catering to meet more occasions, from family gatherings to office lunches. Catered meals can be picked up or delivered from participating locations and can be ordered up to 90 days in advance.

"Our new catering program brings the signature taste of Church's Texas Chicken to more occasions and groups of all sizes with the convenience, quality, and value our guests expect," CEO Roland Gonzalez said in a statement. "As demand for catering and off-premises dining continues to grow, we're making it even easier to serve generous, great-tasting meals that bring people together."

The catering menu features a variety of formats tailored to different use cases, including buffet-style, full meal bundles for large groups, and individually packaged meals ideal for business or on-the-go occasions.

Guests can choose from bone-in chicken and chicken tenders, paired with the chain's signature Honey-Butter Biscuits, and jalapeño peppers. Also available are family-sized sides such as mashed potatoes with gravy, baked mac & cheese, and fried okra, as well as Church's Southern Sweet Tea. The company said its Big Meal Bundles serve up to 50 people, while Big Box Meals provide individually boxed meals.

To celebrate the launch, first-time catering orders will receive $15 off orders of $150 or more using the promotional code SAVE15PR.

With this launch, Church’s joins a growing number of chains jumping into the channel, including Bojangles and Sweetgreen. Chipotle is testing catering, while IHOP is bolstering marketing behind its channel. According to new data from ezCater’s 2026 Catering Growth Forum, workplaces are increasing their investment in food, with 91% planning to spend the same or more in 2026, up from 82% in 2024. And, one in five plan to increase that spending by more than 25% this year.

The catering market is forecasted to exceed $81 billion in 2026 — up more than 6 percent from 2025’s valuation, according to Expert Market Research.

## Entities

- QSR (sector)
- Nation's Restaurant News (publication)
- marketing strategy (topic)
- Chipotle (company)
- menu expansion (topic)
- IHOP (company)
- Bojangles (company)
- Church's Texas Chicken (company)
- Sweetgreen (company)
- Alicia Kelso (person)
- Roland Gonzalez (person)
- catering program (topic)

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Originally reported by Alicia Kelso, Nation's Restaurant News (https://www.nrn.com/quick-service/church-s-texas-chicken-jumps-into-catering). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/bd54dae4-48e2-48e8-b47b-8913a02f1dff).