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title: "Chicken Salad Chick Announces Expansion into Kansas"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/c022ad38-867d-42a2-adab-0671fe399298
source: "Franchising.com"
original_url: https://www.franchising.com/news/20240923_chicken_salad_chick_announces_expansion_into_kansas.html
category: "Chicken"
industry: "Restaurants"
segment: "Chicken"
topics: ["Development & multi-unit"]
published: 2024-09-23T12:00:00.000Z
modified: 2026-10-31T18:33:33.323Z
image: https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1561758033-d89a9ad46330?w=1600&q=80&auto=format&fit=crop
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# Chicken Salad Chick Announces Expansion into Kansas

**TL;DR:** Chicken Salad Chick is expanding into Kansas through a joint-venture with the opening of three locations. The locations will serve the suburbs surrounding Prairie Village, Olathe, Overland Park, and Lenexa, Kansas.

*originally published in Franchising.com on 2024-09-23. [Read the original](https://www.franchising.com/news/20240923_chicken_salad_chick_announces_expansion_into_kansas.html).*

## Story

The Johnson County-based sisters and Kansas City natives are launching their first ever joint-venture with the opening of three Chicken Salad Chick locations to serve the suburbs surrounding Prairie Village, Olathe, Overland Park and Lenexa, Kansas.

“I first discovered Chicken Salad Chick in 2012 with my sister on one of our trips to Destin, Florida. We love the concept and ultimately decided to bring it to Kansas,” said Jo Anne Williams, co-owner of the Chicken Salad Chick venture. “We’re thrilled to share Chicken Salad Chick’s classic, made from scratch food and Southern hospitality with our friends, neighbors and communities in Johnson County,” added Cindy Sulzman.

Williams will be leading business development and back-office operations. Sulzman will head up retail operations, catering, and merchandising. Jo Anne’s husband, Kirk – an experienced restaurant operator and franchisee, will oversee restaurant operations and development.

These new Chicken Salad Chick locations on both the Missouri and Kansas sides of the Kansas City market are set to open in 2025.

## Entities

- Franchising.com (publication)
- unit expansion (topic)
- QSR (sector)
- location expansion (topic)
- Chicken Salad Chick (company)
- Kansas (location)
- joint venture (topic)
- Overland Park (location)
- Johnson County (location)
- Olathe (location)
- Lenexa (location)
- Destin, Florida (location)

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Originally reported by Franchising.com (https://www.franchising.com/news/20240923_chicken_salad_chick_announces_expansion_into_kansas.html). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/c022ad38-867d-42a2-adab-0671fe399298).