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title: "Cincinnati Business Courier: Slim Chickens Opens First Cincinnati-area Location"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/d26b2c13-4d38-4580-b8ac-6e921b797954
source: "1851 Franchise"
original_url: https://1851franchise.com/cincinnati-business-courier-slim-chickens-opens-first-cincinnati-area-location-12034
category: "Chicken"
industry: "Restaurants"
segment: "Chicken"
topics: ["Development & multi-unit"]
published: 2017-05-02T20:15:01.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T03:13:15.401Z
image: https://newimage.1851franchise.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=85,format=webp,width=1280,height=720/story/featureImage/26a10dfd6601e2fed79c5cba91e504d37332.jpg
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# Cincinnati Business Courier: Slim Chickens Opens First Cincinnati-area Location

**TL;DR:** Slim Chickens opens its first Cincinnati-area location, marking a milestone for the brand with 50 units across the US. Local franchisee Mark Smith plans to open four locations within the Cincinnati area.

*originally published in 1851 Franchise on 2017-05-02. [Read the original](https://1851franchise.com/cincinnati-business-courier-slim-chickens-opens-first-cincinnati-area-location-12034).*

## Story

Local franchisee Mark Smith opened the first Cincinnati-area Slim Chickens today, May 1, 2017. Smith plans to open four locations within the Cincinnati area.

Fayetteville, Arkansas based Slim Chickens recently crossed the 50-unit milestone earlier this year and has seen huge success building a loyal customer base focused on southern hospitality and a mantra of “Life Changing Chicken” that betters the lives of people in the communities it serves.

## Entities

- 1851 Franchise (publication)
- Restaurants (sector)
- unit expansion (topic)
- franchisee (topic)
- location growth (topic)
- Slim Chickens (company)
- cincinnati (location)

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Originally reported by 1851 Franchise (https://1851franchise.com/cincinnati-business-courier-slim-chickens-opens-first-cincinnati-area-location-12034). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/d26b2c13-4d38-4580-b8ac-6e921b797954).