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title: "Dave’s Hot Chicken Makes Its Entrance into South Carolina with Latest Signed Agreement"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/d7cdc02c-7c98-4c5c-97c5-43eaf0543488
source: "Franchising.com"
original_url: https://www.franchising.com/news/20220708_daves_hot_chicken_makes_its_entrance_into_south_carolina_with_latest_signed.html
category: "Chicken"
industry: "Restaurants"
segment: "Chicken"
published: 2022-07-08T12:00:00.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T01:04:31.552Z
image: https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1555396273-367ea4eb4db5?w=1600&q=80&auto=format&fit=crop
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# Dave’s Hot Chicken Makes Its Entrance into South Carolina with Latest Signed Agreement

**TL;DR:** Dave's Hot Chicken has signed a franchise agreement with Kal Gullapalli to open locations in South Carolina. Gullapalli, who owns Marco's Pizza locations in the state, will bring the brand's hot chicken concept to the area.

*originally published in Franchising.com on 2022-07-08. [Read the original](https://www.franchising.com/news/20220708_daves_hot_chicken_makes_its_entrance_into_south_carolina_with_latest_signed.html).*

## Story

“I’m thrilled to bring Dave’s Hot Chicken to South Carolina. Nashville hot chicken is already delicious as it is, but Dave’s takes it to another level not found anywhere else in the category, and I think it will be a hit in the area,” said Gullapalli, who owns many of the Marco’s Pizza locations throughout South Carolina. “Not only is the food fantastic, but the leadership backing the brand is impeccable, and these appealing factors have set me up well for successful operations.”

“Every time we make our entrance into a new state, we have to be conscious that we’re partnering with the right operator to make a great first impression. Kal is the perfect example of the operator we want to be first-to-market with,” said Shannon Swenson, Vice President of Franchise Development at Dave’s Hot Chicken. “I’m excited for him to bring our one-of-a-kind chicken concept to South Carolina and create legions of new Dave’s Hot Chicken fans.”

Specializing in hot chicken tenders and sliders, with spice levels ranging from “No Spice” to “Reaper,” each restaurant also serves sides of house-made Kale Slaw, creamy Mac & Cheese and crispy Fries or Cheese Fries.

## Entities

- Franchising.com (publication)
- Restaurants (sector)
- franchising (topic)
- franchise agreement (topic)
- south carolina (location)
- Marco's Pizza (company)
- new locations (topic)
- Dave's Hot Chicken (company)
- restaurant concept (topic)
- state expansion (topic)
- Kal Gullapalli (person)

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Originally reported by Franchising.com (https://www.franchising.com/news/20220708_daves_hot_chicken_makes_its_entrance_into_south_carolina_with_latest_signed.html). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/d7cdc02c-7c98-4c5c-97c5-43eaf0543488).