Chicken Salad Chick Opens in Barboursville, West Virginia
The fast-casual chicken salad franchise has entered its 26th state with a new location in Barboursville, marking the brand's debut in West Virginia.
Chicken Salad Chick is a company in Burnaze's franchise knowledge graph, mentioned since 2015. 408 stories link here, each summarized from the original publisher. * Chicken Salad Chick has surpassed 350 restaurants across 27 states, awarding over 100 franchise units this year, and has almost 350 locations in its development pipeline [[2026-11-02 Chicken Salad Chick Surpasses 350 Restaurants (6ec302)]]. * The brand is continuing its impressive pace of growth, surpassing 350 restaurants across 27 states [[2026-11-01 QSR’s November Issue Meet the Franchisee of the Year (fe385c)]]. * Chicken Salad Chick has expanded to 27 states with over 350 restaurants and has awarded more than 100 franchise units in 2026 [[2026-10-29 Chicken Salad Chick spreads into 5 new states, tops 350 restaurants (360d0e)]]. * The chain has opened its first restaurants in Minnesota, New York, Pennsylvania, Utah, and West Virginia, with much of the growth coming from the Northeast [[2026-10-29 Chicken Salad Chick spreads into 5 new states, tops 350 restaurants (360d0e)]]. * Chicken Salad Chick's CFO Drew Travis discusses the company's growth plans, including using AI for site selection, with the goal of reaching over 500 units [[2026-10-23 Chicken Salad Chick CFO Drew Travis on AI site selection and the road to 500 uni (83dcb3)]]. * Chicken Salad Chick has named Drew Travis as its chief financial officer, who brings extensive experience in finance and the restaurant industry [[2026-10-02 Chicken Salad Chick Franchise Names Drew Travis CFO (ab5a94)]]. * Chicken Salad Chick ranked No. 1 in the 2026 U.S. emerging dining brands study by data firm YouGov, outperforming other top brands like Cook Out and Just Salad [[2026-08-19 Chicken Salad Chick tops the chart in new study of emerging brands (5c43b8)]]. * Chicken Salad Chick has secured development agreements in New York, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia to expand its presence in the Northeast [[2026-10-02 Chicken Salad Chick Announces Significant Growth in Northeast (6d7e5b)]]. Filed under Restaurants / Chicken.
The fast-casual chicken salad franchise has entered its 26th state with a new location in Barboursville, marking the brand's debut in West Virginia.
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The new restaurant is located in the Tanyard Station shopping center in Barboursville.

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- Emerging Chains - Franchising - Fast Casual - News Chicken Salad Chick tops the chart in new study of emerging brands Data firm YouGov ranked the Top 20 restaurant chains on the
Chicken Salad Chick took the top spot in YouGov’s 2026 U.S. emerging dining brands study, beating out competitors like Cook Out and Just Salad.
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Travis brings more than 18 years of finance and over a decade of restaurant industry experience to the role, with a background spanning corporate finance, financial planning and analysis (FP&A), accounting, data analytic
Chicken Salad Chick has appointed former GoTo Foods executive Drew Travis as Chief Financial Officer to oversee corporate finance, accounting, and strategic planning.
Chicken Salad Chick debuts in Cleveland with new Fairview Park restaurant.
Chicken Salad Chick, the nation’s only fast casual chicken salad restaurant concept, announced the opening of the brand’s first restaurant in the greater Cleveland market, located in the Westgate Shopping Center at 3038 Westgate Mall Drive in Fairview Park.
Chicken Salad Chick, the nation’s only fast casual chicken salad restaurant concept, announced the opening of a brand-new restaurant located at 1016 Burkemont Avenue in Morganton.
Chicken Salad Chick, the nation’s only fast casual chicken salad restaurant concept, announced today the opening of its newest restaurant, located in the Amberwood Retail Center at 19037 I-35 in Kyle.
The new Chicken Salad Chick location features a drive-thru, and the grand opening on Wednesday, August 19 will offer free chicken salad for a year to the first 100 guests in line.

Mike Saccone and John Schuster will open their latest Chicken Salad Chick unit in Durham, North Carolina, on Aug.
The local community is invited to celebrate the grand opening on Tuesday, August 4, when the first 100 guests in line will win free chicken salad for a year*. 
Chicken Salad Chick, the nation’s only fast casual chicken salad restaurant concept, announced today the opening of its first restaurant in The Keystone State, which will expand the brand’s footprint to 25 states.
The new restaurant is located in the Airport Center Shopping Center.

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Chicken Salad Chick, the nation’s only fast casual chicken salad restaurant concept, announced the opening of its first restaurant in Minnesota, which will expand the brand’s footprint to 24 states.
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