Chicken Salad Chick Introduces Sweet New Menu Addition: Cake
Chicken Salad Chick is expanding its menu with a sweet new offering - Cake!
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.
Chicken Salad Chick is expanding its menu with a sweet new offering - Cake!
Chicken Salad Chick opens 16th North Carolina restaurant in Jacksonville, featuring a drive-thru and outdoor patio.
Chicken Salad Chick expands to Kernersville, North Carolina, with third location, owned by Paul and Michael Umphenour of Piedmont Restaurant Group, Inc.
Chicken Salad Chick opens its fourth location in Little Rock, Arkansas, offering a free chicken salad for a year to the first 100 guests.
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Chicken Salad Chick has opened a new location in St. Matthews, Kentucky.
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Chicken Salad Chick brings made-from-scratch favorites to Greenville, North Carolina, with a new restaurant opening on April 10.
Chicken Salad Chick achieves sales for its annual charitable program, the Giving Card, which supports local food charities and childhood cancer research.

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Chicken Salad Chick opened a new location in Gardendale, Alabama, marking its fifth location in the Birmingham area.
Chicken Salad Chick re-opened its Tulsa location, offering free chicken salad for a year to the first 100 guests.
Chicken Salad Chick opened a new location in Norfolk, Virginia, offering a large outdoor patio and specials for the grand opening week.