
Zaxby’s Opens First Restaurant in Meridian, Mississippi
Saucy chicken chain Zaxby's® is opening its first restaurant in Meridian, Mississippi, at 520 MS-19 South.
Zaxby's is a company in Burnaze's franchise knowledge graph, mentioned since 2015. 342 stories link here, each summarized from the original publisher. * Zaxby's introduces new Honey Chipotle Sauce and Peppermint Cookies & Cream Shake, available on menus starting November 2 [[2026-10-26 Zaxbys Introduces New Honey Chipotle Sauce and Peppermint Cookies & Cream Shake (bbabba)]] * Areas USA opens the first of five Zaxby's units in Florida as part of a development deal [[2026-10-14 Areas USA Opens 1st of 5 Zaxbys Units (01f005)]] * Zaxby's partners with Areas USA to expand into travel plazas through a multi-unit agreement [[2026-10-06 Zaxbys Partners with Areas USA to Expand into Travel Plazas (dba6c6)]] * Zaxby's enters the travel hospitality sector through a landmark agreement with Areas USA [[2026-10-06 Zaxbys Enters Travel Hospitality Through Landmark Agreement with Areas USA (5ef2d2)]] * Zaxby's franchisee partners with the University of Alabama Marching Band [[2026-09-30 Zaxbys Franchisee Partners with University of Alabama Marching Band (93a26c)]] * Zaxby's signs two franchise agreements to expand in Mississippi [[2026-09-18 Zaxbys signs 2 franchise agreements to expand in Mississippi (d85bf1)]] * Zaxby's launches its NERDS Strawberry Milkshake nationwide for a limited time [[2026-08-31 Zaxbys Launches NERDS Strawberry Milkshake Nationwide for Limited Time (bf86d6)]] Filed under Restaurants / Chicken.
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Saucy chicken chain Zaxby's® is opening its first restaurant in Meridian, Mississippi, at 520 MS-19 South.

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