Shaquille O'Neal-Owned Big Chicken Coming Soon to Nashville, Knoxville and Chattanooga
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Shaquille O'Neal-Owned Big Chicken Coming Soon to Nashville, Knoxville and Chattanooga

August 19, 2022 // Franchising.com // NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Music City is getting its next BIG hit!

Big Chicken announced today that it has signed a franchise agreement to open its first restaurant in Tennessee with local restauranter Jim Richards.

"With four decades of restaurant industry experience under my belt, I know the importance of creating a 'wow' experience for customers," said Richards, who signed on to open ten locations across the state. "The food, service and overall experience at Big Chicken are truly unmatched and as someone who's lived in the area for over 40 years, I'm confident we'll become a quick hit for folks in Nashville, Knoxville and Chattanooga."

Richards has experience working with several brands in the restaurant industry. He served as the Vice President of Franchise Services for The Krystal Company for ten years before launching his own company, GPR Hospitality LLC, where he currently owns and operates 13 Five Guys restaurants in Tennessee and North Georgia as well as Fiamma Pizza Company with partner Brion Voges. With strong connections of his own in the industry, Voges, along with Richards' other business partners and associates Andrew Gardner, Bruce Bowman and Rodney Hutson will also be involved in operating the new Big Chicken locations. Together, they look forward to leveraging their industry knowledge to expand the brand's presence into Nashville, Knoxville and Chattanooga.

"Jim's extensive experience in restaurant ownership is extremely impressive and his excitement about the business is infectious," said Big Chicken CEO Josh Halpern. "Nashville is a prime market and one we've been excited to expand into and Knoxville and Chattanooga are incredible college town markets that we're excited to enter as well. We look forward to supporting Jim and his team as they introduce Music City and Eastern Tennessee to BIG flavor, BIG food and BIG fun!"

 

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