Bojangles (restaurant)

Bojangles OpCo, LLC
Bojangles
Company typePrivate
Nasdaq: BOJA
IndustryFood
Founded1977; 47 years ago (1977)
Charlotte, North Carolina, U.S.
FoundersJack Fulk
Richard Thomas
HeadquartersCharlotte, North Carolina, United States
Number of locations
818[1] (2023)
Area served
United States
Honduras
Key people
ProductsFast food, including fried chicken, biscuits, french fries
RevenueIncrease US$547 million[2] (2021)
OwnerThe Jordan Company
Durational Capital Management
Number of employees
9,900 (2021)
Websitewww.bojangles.com

Bojangles OpCo, LLC., doing business as Bojangles (known as Bojangles' Famous Chicken 'n Biscuits until 2020), is an American regional chain of fast food restaurants that specializes in Cajun-seasoned fried chicken and buttermilk biscuits and primarily serves the Southeastern United States. The company was founded in Charlotte, North Carolina in 1977 by Jack Fulk and Richard Thomas.[3]

Bojangles has locations in Honduras and previously franchised restaurants in Grand Cayman Island, Jamaica, Mexico[4] and China.[5][6] As of 2023, restaurants are in 17 U.S. states[7] (Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia and West Virginia) with planned expansions into Arizona,[8] California,[9] Nevada[10] and New Jersey.[11] Its home state of North Carolina has the largest number of locations.[12]

  1. ^ "All Bojangles' Locations | Famous Chicken 'n Biscuits". Bojangles. Retrieved September 12, 2023.
  2. ^ a b Ruggless, Ron (April 2, 2019). "Bojangles names new marketing chief". Nation's Restaurant News. Archived from the original on April 2, 2019. Retrieved April 3, 2019.
  3. ^ Wehrum, Kasey (June 2011). "Obituary: Jack Fulk, 1932-2011". Inc. Archived from the original on July 12, 2019. Retrieved July 12, 2019.
  4. ^ WRAL (February 8, 2006). "Bojangles To Open Restaurants In Mexico". WRAL.com. Retrieved November 19, 2023.
  5. ^ Paul Nowell. "Bojangles' aims to lure Chinese to 10 new stores". Wilmington Star-News. Associated Press. Retrieved November 19, 2023.
  6. ^ Myers, Dan (October 17, 2016). "10 Things You Didn't Know About Bojangles' Famous Chicken 'n Biscuits". The Daily Meal. Archived from the original on April 19, 2017. Retrieved November 17, 2020.
    - Martorana, Celeste (February 16, 2016). "Bojangles' Taps AC&M Group to Connect with US Hispanic Consumers". Portada. Archived from the original on September 25, 2020. Retrieved November 17, 2020.
  7. ^ "All Bojangles' Locations | Famous Chicken 'n Biscuits". locations.bojangles.com. Retrieved September 13, 2023.
  8. ^ "Bojangles expanding to Arizona, here's what we know about the 20 new restaurants". ABC15 Arizona in Phoenix (KNXV). March 15, 2024. Retrieved May 15, 2024.
  9. ^ Asperin, Alexa Mae (April 16, 2024). "Bojangles opening first West Coast locations in California". FOX 11. Retrieved May 15, 2024.
  10. ^ "Bojangles expanding to Las Vegas with opening of 20 restaurants". July 31, 2023.
  11. ^ NJ.com, Christopher Burch | NJ Advance Media for (March 2, 2022). "Bojangles is coming to N.J., opening 10 restaurants". nj. Retrieved September 13, 2023.
  12. ^ "Bojangles locations". Archived from the original on April 19, 2020. Retrieved March 30, 2020.