Chester's

Chester's International, known as Chester's or Chester's Chicken, is a fried chicken quick-service restaurant chain based in Birmingham, Alabama, United States.^[1] W.O. Giles founded Chester's in October 1965 and adopted Chester the Chicken as the emerging foodservice company's mascot,^[2] named for the Chester Goode character on Gunsmoke, a favorite TV show of Giles'. In late 2012, the company moved its headquarters to the Birmingham suburb of Mountain Brook, Alabama.^[3]

Chester's

Industry	QSR franchise
Founded	October 1965; 59 years ago (1965-10) in Montgomery, Alabama, United States
Founder	W.O. Giles
Headquarters	Birmingham, Alabama , United States
Website	www.chesterschicken.com

Locations

The company began franchising its concept in July 2004 and has grown to in-line locations in shopping plazas and mall food courts. According to Entrepreneur, As of November 2022^[update], the chain has more than 1,098 locations worldwide.^[where?][4]

• Monmouth County, NJ^[5]
• Downtown Memphis, TN^[6]

Gallery

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  Chester's Chicken counter
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  Pilot truck stop with Chester's Chicken
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  Banners advertising Chester's Chicken
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  A Love's travel stop with a Subway and a Chester's Chicken restaurant

See also

• List of chicken restaurants