Church's Chicken

Church’s Chicken is reportedly looking for a buyer

Private-equity firm FFL Partners could seek $350 million for the 1,500-unit chain.

Church's Chicken

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Marketing

3 exec shifts reshaping chain marketing departments

By Heather Lalley on Mar. 06, 2019

Bojangles’, Church’s Chicken and Smoothie King are shaking up their marketing departments.

Operations

Delivery was worth the wait, Church’s Chicken learns

By Peter Romeo on Sep. 06, 2018

The quick-service chain spent a year studying the ins and outs of delivery before taking the plunge. Now it’s glad it did its homework.

Food

Chicken is surging, so long as it’s boneless

By Jonathan Maze on Jun. 25, 2018

Concepts that serve chicken without bones have flourished, taking share at a time when the industry has stumbled, says RB’s The Bottom Line.

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Jun. 21, 2016

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