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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
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-seasoned
fried chicken Fried chicken, also called Southern fried chicken, is a dish consisting of chicken pieces that have been coated with seasoned flour or batter and pan-fried, deep fried, pressure fried, or air fried. The breading adds a crisp coating or ...
and buttermilk biscuits and primarily serves the
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. The company was founded in
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in 1977 by Jack Fulk and Richard Thomas. Bojangles has locations in
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and previously franchised restaurants in
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and
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. , restaurants are in 17
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) with planned expansions into
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and
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. Its home state of North Carolina has the largest number of locations.


History

Bojangles was founded on July 6, 1977 in Charlotte. In the following year, the first franchised restaurant began operations. Jack Fulk sold the Bojangles concept to the now-defunct
Horn & Hardart Horn & Hardart was a food services company in the United States noted for operating the first food service automats in Philadelphia, New York City, and Baltimore. Horn & Hardart automats ushered in the fast food era and at their height, they wer ...
Company of New York in 1981. Bojangles received fame in 1989 because its restaurants remained open when
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struck the Carolinas when most other fast-food restaurants had closed. During Horn and Hardart's ownership, the chain grew rapidly and expanded to 335 restaurants including 100 in Florida. Part of this growth was fueled by acquisitions including the Florida-based Biscuits chain. In 1990, Horn and Hardart sold most of its interest to Sienna Partners and Interwest Partners. The company was then headed by the former
KFC KFC Corporation, doing business as KFC (an abbreviation of Kentucky Fried Chicken), is an American fast food restaurant chain specializing in fried chicken and chicken sandwiches. Headquartered in Louisville, Kentucky, it is the world's se ...
executive, Dick Campbell. In 1994, the company attempted a public offering. Campbell was subsequently replaced by CEO Jim Peterson. The company was sold to a group of investors headed by the former
Wendy's Wendy's International, LLC, is an American international fast food restaurant chain founded by Dave Thomas (businessman), Dave Thomas on November 15, 1969, in Columbus, Ohio. Its headquarters moved to Dublin, Ohio, on January 29, 2006. As of D ...
executive Joe Drury and financed by FMAC in 1998. Bojangles expanded throughout the 1990s and 2000s, with the 300th location opened in 2003. The restaurant started its first college campus location on the grounds of
Central Piedmont Community College Central Piedmont Community College (Central Piedmont) is a Public college, public community college in Charlotte, North Carolina. With an enrollment of more than 40,000 students annually, Central Piedmont is the second-largest community college ...
in 2005. The company also purchased naming rights to the original
Charlotte Coliseum Charlotte Coliseum was a multi-purpose sports and entertainment arena located in Charlotte, North Carolina. It was operated by the Charlotte Coliseum Authority, which also oversees the operation of Bojangles Coliseum, which was called Charlotte ...
on Independence Boulevard in Charlotte. Bojangles was purchased again in 2007 by Falfurrias Capital Partners, a
private equity firm A private equity firm or private equity company (often described as a financial sponsor) is an investment management company that provides financial backing and makes investments in the private equity of a Startup company, startup or of an existin ...
. The first airport location was opened in 2008 at the
Charlotte Douglas International Airport Charlotte Douglas International Airport is an international airport serving Charlotte, North Carolina, United States, located roughly west of the city's central business district. Charlotte Douglas is the primary airport for commercial and m ...
. In August 2011, Falfurrias sold Bojangles to Boston-based
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, another private equity firm, after a competitive bidding process with other investors. In 2012, Bojangles began sponsoring the NASCAR race Bojangles' Southern 500, and opened another college campus restaurant at UNC Greensboro. The company's 600th restaurant opened on July 8, 2014, on Galleria Road in Charlotte with Charlotte mayor Dan Clodfelter cutting the celebratory ribbon.Adams-Heard, Rachel. (July 9, 2014)
"Bojangles' reaches a milestone: 600 stores"
, ''The Charlotte Observer''. Retrieved July 9, 2014. In April 2015, the company filed with the US regulator for an
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of its common stock, expecting to raise $372 million. In January 2019, Randy Kibler was replaced by Jose Armario as the
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and brought with him Brian Unger as the
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. Both were past employees of
McDonald's McDonald's Corporation, doing business as McDonald's, is an American Multinational corporation, multinational fast food chain store, chain. As of 2024, it is the second largest by number of locations in the world, behind only the Chinese ch ...
. On January 28, 2019, Bojangles was acquired by The Jordan Company and Durational Capital Management (making it a privately held company) with Bojangles shareholders receiving $16.10 a share after their approval on January 14, 2019. In December 2019, Bojangles and Love's Travel Stops & Country Stores came to an agreement to add 40 Bojangles locations at Love's Travel Stops in
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,
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,
Arkansas Arkansas ( ) is a landlocked state in the West South Central region of the Southern United States. It borders Missouri to the north, Tennessee and Mississippi to the east, Louisiana to the south, Texas to the southwest, and Oklahoma ...
and
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– all new states for Bojangles(except Mississippi) – over the following ten years. On August 3, 2020, the company released a statement saying that it was dropping the
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from its name. On the same day, Bojangles released a video announcing a partnership with
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, the first celebrity to say the words, "It's Bo Time." On March 5, 2021, Bojangles announced a planned expansion into
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, its first
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location, to begin later that year. The announcement came on the same day Taco Johns announced it would significantly boost its Central Ohio presence, as well as already-planned expansions into the market by Sheetz and Del Taco. In March 2022, Bojangles announced that it would open its first 10 locations in
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. In July 2023, Bojangles announced they would further expand to the West Coast, opening 20 in
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. In March 2024, it was announced they would expand to Phoenix. In April 2024, it was announced they would expand into
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.


Menu

Restaurants offer the full menu during all operating hours. Biscuit sandwiches are the predominant breakfast item, including the signature cajun chicken filet biscuit, as well as
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,
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and country fried steak options. For lunch and dinner, the signature item is the bone-in
fried chicken Fried chicken, also called Southern fried chicken, is a dish consisting of chicken pieces that have been coated with seasoned flour or batter and pan-fried, deep fried, pressure fried, or air fried. The breading adds a crisp coating or ...
with a variety of side items (called "Fixin's"), including
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, cajun-seasoned
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s, dirty rice, Bo-tato Rounds (a type of
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),
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,
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,
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and
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. They also offer boneless chicken tenders known as "Chicken Supremes" which are served with a variety of dipping sauces, fried and grilled chicken sandwiches, a fish sandwich known as the "Bojangler" and a number of salads which can be topped with either grilled or fried chicken. Desserts include the Bo-Berry biscuit, which is a biscuit with blueberries topped with a sugar glaze, a sweet-potato
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and cinnamon biscuits. Seasonal and limited-time offerings also appear on some menus, such as pork chop biscuits. In April 2024, Bojangles added and created Bo's Bird Dog that features a chicken supreme in a toasted hot dog bun. In August 2024, they added bone-in chicken wings to their menu in plain, Creamy Buffalo, and
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flavors.


Animal welfare

In 2016, Bojangles pledged to transition to 100 percent cage-free eggs by 2025 as part of its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) program. However, as of 2025, they have not provided any updates on this goal.


Sponsorships

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See also

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List of fast-food chicken restaurants This is a list of notable chicken restaurants. This list includes casual dining, fast casual and fast food restaurants which typically specialize in chicken dishes such as fried chicken, chicken and waffles, chicken sandwiches or chicken and ...
* Bojangles Coliseum


References


External links

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