Chester's International, known as Chester's or Chester's Chicken, is a
fried chicken quick-service restaurant chain based in
Birmingham, Alabama
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United States
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W.O. Giles founded Chester's in October 1965 and adopted Chester the Chicken as the emerging foodservice company's
mascot,
named for the
Chester Goode character on ''
Gunsmoke
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'', a favorite TV show of Giles'. In late 2012, the company moved its headquarters to the Birmingham suburb of
Mountain Brook, Alabama.
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
Entrepreneurship is the creation or extraction of economic value in ways that generally entail beyond the minimal amount of risk (assumed by a traditional business), and potentially involving values besides simply economic ones.
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'', , the chain has more than 1,098 locations worldwide.
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Monmouth County, NJ
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Downtown Memphis, TN
Gallery
Chester's chicken counter.jpg, Chester's Chicken counter
Pilot truck stop with Chester's Chicken.jpg, Pilot truck stop with Chester's Chicken
Banners advertising Chester's Chicken.jpg, Banners advertising Chester's Chicken
A Love's gas station with a Subway and a Chester's Chicken restaurant.jpg, A Love's travel stop with a Subway and a Chester's Chicken restaurant
See also
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List of chicken restaurants
References
External links
Chester's International
Companies based in Birmingham, Alabama
Restaurants in Birmingham, Alabama
Restaurants established in 1965
Fast-food poultry restaurants
Fast-food franchises
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