Big Chicken

🏆 Big Chicken takes the NUMBER ONE SPOT! 🏆 We are BIG time honored to lead this year’s Top 100 Movers and Shakers, moving up from our #3 position last year. Our incredible 2023 included more than doubling our open units from 10 to 28. On top of that, we’re proud to celebrate CEO Josh Halpern’s inclusion in the Top 25 Fast Casual Executives. We have more than 340 locations in development and are excited to continue bringing you BIG Fun, BIG Flavor and especially BIG GROWTH next year! tinyurl.com/28eb4c7x Fast Casual #MoversandShakers #NRAshow #FCTop100 Cherryh Cansler Josh Halpern Shaquille O'Neal Samuel Stanovich 🐔 Anna Tauzin National Restaurant Association

Big Chicken goes GLOBAL. 🌎🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 We’re kicking off our world tour this spring with our first-ever international opening in Manchester, England, with soon-to-follow arena locations in Canada. But that’s not all —exciting deals are in place to bring BIG flavors down to Central America spanning Honduras, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala and Panama. https://lnkd.in/gEyRA4ce Oak View Group Thomas Talarico BLT UK Holdings Limited Samuel Stanovich 🐔 Josh Halpern Shaquille O'Neal

"Beyond the backing by Shaquille O'Neal, Big Chicken brings BIG flavors that are truly unique. After encountering Big Chicken on a Carnival Cruise, I knew that I needed to bring the brand to my community” - Jason Ratlif, Multi-Unit Franchisee 🐔 https://lnkd.in/gvaDcjay Get excited, Louisiana‼️ Local restauranteur Jason Ratlif and his team are bringing BIG fun from East Texas to Northern Louisiana starting in Monroe. Stay tuned for location updates on this six-unit deal. Josh Halpern Samuel Stanovich 🐔 Anna Tauzin Shaquille O'Neal #franchising #growth

We are OPEN in downtown Chattanooga!! 👏🏻 Thanks to everyone who joined our second Tennessee opening — it was BIG fun. Shoutout to our all-star operators Jim, Brion, Andrew and Bruce who’ve been eagerly waiting to bring Big Chicken to a market they deeply know and love. We’ll see you soon in Nashville 👀🐔 GPR HOSPITALITY, LLC Jim Richards Brion Voges Bruce Bowman Andrew Gardner Josh Halpern Shaquille O'Neal Samuel Stanovich 🐔 Anna Tauzin

Our Head Chef Rob was inspired to create THE NASHVILLE HOT CHICKEN SHAKE after returning from opening one our newest locations in Tennessee. 🔥 Come give it a try beginning today at all #BigChickenShaq locations nationwide! 🐔🙌 Shaquille O'Neal Josh Halpern Matthew Haller Sam Oches Cherryh Cansler Danny Klein Alicia Kelso #qsr #fastcasual #ittakesavillage #development #franchise Josh Halpern Anna Tauzin Tony Giardina Jason Mceachern Trisha Durham Samuel Stanovich 🐔

Our Head Chef Rob was inspired to create THE NASHVILLE HOT VANILLA SHAKE after returning from opening one of our newest locations in Tennessee. 🔥 Available now at all #BigChickenShaq locations nationwide! 🐔🙌

Introducing THE NASHVILLE HOT VANILLA SHAKE 🔥 A SWEET and SPICY treat that will leave you craving more with our smooth vanilla ice cream blended with our spicy cayenne-infused sauce and topped with whipped cream, cinnamon and a crispy Nashville hot tender 🐔 Available now at all #BigChickenShaq locations nationwide! 🙌 USA TODAY Thrillist FOODBEAST Eat This, Not That! Axios Yahoo Finance PEOPLE Magazine | PEOPLE.com

🚨 Lake City is OPEN, marking a BIG day as we officially welcome guests to our first full restaurant in Florida. 🚨 Come stop by and see why it’s not only a meal, but a larger than life experience filled with BIG fun and BIG flavor. #BOKBOK 🐔  https://lnkd.in/gSqNCycW Congratulations on your third opening, Amy McMillan Chris McMillan!! Josh Halpern Shaquille O'Neal Anna Tauzin Samuel Stanovich 🐔 Rusty Enfinger

From a spontaneous visit to Carnival Cruise Line to bringing the BIG flavors of Big Chicken onboard four Carnival Cruise Line ships, our Founder Shaquille O'Neal never fails to find the BIG fun in business. 🛳️🐔 Dive into the story behind our BIG partnership at sea: https://lnkd.in/gESdD9eR Josh Halpern Samuel Stanovich 🐔 Anna Tauzin Carnival Cruise Line

Want to win a #BigChickenShaq franchise? Enter our Big Bracket Challenge by Wednesday, March 20th. If you fill out a perfect bracket, Shaquille O'Neal will give you your very own Big Chicken franchise! Enter Here: https://bit.ly/48Z2G7A Nation's Restaurant News QSR Fast Casual ABC15 Arizona SCVTV Santa Clarita Fox 32 Chicago WJRT, Inc. ABC12 MLive.com Dayton Daily News Houston Press Houston Chronicle Mukilteo Beacon CultureMap EssentiallySports Sportskeeda Thrillist