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'''Chester’s International''' is the fifth-largest fried chicken quick-service restaurant in the U.S. with more than 1,700 locations and operations in the U.S. and Puerto Rico, the Caribbean, Central America, Europe, and Canada. Its headquarters are located at 3500 [[Colonnade Parkway]] in [[Birmingham]]. | '''Chester’s International''' is the fifth-largest fried chicken quick-service restaurant in the U.S. with more than 1,700 locations and operations in the U.S. and Puerto Rico, the Caribbean, Central America, Europe, and Canada. Its headquarters are located at 3500 [[Colonnade Parkway]] in [[Birmingham]]. | ||
[[W. O. Giles]] founded Chester’s in October [[1965]] and adopted Chester the Chicken as the emerging | [[W. O. Giles]] founded Chester’s in October [[1965]] and adopted Chester the Chicken as the emerging food service company’s mascot, named for the Chester Goode character on ''Gunsmoke'', a favorite T.V. show of Giles. | ||
Today, Chester’s is predominately found as a | Today, Chester’s is predominately found as a food service offering in convenience stores and travel plazas across the country. The company began franchising its concept in July [[2004]] and has grown to in-line locations in shopping plazas and mall food courts. | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
* | * [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Chester%27s_International&oldid=176690634 Chester's International]. (December 9, 2007). Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Accessed December 28, 2007. | ||
==External links== | ==External links== | ||
*[http://www.chestersinternational.com Chester's International] | *[http://www.chestersinternational.com Chester's International] | ||
[[Category:1965 establishments]] | |||
[[Category:Restaurants]] | [[Category:Restaurants]] | ||
[[Category:Colonnade Parkway]] | [[Category:Colonnade Parkway]] | ||
Revision as of 09:59, 30 April 2012
Chester’s International is the fifth-largest fried chicken quick-service restaurant in the U.S. with more than 1,700 locations and operations in the U.S. and Puerto Rico, the Caribbean, Central America, Europe, and Canada. Its headquarters are located at 3500 Colonnade Parkway in Birmingham.
W. O. Giles founded Chester’s in October 1965 and adopted Chester the Chicken as the emerging food service company’s mascot, named for the Chester Goode character on Gunsmoke, a favorite T.V. show of Giles.
Today, Chester’s is predominately found as a food service offering in convenience stores and travel plazas across the country. The company began franchising its concept in July 2004 and has grown to in-line locations in shopping plazas and mall food courts.
References
- Chester's International. (December 9, 2007). Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Accessed December 28, 2007.