Chester's International, known as Chester's or Chester's Chicken, is a

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chain based in

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. W.O. Giles founded Chester's in October 1965 and adopted Chester the Chicken as the emerging foodservice company's

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, named for the

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character on ''

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'', a favorite TV show of Giles'. In late 2012, the company moved its headquarters to the Birmingham suburb of

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The company began franchising its concept in July 2004 and has grown to in-line locations in shopping plazas and mall

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s. According to ''

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'', , the chain has more than 1,098 locations worldwide. * Monmouth County, NJ * Downtown Memphis, TN

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