Chester's International, known as Chester's or Chester's Chicken, is a
fried chicken quick-service restaurant
A fast-food restaurant, also known as a quick-service restaurant (QSR) within the industry, is a specific type of restaurant that serves fast-food cuisine and has minimal table service. The food served in fast-food restaurants is typically ...
chain based in
Birmingham, Alabama
Birmingham ( ) is a city in the north central region of the U.S. state of Alabama. Birmingham is the seat of Jefferson County, Alabama's most populous county. As of the 2021 census estimates, Birmingham had a population of 197,575, down 1% fr ...
,
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
A mascot is any human, animal, or object thought to bring luck, or anything used to represent a group with a common public identity, such as a school, professional sports team, society, military unit, or brand name. Mascots are also used as fi ...
,
named for the
Chester Goode character on ''
Gunsmoke'', a favorite TV show of Giles'. In late 2012, the company moved its headquarters to the Birmingham suburb of
Mountain Brook, Alabama
Mountain Brook is a city in southeastern Jefferson County, Alabama, United States, and a suburb of Birmingham. Its population at the 2010 census was 20,413.
History
The city was originally developed in 1929 by real-estate businessman Robert Jemi ...
.
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
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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
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