Bojangles' Famous Chicken 'n Biscuits

Bojangles' Famous Chicken 'n Biscuits is a regional chain of quick service restaurants based in Charlotte, North Carolina, specializing in spicy, "Cajun" fried chicken and buttermilk biscuits. The restaurants, named for the stage name of Bill Robinson and memorialized in song by Jerry Jeff Walker, are also known for their distinctive side dishes including dirty rice, Cajun-style pinto beans, and seasoned French fries, and Southern sweet tea.

Founded in Charlotte, North Carolina, in 1977 by Jack Fulk and Richard Thomas, Bojangles' grew rapidly to over 335 locations by 1985. The company suffered from overexpansion and poor management under the ownership of the Horn & Hardart Company. By the time the company was sold in 1990 there were only 154 restaurants. The company has now grown to over 500 restaurants and opens a new restaurant on average every ten days. Currently Bojangles' has restaurants in North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Tennessee, Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, and DC, as well as three restaurants in Roatán, Honduras. The Wall Street Journal, in 2008, ranked Bojangles' as one of "25 High-Performing Franchises." Among its other recognitions, Entrepreneur Magazine has named Bojangles' the number 1 restaurant in the chicken category, QSR Magazine has listed Bojangles' in its Top 10 Franchise Deals, Inc. magazine has listed Bojangles' among the fastest growing private companies for several years, GE Capital has shown Bojangles' to be among its top ten fastest growing restaurant chains and The Nations Restaurant News has shown Bojangles' to be the fastest growing chicken chain in 2010 and the fastest growing drive-thru, free standing QSR restaurant chain.