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{{short description|American regional fast food chain}}
{{Infobox_Company |
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2019}}
company_name = Bojangles' Famous Chicken 'n Biscuits|
{{Infobox company
company_logo = [[Image:Bojangles.png]]
| name = Bojangles OpCo, LLC
'''Foundation =''' [[1977]]|left
| trade_name = Bojangles
company_type = International|
| logo = Bojangles 2020.svg
location = [[Charlotte, North Carolina]] |
| image = A Bojangles fast food restaurant in Hiawassee, Georgia, United States 02.jpg
key_people = Jack Fulk, Richard Thomas (Founders), Randy Kibler (CEO)|
| image_caption = A Bojangles location in [[Hiawassee, Georgia]], United States
industry = [[Food]] |
| foundation = {{start date and age|1977}}<br />Charlotte, North Carolina, U.S.
slogan = "GottaWannaNeedaGettaHava' Bojangles" |
| type = [[Privately held company|Private]]
products = [[Fast food]], including [[fried chicken]], [[biscuits]] and [[Cajun]] fixins |
| traded_as = {{NASDAQ was|BOJA}}
homepage = [http://www.bojangles.com http://www.bojangles.com]
| num_locations_year = 2023
| area_served = United States<br />[[Honduras]]
| location = [[Charlotte, North Carolina]], United States
| locations = 818<ref name=locations>{{Cite web|url=https://locations.bojangles.com/|title=All Bojangles' Locations &#124; Famous Chicken 'n Biscuits|website=Bojangles|access-date=September 12, 2023}}</ref>
| revenue = {{nowrap|{{increase}} US$547 million}}<ref name=service>{{cite web|url=https://www.nrn.com/quick-service/bojangles-names-new-marketing-chief|last=Ruggless|first=Ron|date=Apr 2, 2019|title=Bojangles names new marketing chief|work=[[Nation's Restaurant News]]|access-date=Apr 3, 2019|archive-date=April 2, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190402221854/https://www.nrn.com/quick-service/bojangles-names-new-marketing-chief|url-status=live}}</ref>
| revenue_year = 2021
| founders = [[Jack Fulk]]<br />Richard Thomas
| key_people = {{Unbulleted list|Jose Armario ([[Chief executive officer|CEO]])|Brian Unger ([[Chief operating officer|COO]])|Jackie Woodward<ref name=service /> ([[Chief marketing officer|CMO]])}}
| industry = [[Food]]
| num_employees = 9,900
| num_employees_year = 2021
| products = [[Fast food]], including [[fried chicken]], [[biscuit (bread)|biscuits]], [[french fries]]
| owner = [[The Jordan Company]]<br />Durational Capital Management
| homepage = {{URL|1=https://www.bojangles.com/}}
}}
}}
'''Bojangles OpCo, LLC.''', doing business as '''Bojangles''' (known as '''Bojangles' Famous Chicken 'n Biscuits''' until 2020), is an American regional chain of fast food restaurants that specializes in [[Cajun cuisine|Cajun]]-seasoned [[fried chicken]] and [[Biscuit (bread)|buttermilk biscuits]] and primarily serves the [[Southeastern United States]]. The company was founded in [[Charlotte, North Carolina]] in 1977 by [[Jack Fulk]] and Richard Thomas.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.inc.com/magazine/201106/obituary-jack-fulk-1932-2011.html|last=Wehrum|first=Kasey|date=June 2011|title=Obituary: Jack Fulk, 1932-2011|work=[[Inc. (magazine)|Inc.]]|access-date=July 12, 2019|archive-date=July 12, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190712024752/https://www.inc.com/magazine/201106/obituary-jack-fulk-1932-2011.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
'''''Bojangles' Famous Chicken 'n Biscuits''''' is a regional chain of [[fast food]] restaurants based in [[Charlotte, North Carolina]], specializing in spicy, "Cajun" fried chicken and buttermilk biscuits. The restaurants, named for the [[Mr. Bojangles (song)|song]] written by [[Jerry Jeff Walker]], are also known for their distinctive side dishes (called "fixins") including [[dirty rice]], Cajun Pintos and Cajun seasoned french fries.


Bojangles has locations in [[Honduras]] and previously franchised restaurants in [[Grand Cayman Island]], [[Jamaica]], [[Mexico]]<ref>{{Cite web |last=WRAL |date=2006-02-08 |title=Bojangles To Open Restaurants In Mexico |url=https://www.wral.com/story/news/local/story/149165/ |access-date=2023-11-19 |website=WRAL.com |language=en}}</ref> and [[China]].<ref>{{Cite web |author=Paul Nowell|agency=Associated Press |title=Bojangles' aims to lure Chinese to 10 new stores |url=https://www.starnewsonline.com/story/news/2004/12/08/bojangles-aims-to-lure-chinese-to-10-new-stores/30767261007/ |access-date=2023-11-19 |website=Wilmington Star-News |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Myers|first=Dan|date=2016-10-17|title=10 Things You Didn't Know About Bojangles' Famous Chicken 'n Biscuits|url=https://www.thedailymeal.com/eat/10-things-you-didn-t-know-about-bojangles-famous-chicken-n-biscuits-slideshow/slide-6|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170419120737/http://www.thedailymeal.com/eat/10-things-you-didn-t-know-about-bojangles-famous-chicken-n-biscuits-slideshow|archive-date=2017-04-19|access-date=2020-11-17|website=The Daily Meal}}<br />- {{Cite web|last=Martorana|first=Celeste|date=2016-02-16|title=Bojangles' Taps AC&M Group to Connect with US Hispanic Consumers|url=https://www.portada-online.com/more-from-portada/bojangles-inc-taps-acm-group-to-connect-with-us-hispanic-consumers/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200925001114/https://www.portada-online.com/more-from-portada/bojangles-inc-taps-acm-group-to-connect-with-us-hispanic-consumers/|archive-date=2020-09-25|access-date=2020-11-17|website=Portada}}</ref> {{As of|2023}}, restaurants are in 17 [[U.S. state]]s<ref>{{Cite web |title=All Bojangles' Locations {{!}} Famous Chicken 'n Biscuits |url=https://locations.bojangles.com/ |access-date=2023-09-13 |website=locations.bojangles.com |language=en}}</ref> ([[Alabama]], [[Arkansas]], [[Florida]], [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]], [[Illinois]], [[Kentucky]], [[Louisiana]], [[Mississippi]], [[North Carolina]], [[Ohio]], [[Pennsylvania]], [[South Carolina]], [[Tennessee]], [[Texas]], [[Virginia]] and [[West Virginia]]) with planned expansions into [[Arizona]],<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-03-15 |title=Bojangles expanding to Arizona, here's what we know about the 20 new restaurants |url=https://www.abc15.com/entertainment/events/bojangles-expanding-to-arizona-heres-what-we-know-about-the-20-new-restaurants |access-date=2024-05-15 |website=ABC15 Arizona in Phoenix (KNXV) |language=en}}</ref> [[California]],<ref>{{Cite web |last=Asperin |first=Alexa Mae |date=2024-04-16 |title=Bojangles opening first West Coast locations in California |url=https://www.foxla.com/news/bojangles-los-angeles-california-west-coast-restaurants |access-date=2024-05-15 |website=FOX 11 |language=en-US}}</ref> [[Nevada]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Bojangles expanding to Las Vegas with opening of 20 restaurants|date=July 31, 2023 |url=https://www.fox5vegas.com/2023/07/31/bojangles-expanding-las-vegas-with-opening-20-restaurants}}</ref> and [[New Jersey]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=NJ.com |first=Christopher Burch {{!}} NJ Advance Media for |date=2022-03-02 |title=Bojangles is coming to N.J., opening 10 restaurants |url=https://www.nj.com/business/2022/03/bojangles-is-finally-coming-to-nj-opening-10-restaurants.html |access-date=2023-09-13 |website=nj |language=en}}</ref> Its home state of North Carolina has the largest number of locations.<ref>{{cite web|title=Bojangles locations|url=https://locations.bojangles.com/index.html|access-date=30 March 2020|archive-date=April 19, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200419162637/https://locations.bojangles.com/index.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
Founded in [[Charlotte, North Carolina]], in 1977 by Jack Fulk and Richard Thomas, Bojangles' grew rapidly to over 200 locations by 1984, only to see its growth rate slow in the early 1990s. The company grew substantially in recent years to over 400 locations <ref> [http://www.restaurantnewsresource.com/article31206.html "Bojangles' Celebrates 400th Restaurant", "Restaurant News"], Feb 14, 2008</ref> in 11 states, mostly in the [[U.S. Southern states|American South]] ([[North Carolina]], [[South Carolina]], [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]], [[Alabama]], [[Florida]], [[Tennessee]], [[Virginia]]) and the [[Mid-Atlantic States]] of [[Pennsylvania]], [[Maryland]], [[New Jersey]] and [[New York]]. There are also international Bojangles' locations in [[Mexico]] and [[Honduras]]<ref> [http://www.reuters.com/article/pressRelease/idUS213375+18-Apr-2008+PRN20080418 "Bojangles'and Franchisee FDY, Inc. Celebrates Grand Opening At Charlotte Douglas International Airport", "Reuters"], Apr 18, 2008 </ref>. The Wall Street Journal in 2008 ranked Bojangles' as one of the "25 High-Performing Franchises."<ref>http://www.banfield.net/upload/high-performance-franchises.pdf</ref> As of February 2008, Bojangles has 439 locations and is growing at a rate of about one new restaurant a week.<ref>http://www.chainleader.com/article/CA6659437.html?industryid=47553</ref><ref>http://www.greenvilleonline.com/article/20090203/BUSINESS/902030344/1004/NEWS01</ref>


==History==
==History==
[[File:Bojangles.png|thumbnail|left|200px|Logo used from 1977 until 2020]]
Jack Fulk sold the Bojangles' concept to the now defunct New York company, The [[Horn & Hardart]] Company<ref>http://www.newyorker.com/archive/1982/10/04/1982_10_04_036_TNY_CARDS_000337269</ref>, in 1981. Horn and Hardart had pioneered "fast food"<ref> [http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=hardart&GSfn=frank&GSmn=+&GSbyrel=all&GSdyrel=all&GSob=n&GRid=10481130&/ "Frank Hardart, Sr", "Ancestry"], Feb 15 2005</ref> in another era with the use of coin operated [[automat]]s, the last of which was located on 42nd Street in New York City and was closed in 1991. Horn and Hardart was a publicly held company and raised large amounts of capital for expansion of the Bojangles' chain.
The first Bojangles location opened in 1977 in Charlotte. In the following year, the first franchised restaurant began operations.


Jack Fulk sold the Bojangles concept to the now-defunct [[Horn & Hardart]] Company of New York<ref>{{cite magazine | url= http://www.newyorker.com/archive/1982/10/04/1982_10_04_036_TNY_CARDS_000337269 | title= Bojangles' | department= The Talk of the Town | first= William | last= McKibben | date= October 4, 1982 | magazine= [[The New Yorker]] | access-date= August 30, 2013 | archive-date= October 22, 2012 | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20121022064151/http://www.newyorker.com/archive/1982/10/04/1982_10_04_036_TNY_CARDS_000337269 | url-status= live }}</ref> in 1981.
During the time of Horn and Hardart's ownership the chain grew rapidly and expanded to 457 restaurants including 123 restaurants in Florida. Part of this growth was fueled by acquisitions including the Florida based Biskits chain. The conversion of the Biskits restaurants was unsuccessful and saddled the company with a large amount of new debt. Several events brought about a modicum of stability in the late 1980s even while many of the company's largest markets were closed. When [[Hurricane Hugo]] struck the Carolinas, the company was able to open many of its restaurants while electricity remained off for more than a week in many areas. The massive amount of business sparked a turn-around in the company's sales that continued for many years. The company was stabilized under the leadership of CEO John Bifone, and a settlement was reached with the franchise association which had threatened the company.


Bojangles received fame in 1989 because its restaurants remained open when [[Hurricane Hugo]] struck the Carolinas when most other fast-food restaurants had closed.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bojangles.com/about-us/history |title=Bojangles &#124; History of our famous Chicken n' Biscuits restaurants |website=www.bojangles.com |access-date=11 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170116224300/https://www.bojangles.com/about-us/history |archive-date=16 January 2017 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
In 1990, Horn and Hardart sold most of its interest to Sienna Partners and Interwest Partners, which were managed by a group of young California venture capitalists based in [[Silicon Valley]]. The company was then headed by former [[KFC]] executive, Dick Campbell. After modest investment in facilities, training and operations, the company began a slow and steady improvement that lasted throughout most of the 1990s. In 1994 the company attempted a public offering which collapsed before completion based upon a "softening" of the performance and over-expansion of company units and franchisee acquisitions. Dick Campbell was replaced by CEO Jim Peterson. Again the company stabilized and improved its performance, eventually selling to a group of investors headed by former Wendy's executive Joe Drury <ref> [http://www.greatercharlottebiz.com/article.asp?id=536 "Chicken Franchise Spreads Its Wings", "Greater Charlotte Biz"], September, 2005</ref>and financed by FMAC in 1998.


During Horn and Hardart's ownership, the chain grew rapidly and expanded to 335 restaurants including 100 in Florida. Part of this growth was fueled by acquisitions including the Florida-based Biscuits chain.
Bojangles' was purchased one more time in 2007 by Falfurrias Capital Partners<ref> [http://www.qsrmagazine.com/articles/news/story.phtml?id=5732 "Bojangles' Acquired", "QSR Magazine"], Sept. 13, 2007</ref>, a private equity firm. The investment group includes Hugh L. McColl Jr., founder and chairman of Falfurrias Capital Partners and former chairman and chief executive of [[Bank of America]], and [[Jerry Richardson]], founder and president of the NFL [[Carolina Panthers]].


In 1990, Horn and Hardart sold most of its interest to Sienna Partners and Interwest Partners. The company was then headed by the former [[KFC]] executive, Dick Campbell. In 1994, the company attempted a public offering. Campbell was subsequently replaced by CEO Jim Peterson. The company was sold to a group of investors headed by the former [[Wendy's]] executive Joe Drury and financed by FMAC in 1998.<ref>{{cite news | url= http://www.greatercharlottebiz.com/article.asp?id=536 | title= Chicken Franchise Spreads Its Wings | work= Greater Charlotte Biz | date= September 2005 | url-status= dead | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20070815081233/http://www.greatercharlottebiz.com/article.asp?id=536 | archive-date= August 15, 2007 }}</ref>
Quick serve restaurant veteran Randy Kibler was named CEO of the company in 2007<ref>http://www.charlotteobserver.com/176/story/153229.html</ref>. Kibler started his career in 1970 at a Spartan Foods-owned Hardee’s location in Columbia, S.C. Working his way up the ranks, Kibler later worked at Flagstar Cos. Inc., where he served as senior vice president and then president and chief operating officer of the 600-restaurant Hardee’s division, as well as president and chief operating officer of Quincy’s Family Steakhouse and vice president of the western division of Denny’s. Starting 2002, Kibler was a partner in companies that served as developers and area representatives for Firehouse Restaurant Group Inc., the franchisor of Firehouse Subs. Kibler has focused on Bojangles' Cajun spiced chicken, buttermilk biscuits and iced tea menu items. The largest Bojangles in the U.S is in [[Lincolnton, North Carolina]]
[[File:Bojangle's_closeup,_Tifton.jpg|thumb|Bojangles in [[Tifton, Georgia]]]]
Bojangles expanded throughout the 1990s and 2000s, with the 300th location opened in 2003. The restaurant started its first college campus location on the grounds of [[Central Piedmont Community College]] in 2005. The company also purchased naming rights to the original [[Bojangles' Coliseum|Charlotte Coliseum]] on Independence Boulevard in Charlotte.


Bojangles was purchased again in 2007 by [[Hugh McColl#Later work|Falfurrias Capital Partners]],<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.qsrmagazine.com/news/bojangles-acquired | title=Bojangles' Acquired | work=QSR | date=September 13, 2007 | access-date=August 20, 2020 | archive-date=September 19, 2015 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150919100449/http://www.qsrmagazine.com/news/bojangles-acquired | url-status=live }}</ref> a [[private equity firm]]. The first airport location was opened in 2008 at the [[Charlotte Douglas International Airport]]. In August 2011, Falfurrias sold Bojangles to Boston-based [[Advent International]], another private equity firm, after a competitive bidding process with other investors.<ref>{{cite web | url= http://www.adventinternational.com/investmentdata/Pages/Bojangles.aspx | title= Bojangles | publisher= [[Advent International]] | access-date= August 30, 2013 | url-status= dead | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20140125045521/http://www.adventinternational.com/InvestmentData/Pages/Bojangles.aspx | archive-date= January 25, 2014 }}</ref>
== Menu ==
[[File:DAP Bull 890625b.JPG|thumb|left|upright|Advertisement for Bojangles' at [[Durham Athletic Park]] in [[Durham, North Carolina]] (1989)]]
In 2012, Bojangles began sponsoring the NASCAR race [[Bojangles' Southern 500]], and opened another college campus restaurant at [[UNC Greensboro]].<ref>{{cite web|title=History of our famous Chicken 'n Biscuits restaurants|url=https://www.bojangles.com/about-us/history/|publisher=Bojangles'|access-date=June 29, 2017|archive-date=January 16, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170116224300/https://www.bojangles.com/about-us/history/|url-status=live}}</ref>


The company's 600th restaurant opened on July 8, 2014, on Galleria Road in Charlotte with Charlotte mayor [[Dan Clodfelter]] cutting the celebratory ribbon.<ref name="observer July 9">Adams-Heard, Rachel. (July 9, 2014). [http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2014/07/08/5031514/bojangles-reaches-a-milestone.html#.U70vrm2OrIU "Bojangles' reaches a milestone: 600 stores"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714150014/http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2014/07/08/5031514/bojangles-reaches-a-milestone.html#.U70vrm2OrIU |date=July 14, 2014 }}, ''The Charlotte Observer''. Retrieved July 9, 2014.</ref>
Bojangles' menu is centered around Cajun fried chicken and made-from-scratch buttermilk biscuits, served up with sweet tea. At breakfast, biscuits include Cajun filet, country ham, steak, sausage, and bacon, egg and cheese. Breakfast sandwiches are served all day long, however.<ref>http://www.murfreesboropost.com/news.php?viewStory=15497</ref> At lunch they offer a Cajun filet sandwich and grilled chicken sandwich, along with bone-in Cajun fried chicken breast, legs and thighs served with fixin's such as dirty rice, Cajun pintos, green beans, mashed potatoes and seasoned fries.<ref>http://www.chainleader.com/article/CA6659437.html?industryid=47553</ref> Tailgate boxes come in family and party sizes.


In April 2015, the company filed with the US regulator for an [[initial public offering]] of its common stock, expecting to raise $372 million.<ref>{{cite press release| website=Reuters| date=April 7, 2015| title=Restaurant chain Bojangles' files for IPO| url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-bojangles-ipo-update-idUSKBN0MY0B620150407| access-date=June 30, 2017| archive-date=September 24, 2015| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924215152/http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/04/07/us-bojangles-ipo-update-idUSKBN0MY0B620150407| url-status=live}}</ref>
== Operations ==


In January 2019, Randy Kibler was replaced by Jose Armario as the [[chief executive officer]] and brought with him Brian Unger as the [[chief operating officer]]. Both were past employees of [[McDonald's]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://wpde.com/news/local/former-mcdonalds-execs-take-helm-at-bojangles-after-sale|title=Former McDonald's execs take helm at Bojangles' after sale|date=January 31, 2019|work=[[KNXV-TV]]|access-date=July 27, 2019|archive-date=April 23, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190423014705/https://wpde.com/news/local/former-mcdonalds-execs-take-helm-at-bojangles-after-sale|url-status=live}}</ref>
Because Bojangles’ stresses its breakfast offering, the chain tells prospective franchise owners that it literally does 40 percent of its daily average business volume before its primary competitors have opened their doors.<ref>http://www.al.com/business/birminghamnews/news.ssf?/base/business/1233911703228540.xml&coll=2</ref>


[[File:Bojangles Hard Sweet Tea.png|thumb|Bojangles Hard Sweet Tea for sale at grocery store]]
Bojangles’ has a number of programs designed to improve operations at the restaurant level. The chain’s ShowBo Awards is an annual competition for both company and franchise owned locations to measure each restaurant on dozens of performance criteria, ranging from the cleanliness of the parking lots to the speed and accuracy of drive through windows. The competition includes multiple visits to each competing location over several months.
On January 28, 2019, Bojangles was acquired by [[The Jordan Company]] and Durational Capital Management (making it a privately held company)<ref>{{Cite press release|url=http://globenewswire.com/news-release/2019/01/28/1706253/0/en/Bojangles-Inc-Durational-Capital-Management-and-The-Jordan-Company-Complete-Acquisition.html|title=Bojangles', Inc., Durational Capital Management and The Jordan Company Complete Acquisition|date=January 28, 2019|work=[[GlobeNewswire]]|access-date=July 27, 2019|archive-date=August 18, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190818195940/https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2019/01/28/1706253/0/en/Bojangles-Inc-Durational-Capital-Management-and-The-Jordan-Company-Complete-Acquisition.html|url-status=live}}</ref> with Bojangles shareholders receiving $16.10 a share<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/business/article221191155.html|title=NY firms to acquire Charlotte-based Bojangles'|date=November 6, 2018|last=Peralta|first=Katherine|work=[[The Charlotte Observer]]|access-date=July 27, 2019|archive-date=April 19, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190419103727/https://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/business/article221191155.html|url-status=live}}<br />- {{Cite news|url=https://www.wect.com/2018/11/06/charlotte-based-bojangles-be-sold/|title=Charlotte-based Bojangles' to be sold in 2019|last=Miller|first=Jennifer|date=November 6, 2018|work=[[WECT]]|access-date=November 7, 2018|archive-date=November 6, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181106180106/http://www.wect.com/2018/11/06/charlotte-based-bojangles-be-sold/|url-status=live}}</ref> after their approval on January 14, 2019.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.verdictfoodservice.com/news/bojangles-receives-stockholders-approval-for-acquisition/|title=Bojangles' receives stockholders approval for acquisition|date=January 14, 2019|last=Rivera|first=Michael|work=Verdict Food Service|access-date=July 27, 2019|archive-date=April 16, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190416030056/https://www.verdictfoodservice.com/news/bojangles-receives-stockholders-approval-for-acquisition/|url-status=live}}</ref>


In December 2019, Bojangles and [[Love's Travel Stops & Country Stores]] came to an agreement to add 40 Bojangles locations at Love's Travel Stops in [[Illinois]], [[Oklahoma]], [[Arkansas]] and [[Mississippi]] &ndash; all new states for Bojangles(except Mississippi) &ndash; over the following ten years.<ref>{{cite news|last=Genovese|first=Daniella|title=Bojangles' to expand into four more states in deal with Love's Travel Stops|website=Fox Business|date=December 18, 2019|url=https://www.foxbusiness.com/lifestyle/bojangles-new-states-loves-travel-stops-deal|access-date=December 30, 2019|archive-date=December 30, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191230181849/https://www.foxbusiness.com/lifestyle/bojangles-new-states-loves-travel-stops-deal|url-status=live}}</ref>
The annual Bojangles’ Master Biscuit Maker Challenge<ref>https://www.accessnorthga.com/detail.php?n=214089</ref> is a serious competition to find the best biscuit maker across the chain. Contestants are evaluated on a variety of preparation steps, including technique, as well as consistency, color, size and texture of their finished biscuits. The biscuit maker position at each Bojangles’ is a critical position since the chain estimates that it serves more than 500,000 made-from-scratch buttermilk biscuits on a daily basis.


On August 3, 2020, the company released a statement saying that it was dropping the [[apostrophe]] from its name. On the same day, Bojangles released a video announcing a partnership with [[Dale Earnhardt Jr.]], the first celebrity to say the words, "It's Bo Time."<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/business/article244686662.html|title=Bojangles loses apostrophe in its name, gains Dale Jr. partnership, in rebrand|last=Rao|first=Sonia|work=[[The Charlotte Observer]]|date=August 3, 2020|access-date=August 20, 2020|archive-date=September 12, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210912171223/https://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/business/article244686662.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
A new event is the annual Bojangles'Chicken Breader contest-were in store chicken crewpersons hone their skills and compete to be included in a multi store contest.Contestants are evaluated on a variety of preparation steps, including technique,speed, as well as consistency, color, size and texture of their finished product


On March 5, 2021, Bojangles announced a planned expansion into [[Columbus, Ohio]], its first [[Ohio]] location, to begin later that year.<ref name="Ohio">{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2021-03-04 |title=Bojangles restaurant chain planning 15 Columbus-area locations |url=https://abc6onyourside.com/news/local/bojangles-restaurant-expansion-columbus-ohio-3-4-2021 |access-date=2024-05-15 |website=WSYX |language=en}}</ref> The announcement came on the same day [[Taco Johns]] announced it would significantly boost its Central Ohio presence,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nbc4i.com/news/columbus-business-first/first-columbus-taco-johns-expected-next-year-with-plans-for-more-to-follow/|title=First Columbus Taco John's expected next year, with plans for more to follow|date=March 5, 2021|access-date=March 6, 2021|archive-date=March 5, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210305224723/https://www.nbc4i.com/news/columbus-business-first/first-columbus-taco-johns-expected-next-year-with-plans-for-more-to-follow/|url-status=live}}</ref> as well as already-planned expansions into the market by [[Sheetz]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cspdailynews.com/company-news/sheetz-add-60-new-stores-columbus-market|title=Sheetz to Add 60 New Stores in Columbus Market|access-date=March 6, 2021|archive-date=May 7, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210507163200/https://www.cspdailynews.com/company-news/sheetz-add-60-new-stores-columbus-market|url-status=live}}</ref> and [[Del Taco]].<ref>[https://www.bizjournals.com/columbus/news/2020/10/07/california-fast-food-taco-chain-coming-to-the-colu.html California taco chain coming to the Columbus area]{{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220401081557/https://www.bizjournals.com/columbus/news/2020/10/07/california-fast-food-taco-chain-coming-to-the-colu.html |date=April 1, 2022 }}</ref>
== Marketing ==


In March 2022, Bojangles announced that it would open its first 10 locations in [[New Jersey]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Burch |first=Christopher |date=2022-03-02 |title=Bojangles is finally coming to N.J., opening 10 restaurants |url=https://nj.com/business/2022/03/bojangles-is-finally-coming-to-nj-opening-10-restaurants.html |access-date=2022-03-02 |website=nj |archive-date=March 2, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220302132640/https://www.nj.com/business/2022/03/bojangles-is-finally-coming-to-nj-opening-10-restaurants.html |url-status=live }}</ref> In July 2023, Bojangles announced they would further expand to the West Coast, opening 20 in [[Las Vegas]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Bojangles expanding to Las Vegas with opening of 20 restaurants|date=July 31, 2023 |url=https://www.fox5vegas.com/2023/07/31/bojangles-expanding-las-vegas-with-opening-20-restaurants}}</ref> In March 2024, it was announced they would expand to [[Phoenix, Arizona|Phoenix]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-03-15 |title=Bojangles expanding to Arizona, here's what we know about the 20 new restaurants |url=https://www.abc15.com/entertainment/events/bojangles-expanding-to-arizona-heres-what-we-know-about-the-20-new-restaurants |access-date=2024-05-15 |website=ABC15 Arizona in Phoenix (KNXV) |language=en}}</ref> In April 2024, it was announced they would expand into [[Los Angeles]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.foxla.com/news/bojangles-los-angeles-california-west-coast-restaurants | title=Bojangles opening first West Coast locations in California | date=April 16, 2024 }}</ref>
Bojangles’ has some of the most loyal customers in the quick serve restaurant category<ref>http://www.qsrmagazine.com/resources/franchise-expo/2008profiles/bojangles.phtml</ref>. The company credits the “crave factor” around its flavorful menu items for generating regular repeat business. The restaurant’s current advertising campaign is based on the GottaWannaNeedaGettaHava theme that expresses the cravings Bojangles’ customers have<ref>http://charlotte.bizjournals.com/charlotte/stories/2007/09/10/daily30.html</ref>. The campaign, including television advertising featuring [[Carolina Panthers]] football stars [[Jake Delhomme]]<ref>http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9F0DE5D91131F936A3575AC0A9629C8B63&sec=&spon=&pagewanted=all</ref> and Steve Smith<ref>http://www.wsoctv.com/nfl089/15878335/detail.html</ref>, music legend [[Charlie Daniels]]<ref>http://www.cpcc.edu/spark/archives/filming-a-commercial-isn-t-so-glamorous</ref>, [[NASCAR]] champion [[Jeff Gordon]]<ref>http://www.mufso.com/pdf/EAT&EAR%20Awards.pdf</ref> and a number of other regional celebrities, continues to evolve, often using parodies of popular culture, including television shows, movies and music. The campaign has won several awards for creativity and effectiveness.


== Menu ==
Bojangles’ is active in supporting a variety of causes in the communities where it does business. In addition to charitable activities, the chain is also a sponsor of the Carolina Panthers of the [[NFL]], [[Charlotte Bobcats]] of the [[NBA]], NASCAR racing at [[Lowe’s Motor Speedway]], [[University of North Carolina]] basketball and other sports and entertainment properties. In 2008 the company announced it had reached a deal to rename Cricket Arena, which is the original Charlotte Coliseum, that opened in 1955, to become Bojangles’ Coliseum<ref>http://www.qsrmagazine.com/articles/news/story.phtml?id=7637</ref>.
[[File:Famous Chicken 'n Biscuits 2012.jpg|thumb|Fried chicken at Bojangles]]
Restaurants offer the full menu during all operating hours. [[Biscuit sandwiches]] are the predominant breakfast item, including the signature cajun [[chicken cutlet|chicken filet]] biscuit, as well as [[country ham]], [[egg]], [[cheese]], [[bacon]], [[sausage]] and [[country fried steak]] options. For lunch and dinner, the signature item is the bone-in [[fried chicken]] with a variety of side items (called "Fixin's"), including [[French fries]], cajun-seasoned [[pinto bean]]s, [[dirty rice]], Bo-tato Rounds (a type of [[hashbrowns]]), [[coleslaw]], [[green beans]], [[macaroni and cheese]], [[mashed potatoes]] and [[grits]]. They also offer boneless [[chicken tender]]s known as "Chicken Supremes" which are served with a variety of dipping sauces, fried and grilled chicken sandwiches, a fish sandwich known as the "Bojangler" and a number of salads which can be topped with either grilled or fried chicken. Desserts include the Bo-Berry biscuit, which is a biscuit with blueberries topped with a sugar glaze, a sweet-potato [[fried pie]] and cinnamon biscuits. Seasonal and limited-time offerings also appear on some menus, such as pork chop biscuits.<ref>{{cite web |title=Bojangles Menu |url=https://www.bojangles.com/menu/ |access-date=March 30, 2020 |archive-date=May 2, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200502040628/https://www.bojangles.com/menu/ |url-status=live }}</ref> In April 2024, Bojangles added and created Bo's Bird Dog that features a chicken supreme in a toasted hot dog bun.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.charlotteobserver.com/charlottefive/c5-food-drink/article287342935.html|title=Bojangles introduces Bo's Bird Dog + another new menu item with a twist|last=Blackmon|first=Chyna|date=April 5, 2024|website=[[The Charlotte Observer]]|access-date=July 16, 2024}}</ref> In August 2024, they added bone-in chicken wings to their menu in plain, [[Buffalo wing|Creamy Buffalo]], and [[Barbecue chicken|Barbecue]] flavors.<ref>{{cite web |title=Bojangles Scores Big with All-New Chicken Wings Served with House-made Ranch for a Limited Time Only |url=https://finance.yahoo.com/news/bojangles-scores-big-chicken-wings-133500803.html |website=Yahoo! Finance |publisher=Business Wire |access-date=24 August 2024}}</ref>

==Sponsorships==
*[[Atlantic Coast Conference]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/business/article36523989.html|title=Bojangles' joins ACC as official corporate partner|last=Peralta|first=Katherine|date=September 25, 2015|website=[[The Charlotte Observer]]|access-date=July 15, 2024}}</ref>
*[[Carolina Panthers]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bojangles.com/news-and-community/bojangles-signs-carolina-panthers-new-quarterback-bryce-young-for-multi-year-partnership/|title=Bojangles Signs Carolina Panthers New Quarterback Bryce Young For Multi-year Partnership|date=July 19, 2023|website=Bojangles.com|access-date=July 16, 2024}}</ref>
*[[WWE]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://finance.yahoo.com/news/bojangles-adds-wrestling-sports-marketing-132610864.html|title=Bojangles' adds wrestling to sports marketing menu with new WWE partnership|date=July 6, 2024|website=Yahoo Finance|access-date=July 15, 2024}}</ref>

==See also==
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* [[List of fast-food chicken restaurants]]
* [[Bojangles Coliseum]]


==References==
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==External links==
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* [http://www.bojangles.com Bojangles' Official website]
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Bojangles OpCo, LLC
Bojangles
Company typePrivate
Nasdaq: BOJA
IndustryFood
Founded1977; 47 years ago (1977)
Charlotte, North Carolina, U.S.
FoundersJack Fulk
Richard Thomas
HeadquartersCharlotte, North Carolina, United States
Number of locations
818[1] (2023)
Area served
United States
Honduras
Key people
ProductsFast food, including fried chicken, biscuits, french fries
RevenueIncrease US$547 million[2] (2021)
OwnerThe Jordan Company
Durational Capital Management
Number of employees
9,900 (2021)
Websitewww.bojangles.com

Bojangles OpCo, LLC., doing business as Bojangles (known as Bojangles' Famous Chicken 'n Biscuits until 2020), is an American regional chain of fast food restaurants that specializes in Cajun-seasoned fried chicken and buttermilk biscuits and primarily serves the Southeastern United States. The company was founded in Charlotte, North Carolina in 1977 by Jack Fulk and Richard Thomas.[3]

Bojangles has locations in Honduras and previously franchised restaurants in Grand Cayman Island, Jamaica, Mexico[4] and China.[5][6] As of 2023, restaurants are in 17 U.S. states[7] (Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia and West Virginia) with planned expansions into Arizona,[8] California,[9] Nevada[10] and New Jersey.[11] Its home state of North Carolina has the largest number of locations.[12]

History

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Logo used from 1977 until 2020

The first Bojangles location opened in 1977 in Charlotte. In the following year, the first franchised restaurant began operations.

Jack Fulk sold the Bojangles concept to the now-defunct Horn & Hardart Company of New York[13] in 1981.

Bojangles received fame in 1989 because its restaurants remained open when Hurricane Hugo struck the Carolinas when most other fast-food restaurants had closed.[14]

During Horn and Hardart's ownership, the chain grew rapidly and expanded to 335 restaurants including 100 in Florida. Part of this growth was fueled by acquisitions including the Florida-based Biscuits chain.

In 1990, Horn and Hardart sold most of its interest to Sienna Partners and Interwest Partners. The company was then headed by the former KFC executive, Dick Campbell. In 1994, the company attempted a public offering. Campbell was subsequently replaced by CEO Jim Peterson. The company was sold to a group of investors headed by the former Wendy's executive Joe Drury and financed by FMAC in 1998.[15]

Bojangles in Tifton, Georgia

Bojangles expanded throughout the 1990s and 2000s, with the 300th location opened in 2003. The restaurant started its first college campus location on the grounds of Central Piedmont Community College in 2005. The company also purchased naming rights to the original Charlotte Coliseum on Independence Boulevard in Charlotte.

Bojangles was purchased again in 2007 by Falfurrias Capital Partners,[16] a private equity firm. The first airport location was opened in 2008 at the Charlotte Douglas International Airport. In August 2011, Falfurrias sold Bojangles to Boston-based Advent International, another private equity firm, after a competitive bidding process with other investors.[17]

Advertisement for Bojangles' at Durham Athletic Park in Durham, North Carolina (1989)

In 2012, Bojangles began sponsoring the NASCAR race Bojangles' Southern 500, and opened another college campus restaurant at UNC Greensboro.[18]

The company's 600th restaurant opened on July 8, 2014, on Galleria Road in Charlotte with Charlotte mayor Dan Clodfelter cutting the celebratory ribbon.[19]

In April 2015, the company filed with the US regulator for an initial public offering of its common stock, expecting to raise $372 million.[20]

In January 2019, Randy Kibler was replaced by Jose Armario as the chief executive officer and brought with him Brian Unger as the chief operating officer. Both were past employees of McDonald's.[21]

Bojangles Hard Sweet Tea for sale at grocery store

On January 28, 2019, Bojangles was acquired by The Jordan Company and Durational Capital Management (making it a privately held company)[22] with Bojangles shareholders receiving $16.10 a share[23] after their approval on January 14, 2019.[24]

In December 2019, Bojangles and Love's Travel Stops & Country Stores came to an agreement to add 40 Bojangles locations at Love's Travel Stops in Illinois, Oklahoma, Arkansas and Mississippi – all new states for Bojangles(except Mississippi) – over the following ten years.[25]

On August 3, 2020, the company released a statement saying that it was dropping the apostrophe from its name. On the same day, Bojangles released a video announcing a partnership with Dale Earnhardt Jr., the first celebrity to say the words, "It's Bo Time."[26]

On March 5, 2021, Bojangles announced a planned expansion into Columbus, Ohio, its first Ohio location, to begin later that year.[27] The announcement came on the same day Taco Johns announced it would significantly boost its Central Ohio presence,[28] as well as already-planned expansions into the market by Sheetz[29] and Del Taco.[30]

In March 2022, Bojangles announced that it would open its first 10 locations in New Jersey.[31] In July 2023, Bojangles announced they would further expand to the West Coast, opening 20 in Las Vegas.[32] In March 2024, it was announced they would expand to Phoenix.[33] In April 2024, it was announced they would expand into Los Angeles.[34]

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Fried chicken at Bojangles

Restaurants offer the full menu during all operating hours. Biscuit sandwiches are the predominant breakfast item, including the signature cajun chicken filet biscuit, as well as country ham, egg, cheese, bacon, sausage and country fried steak options. For lunch and dinner, the signature item is the bone-in fried chicken with a variety of side items (called "Fixin's"), including French fries, cajun-seasoned pinto beans, dirty rice, Bo-tato Rounds (a type of hashbrowns), coleslaw, green beans, macaroni and cheese, mashed potatoes and grits. They also offer boneless chicken tenders known as "Chicken Supremes" which are served with a variety of dipping sauces, fried and grilled chicken sandwiches, a fish sandwich known as the "Bojangler" and a number of salads which can be topped with either grilled or fried chicken. Desserts include the Bo-Berry biscuit, which is a biscuit with blueberries topped with a sugar glaze, a sweet-potato fried pie and cinnamon biscuits. Seasonal and limited-time offerings also appear on some menus, such as pork chop biscuits.[35] In April 2024, Bojangles added and created Bo's Bird Dog that features a chicken supreme in a toasted hot dog bun.[36] In August 2024, they added bone-in chicken wings to their menu in plain, Creamy Buffalo, and Barbecue flavors.[37]

Sponsorships

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See also

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Bojangles' Famous Chicken 'n Biscuits.

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