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Bojangles' ranks on top for unit growth in chicken segment

July 18, 2013

Bojangles' was recently ranked No. 1 for percentage unit growth in the chicken segment by market research firm Technomic. Bojangles' showed 5.9 percent unit growth, a faster growth rate than competitors such as Chick-fil-A, KFC, Popeyes and Zaxby's.

Additionally, Bojangles' is the fastest-growing freestanding, drive-thru, quick-service brand based on percentage unit growth, and the Charlotte, N.C.-based company is the 48th largest restaurant brand based on 2012 performance with 12.7 percent system sales increase from the previous year and a 7 percent increase in same-store sales.

The Technomic Top 500 Chain Restaurant Report is an annual update of the restaurant industry as a whole with overall rankings based on total sales.

"Of course we're happy that these statistics prove what we have always known about the Bojangles' brand," said Eric Newman, executive vice president for Bojangles' Restaurants Inc. "More importantly, it is an indicator that our customers are unfailingly loyal, and Bojangles' food maintains an excellence that is unparalleled in quick service."

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