Staffing

Chester's Chicken hires Bill Rice as EVP, head of sales, operations and supply chain

April 3, 2024

Chester's Chicken has hired Bill Rice as EVP, head of sales, operations and supply chain. Rice joins the brand after a short retirement after nearly four decades in foodservice supply chain management, most recently as a SVP at Krispy Krunchy Foods LLC, according to a press release.

Bill Rice. Photo: Chester's Chicken

Rice will ensure team members have the resources needed to achieve Chester's aggressive growth goals while continuing to support existing franchise partners.

"We continue to prioritize investing in the Chester's leadership team and Bill is the perfect complement," Alexis Lobodocky, general manager, Chester's Chicken, said in the release. "He brings extensive expertise in supply chain, an area of opportunity that will drive gains for the Chester's brand and Chester's operators."

"The Chester's culture and core values like 'winning as a team' and 'fried chicken is fun' are what drew me in and convinced me to exit retirement," Rice said in the release. "It's refreshing to be working alongside some of the best in the industry who are energized about our future and focused on initiatives that deliver the most value to our operators."

Chester's Chicken has more than 1,300 active franchised and licenses locations.