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Chicken Guy snags former Mod Pizza exec

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November 4, 2019

Chicken Guy, co-founded by celebrity chef Guy Fieri and restaurateur Robert Earl, has expanded its senior leadership team with the appointment of John Dikos as chief licensing officer to lead the brand's nationwide expansion. 

Dikos, the former SVP of partnerships at MOD Pizza, will help expand the brand to high-profile end caps, freestanding locations, airports, stadiums and on college campuses throughout the country, according to a company press release. A selective partnering program is launching to compliment the brand's company-owned development plan, and a limited number of restaurateurs will be recruited to ensure consistent execution, alignment with the brand's ethos, and team-centric culture.

Chicken Guy opened its first location at Disney Springs, a shopping, dining and entertainment district in Walt Disney World in August 2018. This year, it opened locations at Redskins' FedEx Field, Aventura Mall in Miami, 49er's Levi's Stadium and plans to open more locations including additional outlets in South Florida, Mall of America, LAX, Las Vegas, Nashville and other locations yet to be announced. 

"When Robert and I first started developing Chicken Guy! four years ago, our goal was to bring real deal chicken at the right price to as many people as we could without compromising quality," Fieri said in the release. "Now, this concept is ready to fly and bringing in a key executive like John Dikos is paramount to helping us bring in the right partners and set our expansion plans. We're goin' big but not goin' home!"