Foodservice

Chester's Lands & Expands

Retailers open, remodel chicken units in Arkansas, Mississippi, Pennsylvania

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. -- Gurdon Quick Mart in Gurdon, Ark., has added Chester's chicken. It is one of Paramount Shops' four Quick Mart locations serving Chester's delicious fried chicken. Quick Mart locations in Prescott and North Little Rock, Ark., have recently remodeled, bringing a new look to Chester's restaurants in these Arkansas locations. Quick Mart customers can purchase Chester's chicken seven days a week at all four locations that serve Chester's.

"Our customers will enjoy Quick Mart's newest location in the heart of timber country," said Wini Gupta, owner of Paramount Shops. "We are also excited about the recently completed renovations to our other Chester's locations."

Chester's International is supported by Moore Food Systems in the East Texas and Arkansas region.

"We have a strong relationship with Paramount Shops and their Quick Mart convenience stores," said Loyd Jones, president of Moore Food Systems.

Separately, a Zip Trip location in Leland, Miss., has added Chester's, and it is now one of three Zip Trip locations in the area serving Chester's chicken.

"We are excited to open our third Zip Trip in Leland," said Wynn Louden, owner of Zip Trip. "Chester's great tasting fried chicken will be a great addition to our Leland location, and we look forward to serving the Leland area."

Cortney Dove, operation coordinator with Chester's International LLC, said, "Chester's is pleased to open Zip Trip's third location here in Leland. We look forward to bringing more of Chester's famous fried chicken to the heart of the Mississippi Delta."

Also, Greenfield Food N Fuel in Lancaster, Pa., . has remodeled its Chester's unit.

"We have been a proud Chester's partner for more than 10 years," said Ed Boornazian, owner of Greenfield Food N Fuel. "The new look is very exciting for us and our customers."

Jeff Leonard, franchise business consultant with Chester's, said, "Food N Fuel is a wonderful Chester's partner. Because of their dedication, Ed and his team will be great partners for the next 10 years."

Birmingham, Ala.-based Chester's is a leader of quick serve restaurant (QSR) concepts with more than 2,000 Chester Fried licensed and Chester's franchised locations. Along with its menu, it offers flexible size and store layout options, training and support. Chester's uses only fresh chicken that is specially marinated and double-breaded using a proprietary family recipe and offers bone-in, tenders and potato wedges as well as sandwiches, wraps, salads, breakfast and sides.

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