OUR HISTORY
We could say that the Brand started back in 1952. But the truth is, Church’s Chicken® starts every day, before the sun comes up, when we roll out of bed and begin scratch-making, hand-battering, and honey-butter-drizzling like there’s no tomorrow. Unfortunately, a timeline that shows us being founded every day for over 65 years would be really hard to follow, so below, you’ll find a more traditional one that tells our story. Just know we’re hard at work and ready for you and your family to help us write the next chapter.
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1952
1952 - 1952
An American named George W. Church Sr. opens the first Church’s Chicken in Texas, USA.
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1962
1962 - 1962
The Church’s chain grows to 8 locations
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1965
1965 - 1965
The marinating formula for Church’s Fried Chicken is improved & perfected.
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1968
1968 - 1968
First Church’s is established outside of Texas & brand grows to 44 stores in total
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1969
1969 - 1969
The company expands to over 100 restaurants in 7 U.S. states
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1971
1971 - 1971
The 1,000th Church’s Chicken restaurant opens in Phoenix, Arizona
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1979
1979 - 1979
Company opens first International restaurant in Vancouver, Canada
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1979
1979 - 1979
Church’s Chicken restaurant opens in Bayamón, Puerto Rico.
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1979
1979 - 1979
Expansion into Mexico begins in Reynosa, Taumalipas
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1998
1998 - 1998
Church’s Chicken restaurant opens in Honduras
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2001
2001 - 2001
Church’s Chicken opens restaurant in Venezuela
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2002
2002 - 2002
Church’s Chicken restaurant opens in Port of Spain, Trinidad & Tobago
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2006
2006 - 2006
One Billion Church’s Chicken global sales exceed $1 billion. That’s a lot of Chicken!
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2006
2006 - 2006
Church’s restaurant opens in Guyana, the 250th in the Americas.
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2009
2009 - 2009
Church’s Chicken restaurant opens in St. Lucia
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2011
2011 - 2011
Church’s Chicken restaurant opens in Curaçao. International Sales reach $300 million.
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2017
2017 - 2017
Church’s Chicken operates over 1,700 locations worldwide in 26 countries.
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2017
2017 - 2017
Church’s Chicken restaurant opens in Toronto, Canada
