fast casual restaurant chain and franchise founded 2008 in auburn alabama founders stacy and kevin brown headquarters auburn alabama united states 1 number of locations 51 products chicken salad sandwiches side dishes website chickensaladchick.com chicken salad chick is a fast casual chain of chicken restaurants based in auburn alabama . 1 2 3 as of november 2015 the chain consists of 43 franchise restaurants and 8 company owned stores . 2 chicken salad chick has restaurants in alabama florida georgia north carolina south carolina and tennessee . the company plans to expand into louisiana & texas sometime in 2016 . 2 4 the company was founded in auburn alabama in 2008 by stacy and kevin brown . 2 3 contents 1 history 2 fare 3 awards 4 philanthropy 5 see also 6 references 7 further reading 8 external links history edit the company s origins started with stacy brown selling her homemade chicken salad door to door in auburn alabama . 1 2 the health department prohibited the sale of foods cooked in one s home so the browns devised a plan to open a restaurant . 1 2 fare edit the restaurant concept serves 15 styles of chicken salad which is served on bread or a bed of lettuce . 2 it also sells chicken salad by the pound for take out . 2 additionally it purveys delicatessen style sandwiches and side dishes . 2 awards edit the chicken salad chick location in panama city beach florida won the 2014 people s choice award in its second annual franchise awards . 3 in october 2014 it was named the 2014 restaurateur of the year by the alabama restaurant and hospitality alliance . 5 recently it was honored with the 2015 breakout brand by nation s restaurant news . 6 philanthropy edit the chicken salad chick foundation was founded by the company in august 2014 and is a partner with the american cancer society . 7 the foundation also partners with food banks in communities with chicken salad chick restaurant locations in efforts to nourish people in need . 7 for example in 2014 the foundation donated over 6 000 to the chattanooga area food bank . 8 since the foundation s inception chicken salad chick restaurants have served to generate ... more than 100 000 in donations to fight cancer and hunger in the communities it serves . 9 barclay smith is the director of the foundation . 7 see also edit companies portal food portal alabama portal list of chicken restaurants list of casual dining restaurant chains references edit a b c d about us . chicken salad chick . retrieved 21 march 2015 . a b c d e f g h i thorn bret february 12 2015 . breakout brands 2015 chicken salad chick . nation s restaurant news . retrieved march 21 2015 . a b c garman valerie march 19 2015 . pcb chicken salad chick wins franchise award . the news herald . retrieved march 21 2015 . downes catherine november 12 2014 . chicken salad chick to open in dallas . side dish magazine . retrieved march 21 2015 . berry lucy march 9 2015 . pick a new chicken salad flavor win 5 000 from alabama based chicken salad chick . the birmingham news . retrieved march 21 2015 . berry lucy 1 april 2015 . southwest senorita dill icious diva or curry queen chicken salad chick names its finalists . al.com . retrieved 1 april 2015 . a b c harper brad august 28 2014 . chicken salad chick fights hunger cancer . the montgomery advertiser . retrieved march 21 2015 . chicken salad chick supports chattanooga area food bank with fundraiser . the chattanoogan . december 22 2014 . retrieved march 21 2015 . berry lucy may 14 2014 . chicken salad chick founders take home alabama s 2014 restaurateur of the year award . the birmingham news . retrieved march 21 2015 . further reading edit garman valerie february 24 2015 . chicken salad chick tops paula deen list . the news herald . retrieved march 21 2015 . external links edit official website v t e chicken based restaurant chains global chester s chicken cottage church s texas chicken dixy chicken kenny rogers roasters kfc nando s pollo campero popeyes 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