please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page . learn how and when to remove these template messages this article relies too much on references to primary sources . please improve this by adding secondary or tertiary sources . september 2012 learn how and when to remove this template message the topic of this article may not meet wikipedia s notability guidelines for companies and organizations . please help to establish notability by citing reliable secondary sources that are independent of the topic and provide significant coverage of it beyond its mere trivial mention . if notability can not be established the article is likely to be merged redirected or deleted . find sources pudgie s news newspapers books scholar jstor free images september 2012 learn how and when to remove this template message learn how and when to remove this template message pudgie s famous chicken type subsidiary of trufoods systems inc industry restaurant founded 1981 in bethpage new york u.s. headquarters jacksonville florida u.s. products fried chicken website pudgies.com nakedchickenco.com pudgie s famous chicken often referred as simply pudgie s is a chain of fast food restaurants . competing with kfc and popeyes many locations today are co branded with nathan s famous many of which are also co branded with sister chain arthur treacher s and have several locations in the new york metropolitan area . it is famous for its skinless fried chicken products and for their signature fried chicken having 25 % less fat than traditional fried chicken . contents 1 history 2 see also 3 references 4 external links history edit pudgie s famous chicken was founded in 1981 in bethpage new york by george sanders who developed a secret batter recipe and skinning progress . 1 this concept was spread throughout long island and by 1989 pudgie s became a franchise company . trufoods systems inc. bought the trademark in 2002 and as of 2011 trufoods operates the wall st. deli ritter s frozen custard arthur treacher s and pudgie s. 2 today this concept is exclusive to nathan s famous and as such many of these are cobranded with nathan s. on july 21 2014 the first rebranded pudgie s naked chicken co. opened in massapequa new york . trufoods president gary occhiogrosso said he is reinventing the pudgie s brand which still offers skinless fried chicken but also offers fresher ingredients . its menu has been modernized to spotlight what ochiogrosso called grilled and healthier options . nothing is frozen and all items including fries and roasted vegetables are freshly prepared as much to order as possible . 3 as of january 2015 there are only four pudgie s famous chicken restaurants open in east islip selden west islip and valley stream . 4 pudgie s naked chicken co. has one restaurant open in massapequa . 5 see also edit list of fast food chicken restaurants references edit pudgie s famous chicken franchise business opportunity . 2001 . retrieved 2001 . check date values in access date help trufoods llc . 2008 . retrieved 2011 05 07 . open in massapequa pudgie s naked chicken co. . pudgies famous chicken locations . locations naked chicken co. . external links edit pudgie s website retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title pudgie % 27s & oldid 642261763 categories fast food poultry restaurantsfast food chains of the united statesfast food franchisescompanies established in 1981companies based in jacksonville floridahidden categories cs1 errors datesarticles lacking reliable references from september 2012all articles lacking reliable referencesarticles with topics of unclear notability from september 2012all articles with topics of unclear notability navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 13 january 2015 at 04 55 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view