Chicken Salad Chick Opens 37 New Locations and Achieves Significant Systemwide Sales Increases in 2020 Fast-growing chicken salad restaurant concept signs nine franchise agreements to develop 23 new restaurants amid an unprecedented year News provided by Share this article AUBURN, Ala., Feb. 2, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Chicken Salad Chick, the nation's only Southern inspired, fast casual chicken salad restaurant concept, announced today that it opened 37 new restaurants in key target markets throughout 2020 – including seven in Texas, five in Georgia, three in Louisiana, two in Arkansas, as well as its first location in Indiana – resulting in a 22% increase in unit count year-over-year. The fast-growing brand also signed nine franchise agreements to develop 23 new restaurants over the next several years in states such as North Carolina, Virginia and Louisiana. Notably, three of the nine new agreements were signed by existing franchise owners seeking to expand their established commitments with Chicken Salad Chick, reinforcing the brand's resilience and viable positioning within the fast casual space. In addition to this impressive growth, Chicken Salad Chick is reporting $175.1 million in systemwide sales, a +17.1% increase over 2019.