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Follow on Google News | Texas Chicken® Breaks International Grand Opening Sales Record in New ZealandBy: Texas Chicken While guests in New Zealand have been able to enjoy the savory, hand-battered chicken since June 2015, the Auckland location is the second of a planned 20-unit footprint and is the country’s first free-standing Texas Chicken restaurant to feature a drive-thru. The location recorded sales of nearly $80,000 USD in the first week, more than any other new Texas Chicken restaurant opening has recorded to date. “Globally, Texas Chicken/Church’ “We can achieve these types of record-breaking numbers due to our operational simplicity, which is based on core products made exceptionally well. These products are then served by friendly, fast crew members at a good value, in a sleek, clean and modern restaurant,” Fifty percent of Texas Chicken® grand openings in 2015 were in the Asia-Pacific region. The brand has plans to further expand in the region in 2016. “We are seeing a strong appetite for the Texas Chicken concept among consumers and investors alike in the Asia-Pacific area,” said Bill Schreiber, Vice President Worldwide Business Development at Texas Chicken. “We have proven once again why chicken is the world’s most popular protein because—done right—there’ Franchisee George Constantinou believes the record breaking sales are a sign of great things to come. “Guests were ecstatic when we opened our first location in June 2015, but the response in Auckland confirms that New Zealanders are embracing our Texas Chicken concept in a big way,” said George Constantinou. “We know that we have the best chicken and are happy to share it with all of our new customers in New Zealand.” About Texas Chicken / Church’s Chicken Founded in San Antonio, TX in 1952 by George W. Church, Church’s Chicken, along with its sister brand Texas Chicken outside of the Americas, is one of the largest quick service chicken restaurant chains in the world. The brandsspecialize in Original and Spicy Chicken freshly prepared throughout the day in small batches that are hand-battered and double-breaded, Tender Strips®, sandwiches, honey-butter biscuits made from scratch and freshly baked, and classic, home-style sides all for a great value. Church’s Chicken and Texas Chicken have more than 1,650 locations in 25 countries and global markets and system-wide sales of more than $1 billion. For more information, visit www.churchs.com. Follow Church’s® on Facebook at www.facebook.com/ End
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