Shaq-owned chicken restaurant to open Phoenix franchises

(Photo via Big Chicken Facebook)

By Corina Vanek | Phoenix Business Journal

A fast-casual chicken restaurant founded by basketball star Shaquille O’Neal is planning to open 12 franchise locations in the Phoenix area, with the goal of having the first location open by the end of the year.

The restaurant, called Big Chicken, already has locations in Las Vegas, Los Angeles, on some Carnival Cruise ships, inside the New York Islanders arena and in the Climate Pledge Arena in Seattle, Josh Halpern, CEO of Big Chicken, said. The restaurant started franchising in 2021.

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