Multi-platinum global superstar invests in restaurants across Atlanta
Global entertainment icon USHER becomes Dave's Hot Chicken's newest franchisee
LOS ANGELES, March 27, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Dave's Hot Chicken, the wildly popular Nashville-style hot chicken sensation that started in an East Hollywood parking lot pop-up seven years ago, today announced that entertainment icon Usher We have announced that we are investing. It will also be available in restaurants across Atlanta in the coming years. USHER will partner with Lawrence Cooley and Andrew Feghali. Their company is the longest-tenured and one of the largest Dave's Hot Chicken franchise groups.
The eight-time Grammy Award-winning superstar previously experienced the full heat of Dave's Hot Chicken when he tried the Reaper-level spiced hot chicken, and shared the moment with millions of Instagrammers. shared with their followers.
USHER isn't the only music legend to be part of the Dave's Hot Chicken team. Drake, who was named Billboard's Artist of the Decade, has been a major investor in the company over the years.
“Dave's Hot Chicken is one of the best hot chickens I've ever had. I'm excited to be associated with this brand and bring Dave's delicious tenders and sliders to people across Atlanta. “I'm here,” Asher said.
Dave's Hot Chicken specializes in hot chicken sliders and tenders, with sides of house-made kale slaw, creamy macaroni and cheese, and crunchy seasoned fries. Offered in seven spice levels from No Spice to Reaper® (signed waiver required for those brave enough), each hand-breaded chicken is unique in its level of spiciness or no spice.
The brand recently added “Dave's Not Chicken” to its menu. This is my take on hot and crispy cauliflower sliders and cauliflower bites. Each cauliflower slider starts with a whole, hand-sliced fresh cauliflower, seasoned to order and fried using the same spices used in the company's popular hot chicken.
“Dave's Hot Chicken continues to attract attention around the world, from passionate guests to global superstars,” said Bill Phelps, CEO. “We remain focused on creating the most craveable, spiciest, juiciest hot chicken on the planet, and we're confident that if we do that, we'll win new fans wherever we go. Masu.”
About Dave's Hot Chicken
In a modern American dream story, in 2017 three childhood friends, chefs Dave Kopcyan, Arman Oganesian, and Tommy Rubenian, scraped together $900 and opened Dave's Hot in a parking lot with a portable fryer and a folding table in tow. I launched the chicken. Dave's Hot soon opened a brick-and-mortar restaurant in East Hollywood with the support of his Chicken Tommy brother Gary. In 2019, the team signed a deal with Bill Phelps, co-founder and former CEO of Wetzel's Pretzels, and film producer John Davis to bring the Dave's Hot Chicken concept to the U.S. and beyond. Started franchising in the country. The company has sold the rights to more than 700 franchised stores in the U.S., Middle East and Canada, and plans to open more than 70 stores this year. Reminiscent of his Eater LA blog, which helped promote early interest in the brand, the company's mission is to “wow their minds.” Other brand investors include Billboard Artist of the Decade Drake, former California first lady Maria Shriver, actor Samuel L. Jackson, Good Morning America anchor and former NFL player Including Michael Strahan.
Media contact:
Joshua Levitt
Dave's Hot Chicken PR
josh@daveshotchicken.com
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