# Church's Texas Chicken

> Church's Texas Chicken is an Atlanta-headquartered quick-service restaurant company built around hand-battered fried chicken, scratch-made Honey-Butter Biscuits, generous portions and everyday value. Founded across from the Alamo in 1952, it now operates through Church's Texas Chicken in the United States and Texas Chicken in many international markets. Its franchise-led model spans more than 1,500 restaurants across the U.S. and more than 25 international markets, supported by digital ordering, Real Rewards loyalty, delivery, catering and a growing international development pipeline.

- **Founded:** 1952
- **Headquarters:** Atlanta, United States
- **Founders:** George W. Church Sr. (Founder)
- **Team size:** 1,001-5,000 employees on LinkedIn; the supplied company record estimates about 2,500.
- **Products:** Original and Spicy Bone-In Chicken, Tenders, Sandwiches and Boneless Wings, Honey-Butter Biscuits and Homestyle Sides, Church's Real Rewards, Digital Ordering, Pickup and Delivery
- **Notable:** Grew 2025 system sales to more than $1.6 billion., Recorded its first year of positive net U.S. unit growth since 2010 in 2025., Delivered approximately 19% cumulative domestic same-store sales growth from year-end 2021 through the first quarter of 2026.

## Products & services

- **Original and Spicy Bone-In Chicken** — Freshly prepared in small batches, hand-battered and double-breaded fried chicken sold in individual and family meals.
- **Tenders, Sandwiches and Boneless Wings** — Portable and boneless formats that extend the core chicken menu across meals, snacks and value bundles.
- **Honey-Butter Biscuits and Homestyle Sides** — Scratch-made biscuits plus sides including mashed potatoes and gravy, fried okra, corn, coleslaw and baked mac and cheese.
- **Church's Real Rewards** — A loyalty program launched in 2024 that awards 10 points per dollar on eligible direct purchases and supports app, web and in-store engagement.
- **Digital Ordering, Pickup and Delivery** — Direct ordering through churchs.com and the Church's app, alongside delivery access at participating restaurants.
- **Church's Catering** — Nationwide U.S. catering launched in 2026 with buffet setups, group bundles and individually packaged meals for pickup or delivery at participating restaurants.
- **Franchise Development** — Multi-unit domestic and international restaurant development under the Church's Texas Chicken and Texas Chicken brands.

## Achievements

- Grew 2025 system sales to more than $1.6 billion.
- Recorded its first year of positive net U.S. unit growth since 2010 in 2025.
- Delivered approximately 19% cumulative domestic same-store sales growth from year-end 2021 through the first quarter of 2026.
- Increased average franchisee restaurant sales by more than $200,000 since 2021, which the company says translated to over $55,000 in additional profit per restaurant.
- Opened nearly 200 restaurants globally from 2024 through 2026.
- Signed a 600-plus restaurant China development agreement, its largest international agreement to date.
- Honey-Butter Biscuits ranked No. 1 for Best Fast-Food Side in the 2026 USA TODAY 10Best Readers' Choice Awards.
- Built a global system of more than 1,500 restaurants across the U.S. and more than 25 international markets.

## Latest updates

- **2026-07** — Golub Capital made an undisclosed strategic growth equity investment to help fund remodels, company-operated openings and continued expansion.
- **2026-07** — Honey-Butter Biscuits won the USA TODAY 10Best Readers' Choice award for Best Fast-Food Side.
- **2026-06** — Church's launched nationwide U.S. catering with buffet, bundled and individually packaged meal formats.
- **2026-05** — Kevin Nemeth joined as EVP and Chief Commercial Officer, overseeing brand, digital, loyalty, CRM, menu, pricing and revenue growth.
- **2026-04** — Texas Chicken signed a 600-plus restaurant China development agreement with Deke Shengtang, with the first Shanghai opening slated for summer 2026.
- **2025-11** — Bobby Morena was appointed Chief Development Officer to lead U.S. franchise sales, real estate, design and construction.
- **2025-02** — Roland Gonzalez became CEO after previously serving as the company's chief operating officer.

## Links

- Website: https://www.churchs.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/churchstexaschicken
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/churchschicken
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@churchschicken
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/churchschicken/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/churchschicken
- TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@churchschicken

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Last updated: 2026-08-13