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Bojangles' Famous Chicken 'n Biscuits is a Southeastern regional chain of fast food restaurants based in Charlotte, North Carolina,〔"(Contact )". Bojangles'. Retrieved on October 1, 2012. "Support Center 9432 Southern Pine Boulevard Charlotte, NC 28273-5553"〕 specializing in spicy, "Cajun" fried chicken and buttermilk biscuits. The company was founded in Charlotte, in 1977 by Jack Fulk and Richard Thomas. In April 2015, the company filed with the US regulator for an initial public offering of its common stock, expecting to raise $372 million. ==Ownership history== Jack Fulk sold the Bojangles' concept to the now defunct New York company, The Horn & Hardart Company, in 1981. During the time of Horn and Hardart's ownership the chain grew rapidly and expanded to 335 restaurants including 100 restaurants in Florida. Part of this growth was fueled by acquisitions including the Florida-based Biskits chain. In 1990, Horn and Hardart sold most of its interest to Sienna Partners and Interwest Partners. The company was then headed by former KFC executive, Dick Campbell. In 1994 the company attempted a public offering. Dick Campbell was subsequently replaced by CEO Jim Peterson. The company was sold to a group of investors headed by former Wendy's executive Joe Drury and financed by FMAC in 1998.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=Chicken Franchise Spreads Its Wings )〕 Bojangles' was purchased once again in 2007 by Falfurrias Capital Partners,〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=Bojangles' Acquired )〕 a private equity firm. In August 2011, Falfurrias sold Bojangles' to Boston-based Advent International, another private equity firm, after a competitive bidding process with other investors. .〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title= Bojangles )〕 The company has restaurants in 11 states and the District of Columbia and three restaurants in Roatan Island, Honduras. At various times Bojangles' has franchised restaurants in Grand Cayman Island, Jamaica, Mexico, Ireland and China, as well as restaurants on mainland Honduras. The company opened its 600th restaurant on July 8, 2014, on Galleria Road in Charlotte with Charlotte mayor Dan Clodfelter cutting the celebratory ribbon.〔Adams-Heard, Rachel. (2014, July 9). ''(Bojangles' reaches a milestone: 600 stores )''. The Charlotte Observer: retrieved July 9, 2014.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Bojangles' Famous Chicken 'n Biscuits」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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