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Chester's

Birmingham, AL · Founded 1974 · CSHS

Chester's International, LLC offers franchises for the establishment and operation of quick-service Chester's restaurants that sell chicken and sides, available in three formats: Store-in-Store/Non-Traditional Restaurants, Supermarket Restaurants, and Express Restaurants.

Read the 2026 FDD ↗chesterschicken.com ↗
2026 Franchise 500
#290
918
units (2025)
-7.6%
year over year

Units by Year

1,076
2021
1,081
2022
1,002
2023
994
2024
918
2025

Total outlets at year end, from FDD Item 20.

The Investment

Initial investment
$27,500 – $306,500
FDD Item 7
Franchise fee
$3,500
FDD Item 5
Ad fund
—
FDD Item 6
Financial performance
No
FDD Item 19 disclosure
Royalty

5% of gross sales

Leadership

  • Wynn Giles

    Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director

  • Alexis Lobodocky

    Chief Operating Officer and General Manager

  • Kevin O’Connor

    Executive Vice President

  • William Culpepper

    Vice President of Marketing

  • David Wulf

    Regional Director

  • Oliver Vereschagin

    Regional Director

  • Michael Kaspar

    Regional Director

On File

FDD years
2026202520242023202220212020
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Franchisee records
967
Current roster rows
Signed, not open
59
FDD Item 20, Table 5
Franchising for
21 yrs

Franchise Disclosure Documents

PDFChester's FDD 2026Most recent · opens in a new tabPDFChester's FDD 2025Opens in a new tabPDFChester's FDD 2024Opens in a new tabPDFChester's FDD 2023Opens in a new tabPDFChester's FDD 2022Opens in a new tabPDFChester's FDD 2021Opens in a new tabPDFChester's FDD 2020Opens in a new tab

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