Texas-based hot chicken chain seeks franchisees in Arizona

Urban Bird Hot Chicken, a Houston-based fast-casual restaurant, has zeroed in on Phoenix as one of its growth destinations.

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The company, which started in 2020 and has 24 locations – and four more opening soon – in Texas, has listed Phoenix as a “priority market” for its growth plan.

While all its stores are corporate-owned at this point, the company’s founders, Brandon Gawthorp and Chantel Fiaschetti, told the Business Journal they are looking for experienced restaurant operators to anchor the market in Phoenix.

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Gawthorp and Fiaschetti opened the first Urban Bird in 2020, after years of being restaurant owners and franchisees of Wingstop and other brands. At a conference in Las Vegas, Gawthorp ate at a hot chicken restaurant and fell in love with the flavor.

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