BELLVILLE, Ill. -- Chester's, a leader in fried chicken foodservice programs among convenience stores, has announced the grand opening of its newest location in Illinois. The Carlyle Food Mart in Belleville, celebrated the grand opening of the chicken offering on February 13.
"We are extremely excited about bringing Chester's to Belleville" said Nick Patel, owner of Carlyle Food Mart, which held a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Friday in honor of the Chester's grand opening. Chester the Chicken was on hand to assist and take pictures with local fans and employees.
"We [image-nocss] are excited about adding a nationally known brand like Chester's to the Belleville Food Mart," said T.J. Patel, president of Jai Ma Meldi Inc. "And we look forward to offering our customers Chester's great tasting fried chicken"
Now the Carlyle Food Store will offer Chester's signature menu options including fried bone-in chicken, chicken tenders, potato wedges and biscuits for breakfast, lunch or dinner.
Kathryn Kudulis, brand manager at Chester's International, said, "The power of the Chester's brand will be a tremendous tool as we continue to exceed the daily expectations of our customers."
Birmingham, Ala.-based Chester's is a major provider of quick-serve restaurant (QSR) concepts with more than 1,500 Chester Fried licensed and Chester's franchised locations. Along with its products, the company flexible size and store layout options, training and support. Chester's uses only chicken that is specially marinated and double-breaded using a proprietary family recipe and offers bone-in, tenders and potato wedges as well as sandwiches, wraps, salads, breakfast and sides.
[Pictured (left to right): Brandon Hays, Hays Food Systems; Rajinder Singh, manager, Carlyle Food Mart; T.J. Patel, president, Jai Ma Meldi Inc.; Manuel Olvera, general contractor; Nick Patel, owner, Carlyle Food Mart; Michael Dale, manager, Carlyle Food Mart; and Chester.]
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