Bonchon Chicken
Industry | Restaurants |
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Founded | 2002 |
Products | Korean fried chicken |
Website |
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Bonchon Chicken (Hangul: 본촌치킨; Hanja: 本村치킨) is a South Korean-based international fried chicken restaurant franchise.[1][2] According to the company, Bonchon is a Korean word meaning "My Hometown".
History
The first Bonchon Chicken restaurant opened in 2002 in Busan, South Korea. The first location in the U.S. was in Annandale, Virginia, home to a large South Korean expatriate population. It later spread to California, New York, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey and Texas.[3] There are 10 locations in South Korea, 97 in the Philippines, 10 in Thailand, and 6 in Indonesia. There are also many new locations pending in different countries and Brunei is one of them.
Jinduk Seh is the current President and CEO of Bonchon Chicken. The United States headquarters is located in New York City, where all the training is done.
See also
References
- ↑ Julia Moskin (February 7, 2007) "Koreans Share Their Secret for Chicken With a Crunch" The New York Times
- ↑ Gubbins, Teresa (January 23, 2015). "Bonchon Chicken Dallas gives Greenville Avenue the bird". CultureMap Dallas. Retrieved March 22, 2015.
- ↑ Bonchon Chicken to Open at Greenville and Lovers Lane in Dallas | SideDish | D Magazine