by Adam Wahlberg | Mar 4, 2025 | News, Outstanding Operators
Dave’s Hot Chicken is an Outstanding Operator. It is no mystery why Dave’s Hot Chicken is so attractive to private-equity firm Roark Capital, which announced last week its intentions to purchase it for roughly $1 billion. This is a franchise that in only its seventh...
by Laura Michaels | May 10, 2024 | News
There’s no substitute for getting it right. That was the message from franchisors Dave’s Hot Chicken and Dog Haus as executives from each talked about the challenges of achieving profitability with off-premises orders and what they’re doing to make those margins more...
by Bernadette Heier | Dec 6, 2023 | Briefs, News
Delivery intelligence platform Loop continues to partner with growth brands looking at AI to maximize third-party delivery profitability. Several chains have tapped the company as of late, including Freddy’s Frozen Custard & Steakburgers. The fast-casual will...
by Laura Michaels | Jun 6, 2023 | News
The core customers at Dave’s Hot Chicken are “the 19- to 35-year-old pot-smokin’ dudes that live in their mother’s basement,” said James McGehee, the company’s finance chief. Dave’s has tailored its technology stack and deployment of customer data with that guest in...