Big Chicken, powered by restaurant veterans behind H&D Group Investments, is entering eastern Michigan in early 2024, starting with its first location in Clio at 11476 North Linden Road. Big Chicken is founded by Hall of Famer Shaquille O’Neal.
Fusing home-cooked childhood favorites with new flavors, Big Chicken features an extensive menu of sandwiches, sides and sweets. In addition to H&D Group Investments, other partners include Las Vegas-based ownership group JRS Hospitality and multi-national, multi-billion-dollar brand development, marketing and entertainment company Authentic Brands Group.
Big Chicken’s signature chicken sandwich features brioche buns made by Turano Baking Company, a multigenerational family-owned European bakery in Chicago, and sauces inspired by domestic and international BBQ. Big Chicken uses its signature cage-free, hormone-free, antibiotic-free, and preservative-free NAKED TRUTH® Premium Chicken fried with wet or dry battering perfected after hundreds of hours of experimentation.
Big Chicken has more than 300 locations across Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Seattle, Houston, Gilbert, Arizona, Rosemont, Illinois and the Dayton-Ohio region. Other locations are present at metro-New York’s UBS Arena, The Comcast Center in Philadelphia, The Moody Center in Austin, ASU’s Mullett Arena, Palm Springs’ Acrisure Arena, St. Louis’s Busch Stadium, Kansas City International Airport, and on three Carnival Cruise ships.
The new investment opening the eastern Michigan market will provide valuable opportunities for investors and seasoned restaurant owners to team up with a brand with a proven track record while bringing more jobs and development to the communities.
