Nearly half a century after Ezell’s Famous Chicken established roots in Seattle, opening up shop across from Garfield High School in 1984, the beloved chicken joint’s owner has plans to make his lifelong dream of franchising nationwide.
Owner Lewis Rudd joined “The Gee and Ursula Show” on KIRO Newsradio to explain where the expansion stands and how the company’s high standards will be maintained after his impending retirement.
“What’s unfolding is a dream and a vision that began with two childhood friends back in East Texas working at a place called Browns fried chicken, and one day having our own chicken place,” Rudd said. “Here we are, 42 years later, with 17 units and a few 100 employees. We feel that we have built a structure that has the systems and standards that are scalable. So we’re just looking at opportunities right now.”…