Frenchy’s Chicken has stripped its name and branding from two Houston restaurants that the company says no longer meet the chain’s standards. The move targets locations on Rankin Road and Almeda Road and is a very public way for leadership to protect the reputation of a brand Houstonians have celebrated since 1969. For a local fixture this entrenched, cutting loose stores is both blunt and rare.
In a Facebook post on Friday, CEO Ernest Hunter II told customers, “I want to be transparent with our customers and everyone who loves Frenchy’s,” and said the locations “are no longer authorized Frenchy’s locations and do not meet our standards,” according to the Houston Chronicle. Hunter specifically named the restaurants at 802 Rankin Rd. and 12202 Almeda Rd., noted that…..