Alabama-based Guthrie’s is celebrating 60 years of slinging chicken to hungry families and college students around the South. The chain has also opened restaurants as far west as Nevada and recently entered the Carolinas, expanding its footprint to more than 70 locations in 13 states.
“My family and I are honored and blessed to have been bestowed with this incredible brand and concept,” says Joe Kelly, the Guthrie’s CEO. “We are so thankful for our fans that have supported us over the last 60 years!”
Guthrie’s has a “deep-rooted history in the South.” Hal Guthrie opened the first Guthrie’s in 1965 in Haleyville, Alabama, then added chicken fingers to the menu in 1978. In the ’80s, the Guthries slimmed down the menu and created the world’s first chicken-finger-focused restaurant concept…