Team of Cousins Expanding Layne’s Northwards

Growing chicken chain Layne’s will soon grow across Austin and up I-35 into Waco, according to the ABJ. The northwards expansion will be led by franchisee Shahroz Khan and seven of his cousins who plan to open around 15 locations.

“The one thing that actually sold the deal for me was when the owner of Layne’s told me, ‘imagine that Chick-fil-A had 15 locations today, would you join?’” Khan said to the OBJ , explaining his selection of Layne’s over competitors.

“Out of that 3% (available real estate), most of those already have deals,” Khan said. “So, it’s a very competitive market out here. We’ve been working deals for the past four months, and it’s very tough to get the right deal for the right place in the right moment.”

Beyond its classic, simple basket of chicken fingers, the brand also serves up chicken finger sandwiches, grilled cheese sandwiches, fries, and potato salads.

No opening dates have been announced.

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