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Company type | Subsidiary |
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Industry | Restaurants |
Founded | 2002 Busan, South Korea |
Founder | Jinduk Seo |
Headquarters | Dallas, Texas |
Products | Korean fried chicken |
Website |
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Bonchon Chicken ( Korean: 본촌치킨; Hanja: 本村치킨) is a Dallas-based international Korean fried chicken restaurant franchise. [1] [2] According to the company, Bonchon is a Korean word meaning "My Hometown".
The Bonchon Chicken restaurant began in 2002 in Busan, South Korea. The first location in the U.S. was in Fort Lee, New Jersey. [3] It later spread to California, New York, Connecticut, Illinois, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Jersey, Virginia, North Carolina, Florida, Texas, Delaware and Washington state. [4] [5] [6] The Korean fried chicken franchise currently operates in 21 states in the U.S. and 8 countries internationally.
Jinduk Seo is the founder of Bonchon Chicken and Bryan Shin is currently the CEO. [7]
In 2021, Bonchon moved its global headquarters to Dallas, Texas. [8]
In 2023, Thai artist Vachirawit Chivaaree was announced as the first brand ambassador of Bonchon. [9]