New development will be a Chicken Licken Fly-Thru
Residents may have driven past the construction site on the corner of Viljoen and Potgieter streets, at Swembad Centre, and wondered what the result of all the construction will be.
This new development will be a Chicken Licken Fly-Thru. The franchise already has Fly-Thru stores in Chicken Licken was founded in South Africa by George Sombonos in 1980. He opened the Today Chicken Licken has more than 247 outlets in South Africa and 12 in Botswana. Chantal Sombonos-Van Tonder took over as CEO in 2016 and under her leadership Chicken Licken has been named brand of the year for two consecutive years, in 2019 and 2020. Sombonos-Van Tonder won the 2020 Marketing Leadership Award at the Loerie Awards. Chicken Licken’s food is positioned as a more affordable option than that of its main competitors in South Africa, and is not only famous for its spicy chicken but also home to “hotwings”, a South African favourite. Barko Developments is currently developing the site and Chicken Licken Fly-Thru will start trading in June with the official opening date still to be confirmed.
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