How will I be informed of the required menu for my Bojangles restaurant?
Bojangles Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
Bojangles Restaurants offer different menus of quality food products in different geographic areas of the country, including a more limited menu not offering breakfast all day nor bone-in chicken. Bojangles Restaurant menus may emphasize a special selection of breakfast items such as buttermilk biscuits with chicken filet, steak, sausage, country ham, bacon, egg, cheese, jelly, and/or melted butter. During lunch and dinner hours, the menus may feature bone-in chicken and boneless chicken tenders in certain markets ("Bone-In Chicken Menu") or boneless chicken tenders with no bone-in chicken in other markets ("Boneless Chicken Only Menu") served with side orders such as homemade biscuits, Bojangles Dirty Rice®, Bojangles' Seasoned Fries, Bojangles Cajun Pintos®, Bojangles' Cajun Gravy, baked mac & cheese, coleslaw, chicken sandwiches, Cajun Filet Biscuit®, Chicken Supremes®, Homestyle Tenders, salads, Bo-Tato Rounds®, soft drinks, Bojangles' Legendary Iced Tea®, Bo'Town Roasters® coffee, cold brew iced coffee, dressed coffee, sweet potato pies, cinnamon biscuits, milkshakes, and/or Bo-Berry Biscuits®. We will advise you of the required menu based on your geographic area where you intend to open your Bojangles Restaurant.
Source: Item 1 — THE FRANCHISOR AND ANY PARENTS, PREDECESSORS AND AFFILIATES (FDD pages 7–11)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Bojangles's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, the specific menu required for your Bojangles restaurant will be determined by the geographic area where you intend to open the restaurant. The FDD notes that Bojangles Restaurants offer different menus of quality food products in different geographic areas of the country. These menu variations can include a more limited menu that does not offer breakfast all day or bone-in chicken.
The standard Bojangles Restaurant menus may feature a special selection of breakfast items such as buttermilk biscuits with various fillings. During lunch and dinner hours, the menus may feature bone-in chicken and boneless chicken tenders in certain markets or boneless chicken tenders only in other markets, served with various side orders and beverages.
This means that as a prospective franchisee, you will need to consult with Bojangles to understand which menu options are required or recommended for your specific location. This could impact your initial investment, inventory management, and marketing strategies. It is important to understand these menu differences to effectively plan and operate your Bojangles franchise.