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Vojnovic is a third-generation restaurant industry veteran. He left Inspire two years ago, he said, to look for his own opportunities. In addition to the recent Bojangles deal, he also owns Hot Dog Shoppe, an old-school fast-food chain in Ohio. Bojangles, currently at units, aims to cross the 1,unit mark within three years.

The company has inked several large development deals this year. The Franchise Times reported in May that Chaac Foods Restaurants agreed to open 40 new locations over the next seven years. And Jeff Rigsby, a longtime franchisee, agreed to open 45 new locations over the same time period, including 15 in Columbus, Ohio, a yet-untapped market. The brand is strongest in the American southeast. The seven purchased locations will serve as a base of operations and training ground for new staff and future managers.

Vojnovic and other Cedartown executives are in talks with other Bojangles franchisees who may be interested in selling. Vojnovic said his goal is to hit 50 restaurants in five years, which he estimated will require buying 20 locations.

That kind of planning takes time. Cedartown plans to break ground on its first new location in summer , according to a press release.

Good news, Bo fans! The North Carolina founded fast food chain that doles out homemade biscuits more delicious than words can capture has announced major expansion plans. Jeff Rigsby pictured above , a year Bojangles franchise owner, and the fast food company have revealed plans to open 45 new locations in the next seven years, per a company press release.

Rigsby currently operates 92 locations and the new restaurants will be developed around Rigsby's core markets, including Georgia, Kentucky, North Carolina, South Carolina and Tennessee, along with 15 planned Bojangles restaurants in Columbus, Ohio. This will mark the company's first outposts in the Buckeye State. My friend ordered the two-piece dinner, with dirty rice.

I much prefer Bojangles' chicken on the bone if it isn't going to be sandwiched in a biscuit. The dirty rice is tasty and, perhaps more important, something you will find only at a Southern chain like Bojangles'. Also noteworthy: Bojangles' uses sporks, perfect for offerings like mashed potatoes and dirty rice. The biscuit is good but, with the icing on top, way too sweet for me to actually enjoy. But I know that many believe the Bo-Berry Biscuit is the best thing on the menu.

In any case, a Bojangles' article that skips over the treat feels incomplete, even if I am not a fan. But the sweet tea is one of my personal favorite aspects of the Bojangles' experience. The company says the tea is "steeped the old-fashioned way," which makes the drink sweeter than it ever could be if you simply added sugar to cold ice tea.

In fact, one of the few high-school chemistry lessons I remember is going to Bojangles' to learn how "supersaturation" works, as sugar is absorbed by the hot tea in preparation. At Bojangles', tea refills are readily available. I get one, even though a regular, ounce sweet tea with ice contains 25 grams of sugar — half of the Food and Drug Administration's recommended daily dosage. Despite my love for Bojangles', I must admit that the location's design isn't anything special.

Even though I consider myself a Bojangles' fan, I visit only about twice a year — once every time I'm in North Carolina. The true "Bo fanatics," as the company calls them, visit multiple times a week. Today, most of these fanatics reside in the Carolinas.