The pitch: Bb.q Chicken Brown is a casual, comfortable dining place that will make you forget you left your own house for dinner. It is the first bb.q Chicken franchise to open in Rhode Island, and offers a broad menu specializing in olive-oil-grilled and fried chicken wings, made with proprietary sauces and spice mixes. The restaurant also serves sandwiches, salads and side dishes. The franchise was established in 1995 by its chairman, Hong-Guen Yoon, in South Korea. Bb.q Chicken Brown is the 54th store to open in the U.S.
Years in business: Opened on Nov. 16, 2020
Employees: Four to five full-time employees
Cost to obtain franchise: $125,000 initial fee; $312,000-$757,000 total investment; $250,000 net worth required
Before opening franchise: Wooma Cho has worked in the restaurant business throughout her entire career. She came to the United States 20 years ago with the goal of opening a restaurant business that would showcase the culture of her native South Korea. That is the experience she hopes to offer her customers with the opening of bb.q Chicken Brown in Providence.
Reason for opening: Bb.q Chicken is one of the top chicken franchise brands in South Korea. The franchise guarantees the taste of the chicken it fries at the store. It provides top-notch support from store development to the grand opening. So, the biggest reason for opening this restaurant was the systematic consulting the company provides to franchisees. This makes menu selection and store-opening preparations much easier.