Zaxbys plans to open more than 50 new locations in 2025: Here's where
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Zaxbys is planning on opening more than 50 new locations in 2025, putting them on track to surpass 1,000 restaurants.
Founded in 1990, the Atlanta-based company currently operates over 950 locations in 17 states, according to its website. The fast food chicken chain specializes in serving "delicious Chicken Fingerz, Zalads, wings, and signature sauces with Southern hospitality and a modern twist," the company's website reads.
Zaxbys' primary market is the Southeast, as the company has a heavy presence in states like Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Tennessee and Mississippi, among others. The company said in a June 12 email to USA TODAY that it is beginning to expand out west, with recent openings in Nevada and Arizona.
Here's what we know about where Zaxbys has already opened new restaurants in 2025 and where they plan to open stores later in the year.
Where have new Zaxbys locations already opened in 2025?
The company said in a June 12 email to USA TODAY that it has opened 16 new locations so far in 2025, including its most recent "new state entry" in Nevada earlier this summer.
Zaxbys has already opened one new location in Las Vegas, with a second one slated to open in July.
"In addition to these new market ventures, Zaxbys has continued to expand in previously established Southeast markets in 2025 with new locations through Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Indiana, Tennessee and more," the company told USA TODAY via email.
According to the company's website, the 16 locations the company has opened so far in 2025 include:
Cochran, Georgia: Opened June 2
Opened June 2 Spartanburg, South Carolina: Opened May 26
Opened May 26 Richmond Hill, Georgia: Opened May 12
Opened May 12 Bristol, Tennessee: Opened May 12
Opened May 12 Vincennes, Indiana: Opened April 21
Opened April 21 Las Vegas, Nevada: Opened April 14
Opened April 14 Charlotte, North Carolina: Opened April 7
Opened April 7 Chapel Hill, North Carolina: Opened April 2
Opened April 2 Locust, North Carolina: Opened March 17
Opened March 17 Leavenworth, Kansas: Opened March 3
Opened March 3 Spartanburg, South Carolina: Opened Feb. 24
Opened Feb. 24 Valdosta, Georgia: Opened Feb. 24
Opened Feb. 24 Spartanburg, South Carolina: Opened Feb. 3
Opened Feb. 3 Rocky Mount, Virginia: Opened Jan. 27
Opened Jan. 27 Brookhaven, Georgia: Opened Jan. 20
Opened Jan. 20 Natchez, Mississippi: Opened Jan. 6
Additionally, Zaxbys has announced two new locations since USA TODAY previously spoke with the company on June 12. The company opened a location in Columbus, Indiana, on June 16 and is planning on opening a restaurant in Eustis, Florida, on June 23.
Where will new Zaxbys restaurants be opening?
The company told USA TODAY it will open its first-ever location in Phoenix, Arizona, in July.
"Following this second new state entry of the year, Zaxbys also has plans to expand its Southern roots to additional new markets in 2025 including Pennsylvania, New York, Maryland, Illinois, Ohio, New Jersey and more, in addition to opening new stores in currently established Southeastern markets," the company said in the email.
Gabe Hauari is a national trending news reporter at USA TODAY. You can follow him on X @GabeHauari or email him at Gdhauari@gannett.com.
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