A New Jersey fried chicken chain is expanding its footprint into Pennsylvania, with signs recently appearing at a busy Bristol Township intersection.
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Iffy’s Hot Chicken is slated to open in the former KFC building located at the corner of Durham Road and Veterans Highway (Route 413).
An official opening date has not yet been announced.
The KFC building has been vacant since the chain closed its Bristol Township location a decade ago.
Iffy’s Hot Chicken, which started in Burlington, New Jersey, has grown with locations in the Garden State and New York.
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Owner Iffy Shah told NJ.com last year that between 25 and 30 franchisees were lined up to open new locations.
The restaurant has built a following on social media for its wings, fries with various toppings, and signature hot chicken.
The business is listed as being popular on food-delivery apps.
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Bristol Township Council President Craig Bowen said he was looking forward to the new business opening its doors.
“The chicken’s phenomenal,” Bowen said, adding that he “can’t wait for it to open.”
The council president said word of Iffy’s Hot Chicken preparing to open a location in the township has met some negative comments from residents on social media.
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Bowen, a longtime council member and local business owner, explained that attracting new businesses generates mercantile tax revenue. The tax revenue is key for funding township operations without raising taxes for homeowners.
“The keyboard warriors don’t understand if we bring business in, it brings the mercantile tax in and the taxes and helps us from raising taxes,” Bowen said.
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Lower Bucks County has seen a number of new chicken restaurants in recent years and existing fast food chains have added chicken menu items.
Southern chain Zaxbys, which has a large focus on chicken, confirmed to LevittownNow.com this week that it will open in Tullytown Borough this spring.
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The National Chicken Council said last year that American’s taste for chicken and the various types they eat and purchase has grown since 2001, citing a national survey by PKS Research Partners.
