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Chicken Out Holdings, Inc.

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Chicken Out Holdings, Inc.
15952 Shady Grove Rd.
Gaithersburg, MD 20877-1315
MD Tel. 301-921-0600
Toll Free 800-328-4663
Fax 301-548-0024

Type: Private
On the web: http://www.chickenout.com

Unless you fear poultry, you needn't be afraid of this restaurant chain. Chicken Out Holdings owns and operates about 15 Chicken Out Rotisserie locations in Maryland and Virginia. Specializing in marinated and slow-roasted chicken, the quick-casual restaurants offer complete dinners with a whole or half bird and a choice of side dishes. The chain's menu also features chicken wings, sandwiches, and chicken pot pie. In addition, many Chicken Out locations offer catering services. Bruce Birnbach and David Deal started the Chicken Out business in 1991 as a carry-out operation. Today it is controlled by CEO Rick Hindin.

Officers:
Chairman: Ron Powell
President and CEO: Rick Hindin
COO: Clint Westbrook

Competitors:
Boston Market
KFC
La Madeleine

Back out from fear, lose one's nerve, as in In the end I chickened out and took the easier route down the mountain. Chicken is a popular synonym for "cowardly," a usage arising in the 1600s and 1700s but then apparently abandoned until the 20th century. [ Slang; c. 1930]

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