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Zaxby’s

2002 Summit Blvd NE, Atlanta, GA 30319

zaxbys.com
Track This Company Profile reviewed September 2026

Approximately 95-100% of the Zaxby’s restaurant locations are linked in the Atlas Research Platform.

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(US & CAN)

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~1,025 Restaurant locations
~$2.9B System sales (US & CAN)
28+ C-suite connections

Cuisines

1 of 1 shown
Chicken

States & Provinces

3 of 19 shown
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Summary

Zaxby’s began in Statesboro, Georgia, in 1990 and is headquartered in Atlanta. The company operates a single fast casual chicken concept. Menus include Chicken Fingerz, wings, sandwiches, Zalads, sides and signature sauces. Its cuisine is Chicken, and locations serve lunch and dinner. A large majority of restaurants are operated by franchisees. Company-operated locations make up a smaller but meaningful part of the system. The system has locations across a broad U.S. footprint. A typical restaurant has about 90 seats and occupies approximately 3,000 square feet. Freestanding, inline, drive-through and smaller to-go-only formats can differ substantially. Service options can include dine-in, takeout and delivery, depending on the location.

Recent Zaxby’s Development Activity

RestaurantPipeline activity

Selected location-development activity by weekly cut

A weekly cut is a selected portion of RestaurantPipeline’s broader location-development research. This profile may show selected examples when the indexed company appears in that week’s research.

Weekly RestaurantPipeline activity cut

October 31, 2026

October Week 5

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Selected new opening record
Zaxby’s: Prosper, Texas, Collin County

5620 W University Dr · Prosper, TX 75078

Projected openingMay 2028
SourceBuilding permit

Additional examples may be added
Selected records from later weekly cuts may appear here; not every matching record will be shown.

The broader RestaurantPipeline weekly research file also includes companies outside the Restaurant Enterprise Index. The records shown here are selected examples, not a complete record of the company’s location development or every matching weekly record. Projected timing reflects findings at the dated research cut and may change as permitting, construction and operator schedules move.

Zaxby’s Growth History

Restaurant Vector™

Zaxby’s Vector Profile

RestaurantData’s selected archived development trail for Zaxby’s begins with a March 2000 report in Stockbridge, Georgia. The reports document a multi-state history, with supporting opening-year research adding to later records and extending the selected view through 2026.

For sales teams and investors, these historical windows help compare current development with earlier activity and place individual locations within the brand’s longer expansion history.

Research begins March 2000. Historical U.S. activity view · Current restaurant footprint appears in the Enterprise Snapshot.

Four selected historical windows

  • 2010–2012

    Early development

    30+ opening signals

    10+ states with signals

  • 2014–2016

    Multi-state activity

    120+ opening signals

    15+ states with signals

  • 2018–2020

    Concentrated development

    80+ opening signals

    10+ states with signals

  • 2023–2025

    Recent arc in development

    100+ opening signals

    15+ states with signals

Zaxby’s: development arc

Selected location history and opening signals, 2000–2026.

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Zaxby’s selected restaurant development history, 2000–2026 Illustrative cumulative arc of selected, deduplicated U.S. restaurant-address evidence, 2000–2026. Solid line: archived house development reports through 2017. Dotted line: combined house reports and researched opening years, starting 2018, with house reports continuing within that segment. 2010–2012: 30+ opening signals, 10+ states with signals. 2014–2016: 120+ opening signals, 15+ states with signals. 2018–2020: 80+ opening signals, 10+ states with signals. 2023–2025: 100+ opening signals, 15+ states with signals. This has no operating-unit scale and does not measure net growth. Markers show years with included dated evidence; the connecting line is illustrative between those years. VECTOR · SELECTED RESTAURANT DEVELOPMENT HISTORY 2000: position in the selected dated evidence trail 2001: position in the selected dated evidence trail 2002: position in the selected dated evidence trail 2003: position in the selected dated evidence trail 2004: position in the selected dated evidence trail 2005: position in the selected dated evidence trail 2006: position in the selected dated evidence trail 2007: position in the selected dated evidence trail 2008: position in the selected dated evidence trail 2009: position in the selected dated evidence trail 2010: position in the selected dated evidence trail 2011: position in the selected dated evidence trail 2012: position in the selected dated evidence trail 2013: position in the selected dated evidence trail 2014: position in the selected dated evidence trail 2015: position in the selected dated evidence trail 2016: position in the selected dated evidence trail 2017: position in the selected dated evidence trail 2018: position in the selected dated evidence trail 2019: position in the selected dated evidence trail 2020: position in the selected dated evidence trail 2021: position in the selected dated evidence trail 2022: position in the selected dated evidence trail 2023: position in the selected dated evidence trail 2024: position in the selected dated evidence trail 2025: position in the selected dated evidence trail 2026: position in the selected dated evidence trail March 2000 development reportStockbridge, Georgia 120+ opening signals15+ states with signals · 2014–2016 Latest dated evidence: 20262026 is a partial year 2000 2005 2010 2015 2020 2026 Evidence year 30+ signals 10+ states Early development 2010–2012 120+ signals 15+ states Multi-state activity 2014–2016 80+ signals 10+ states Concentrated development 2018–2020 100+ signals 15+ states Recent arc in development 2023–2025 Illustrative cumulative research arc. No operating-unit scale.
Archived house development reportsDevelopment reports + opening-year researchSelected activity windows
The solid line follows archived house development reports through 2017. Combined records, which include later house reports and researched opening years, start in 2018 and form the dotted segment. Each restaurant address is counted once at its earliest included dated evidence.

Vector readout: The 2010–2012 window contains 30+ selected signals across 10+ states. The 2018–2020 window adds 80+ across 10+ states. The 2023–2025 combined history contains 100+ selected signals across 15+ states under broader research coverage, with a partial 2026 segment.

The 2023–2025 window has a broader source mix than the earlier house-report windows. The 2026 segment is partial. Development report years may precede the opening year recorded for a restaurant.

RestaurantData source trail: Archived house reports provide the solid trail through 2017. From 2018 on, the combined records include later house reports and researched opening years, so house reports continue within the dotted segment. A development report year and an opening year can differ for the same location.

Restaurant location examples along the expansion arc

  • 2002
    Development report year

    Zaxby’s

    8419 Dorchester Rd
    North Charleston, SC 29420-7307
  • 2008
    Development report year

    Zaxby’s

    3181 Matlock Rd
    Mansfield, TX 76063
  • 2014
    Development report year

    Zaxby’s

    130 University Pkwy
    Aiken, SC 29801-6387
    Aiken County
  • 2020
    Development report year

    Zaxby’s

    5020 14Th St W
    Bradenton, FL 34207-2415
    Manatee County
  • 2023
    Development report year

    Zaxby’s

    5280 Matt Hwy
    Cumming, GA 30028
    Forsyth County
  • 2026
    Development report year

    Zaxby’s

    1575 Mosley Dr
    Thomasville, AL 36784
6 selected restaurant locations.

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Source: RestaurantData archived U.S. development reports and supporting restaurant-location research. Headquarters, franchisee offices, unrelated namesakes, renovations, transfers and unresolved addresses are excluded. Signal counts of 10 or more are rounded down to tens; counts from 5 to 9 use that range. State bands of 5 or more are rounded down to multiples of 5. Smaller counts are shown directly.

The latest included dated evidence is 2026. The 2026 segment is partial. Development reports may describe planned restaurants. The six examples use the date basis shown on each card. A report year is not necessarily an opening year, and location verification dates are not used as opening dates. Historical locations may have closed.

The solid segment uses archived house report dates through 2017. Combined records, from 2018 on, add researched opening years and continuing house reports. Markers identify years with selected dated evidence; connecting lines are illustrative between those years. Coverage varies across jurisdictions and years. These selections do not represent complete opening totals, current operating units or net growth. Gaps alone do not establish a pause or contraction.

Last updated November 2026.

Read the Restaurant Vector™ overview for the research method and source definitions.

Historical reference: Zaxby’s in the Atlanta Foodservice Development in 2000 report on RestaurantChains.net.

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