A second Chicken Salad Chick location in Pennsylvania opens November 18 at 500 Broad Street in Collegeville, extending the fast casual concept's reach into Montgomery County less than three months after its Allentown debut. The brand, which bills itself as the nation's only fast casual chicken salad restaurant concept, now operates more than 350 restaurants across 27 states.
The Franchise Team
The Collegeville unit is owned and operated by Amanda Furiato, her husband Ryan Metz, and her brother Drew Christy, operating as CSCP Collegeville LLC. Furiato brings nine years of franchise development experience, prior service in the U.S. Air Force, and a "Franchisee of the Year" recognition tied to her AFC Urgent Care operation. Metz previously served as Deputy General Counsel at West Pharmaceutical Services, while Christy contributes 15 years of restaurant and specialty retail experience alongside a background in leadership development. The trio began researching franchise opportunities in 2025, visiting five Chicken Salad Chick units nationwide before committing.
"There's truly nothing like Chicken Salad Chick, and we believe the brand's Southern hospitality will be a welcome addition here in Collegeville," Furiato said.
Growth Signals for Operators
For franchisors watching fast casual restaurant expansion trends, the Pennsylvania push offers a useful case study in how experienced multi-unit operators accelerate regional penetration. CEO and President Scott Deviney noted that the brand will close out 2026 with two Pennsylvania locations running and characterized the state as "a key growth market." The Collegeville restaurant will offer dine-in, takeout, third-party delivery, and catering — a full-channel approach that reflects broader fast casual service evolution as operators compete for both on-premise and off-premise occasions.
The menu centers on more than a dozen made-from-scratch chicken salad flavors, supplemented by fresh sides, gourmet soups, signature sandwiches, and desserts. Hours run seven days a week, 10:30 a.m. to 8:30 p.m.
Grand opening week promotions are structured to drive repeat traffic: the first 100 guests on November 18 earn free chicken salad for a year (weekly for the first guest, monthly for guests two through 100 via the brand's app). Daily giveaways continue through November 21, including branded merchandise and a bounce-back meal card — a sequenced traffic-building approach increasingly common in fast casual grand opening playbooks.
The Collegeville team has also embedded community goodwill into the pre-opening period, raising funds for Sharing Excess, a food-rescue nonprofit, during Friends & Family events. The parent brand's CSC Foundation supports CURE Childhood Cancer and local food banks year-round, a cause-marketing structure that franchise prospects often cite as a differentiator during their evaluation process.
Written by Michael Politz, Author of Guide to Restaurant Success: The Proven Process for Starting Any Restaurant Business From Scratch to Success (ISBN: 978-1-119-66896-1), Founder of Food & Beverage Magazine, the leading online magazine and resource in the industry. Designer of the Bluetooth logo and recognized in Entrepreneur Magazine's "Top 40 Under 40" for founding American Wholesale Floral, Politz is also the Co-founder of the Proof Awards and the CPG Awards and a partner in numerous consumer brands across the food and beverage sector.
