Get ready for Cajun fried chicken and buttermilk biscuits. The fast-food chain Bojangles is set to open 10 new locations in North Jersey. Quick-service restaurant moguls Dipak Patel and Agam Vaidya, who operate Burger Kings and other fast-food restaurants in the area, have penned a deal with Bojangles to bring the Southern chain to the Northeast. There’s no word yet on the exact locations, but Bojangles will be built in Middlesex, Essex, Union, Bergen and Hudson counties. “There’s a lot […]

By Rebekah Riess, CNN Fast food restaurant chain Bojangles will close all stores for two Mondays to give staff a “well-deserved break” following the challenges the restaurant industry has been facing during the pandemic, the company said. All company-owned stores will close August 30 and September 13 to allow 8,000 staff members and managers time off, the company said in a statement. The restaurant chain, with locations throughout the Southeast, is taking this step in response to industry-wide labor shortages […]

All company-owned stores will close August 30 and September 13 to allow 8,000 staff members and managers time off, the company said in a statement. The restaurant chain, with locations throughout the Southeast, is taking this step in response to industry-wide labor shortages and “other stresses put on its employees who’ve worked hard through the pandemic,” the company noted. “We appreciate everything our dedicated team has done for Bojangles this past year,” Bojangles CEO Jose Armario said. “From navigating a […]