Long-time Burger King franchisee now putting up Bojangles stores in New Jersey

Former Burger King franchisees Dipak Patel and Agam Vaidya have signed a franchise development agreement to bring 10 new Bojangles stores to New Jersey.

Bojangles has a strong start to 2022, adding 35 stores in new and existing markets such as Dallas, San Antonio, and Virginia Beach.

In 2007, Dipak acquired his first four Burger King locations in New York and doubled sales over the first two years. Agam has been with the team since 2019 as a business partner and helped it evolve into one of the top-performing operators in the Northeast, with 56 fast-food restaurants spread throughout Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, and Philadelphia.

Jose Costa, Chief Growth Officer at Bojangles, noted that there’s a lot of demand for their food in the Northeast, which became more evident when they brought their food truck to Times Square last year to launch our all-new Bo’s Chicken Sandwich.

Costa said that Dipak Patel and his team are the perfect partners to help expand their ’ footprint in the market for their extensive food-service knowledge, operations experience, and passion for Bojangles.

A leader in the chicken and biscuits segment, Bojangles finished the year with development agreements to open over 100 stores in key markets and finished the year reporting an industry-leading average unit volume of $1.9 million.

The chain's success is in part due to its strong morning daypart, during which around 40 percent of sales come before many competitors have opened their doors.

Bojangles also offers several prototypes for franchisees to consider when developing their portfolio, including a prototype called the "Biscuit Theater," which allows guests to watch the company's buttermilk biscuits being made from scratch. These key differentiators across all stores have been a key component of Bojangles' growth.