Overview

• The agreement covers expansion in the Czech Republic, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal and Spain, as well as Turkey.
• Azzurri says strong early results in the UK, including the London Shaftesbury Avenue site averaging over 1,000 customers a day, underpin the wider rollout.
• Further UK growth is planned under Azzurri’s program, with the operator pursuing up to 60 domestic locations alongside the European push.
• Dave’s Hot Chicken, founded in Los Angeles in 2017, now operates more than 300 U.S. restaurants and has sold rights to over 1,020 franchise sites globally.
• Roark Capital took a majority stake in June 2025 for a reported $1 billion, and celebrity investors include Drake, Samuel L. Jackson, Tom Werner and Michael Strahan.