Shreveport’s Southern Classic Adding 15 New Delicious Locations
In my humble opinion, you just can't go wrong with fried chicken. If you agree and you live in the South - you know just how many incredibly delicious choices we have when it comes to that golden fried yard-bird. For my money, it just doesn't get any better than Southern Classic.
Tom O'Keefe Wants to Spread the Gospel of Southern Classic Even Further
Soon, even more folks will be able to savor that juicy and delicious fried chicken because Southern Classic is expanding. According to a report from the Nation's Restaurant News, former Popeye's Louisiana Kitchen and Smoothie King executive Tom O’Keefe plans to double Shreveport's favorite fried-chicken joint's footprint by opening 15 new locations with in a 100-mile radius of the Ratchet City.
5 Restaurant Pros are Behind Shreveport Favorite Southern Classic's Expansion
According to the report, these new locations will be owned and operated by SCC Foods, LLC and Ikonik Restaurant Brands, LLC - all backed by O'Keefe and his business partners and former restaurant professionals David Halpern, Nick Binnings, Glen Armantrout, and Casey Levy.
The Ultimate Goal for Shreveport's Southern Classic is New Orleans Dominance
The next big step for the group is to push the Southern Classic brand as far south as New Orleans. After that, who knows? Is this the beginning of Shreveport's Southern Classic nationwide takeover a-la Popeye's Louisiana Kitchen? If so, I feel like our "best fried-chicken-in-the-south" secret may not be a secret for much longer.