Kenny Rogers Roasters is a chain of chicken-based restaurants founded in 1991 by country musician Kenny Rogers and former KFC CEO John Y. Brown Jr., who is a former governor of the U.S. state of Kentucky. Brown had been an early investor in Kentucky Fried Chicken from 1964 to 1971. During his successful music career, Rogers had appeared in a number of commercials for the Dole Food Company before founding this restaurant chain.
The menu of Kenny Rogers Roasters originally featured wood-fired rotisserie chicken.
See also[]
- List of current Kenny Rogers Roasters locations
- List of former Kenny Rogers Roaster locations