Haven Hot Chicken, the award-winning hot chicken brand “Born Hot. Raised Right.,” announced today its tenth location – Store #010 in Franklin, Massachusetts, will be opening on Wednesday, January 14, 2026.
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Haven Hot Chicken will be
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Serving as the brand’s first location outside of Connecticut and first franchise location – operated by The Coop Group. Located at 477 W. Central Street, the square foot space will serve the brand’s signature Crispy, Crunchy, Juicy, Spicy, Delicious Chicken (CCJSD) and vegetarian "Not Chicken," including THE Sandwich (Food Network, Guy Fieri's "Best Bite in Town" Grand Champion), house-crafted sauces, craveable sides and seasonal limited-time offerings. The Franklin store joins nine Haven Hot Chicken locations in Connecticut.
“You have not experienced hot chicken until you’ve tried Haven Hot Chicken, and The Coop Group is thrilled to help bring this concept to a new market – in a new community,” said Jake Dagdigian, General Manager and Operating Partner of the Franklin location.
“We’re excited to support our community during our grand opening by giving away a free slider for every $3 donation we collect that will go to the Franklin High School Athletic Department,” added Brian O’Loughlin, The Coop Group Partner.
The Franklin location will be open 7 days a week (Open Every Day for Everyone) Sun - Thurs 11am-11pm and Fri - Sat 11am - Midnight offering online and app ordering with their own delivery, curbside takeout, delivery with DoorDash, UberEATS and Grubhub, and a robust catering service. The brand’s mission of helping raise crucial funds to help curb food insecurity locally through its signature “The Great Banana Puddin’ Drive,” will donate 50 cents from the sale of each Banana puddin’ to The Greater Boston Food Bank.
Haven Hot Chicken was founded in 2020 by restaurateurs Rob LaTronica, Craig Sklar, Jason Sobocinski, Tom Sobocinski and Etkin Tekin. With accolades from Inc., Food Network, Eat This, Not That! and Fast Casual, currently operates nine company-owned locations in Connecticut: New Haven, Orange, Norwalk, North Haven, Storrs, Middletown, Newington, Oxford and Fairfield as well as a food truck for events and promotions. The Coop Group plans to open one additional Haven Hot Chicken location in Massachusetts in 2026.
About Haven Hot Chicken
Founded in 2020 in New Haven, CT, Haven Hot Chicken is redefining fast-casual hot chicken with a mission to satisfy the world's craving for something better. Serving Crispy, Crunchy, Juicy, Spicy, Delicious Chicken (CCJSD) and vegetarian "Not Chicken," Haven is home to THE Sandwich (Food Network, Guy Fieri's "Best Bite in Town" Grand Champion), house-crafted sauces, craveable sides and seasonal limited-time offerings. With a commitment to hospitality, sustainability and community, Haven is setting new standards for the industry - embracing hospitality not only for its guests but its team members in extending industry-leading benefits and upward growth, sustainability in recycling its 100% high-oleic canola oil into airplane fuel and utilizing biodegradable and compostable packaging and cutlery and straws made from repurposed oyster shells, and community through the sponsorship of youth and collegiate sports programs, and other long-term fundraising and donation partnerships. The company launched its franchise program in late 2025.
Recognitions include ranking #160 on The 2024 Inc. 5000 List for rapid growth (No. 7 in Food and Beverage and No. 1 in Connecticut), inclusion on QSR's 40/40 List of America’s Hottest Startup Fast Casuals in 2024, winner of the 2023 Fast Casual Executive Summit Perfect Pitch, highlighted as one of the “8 Best Hot Chicken Chains in America” by Eat This, Not That and named Food Network's Best Bite in New Haven CT.
