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name Pioneer Chicken Take Out Corporation| trade_name = Pioneer Chicken
    | industry = Restaurant| products = Fried chicken| website =pioneerchickenla.com}}The Pioneer Chicken Take Out Corporation, doing business as Pioneer Chicken, is an American fried chicken restaurant chain which was founded in Echo Park, Los AngelesNEWS, Pioneer Chicken kicks the bucket,latimesblogs.latimes.com/dailydish/2009/03/closings-and-op.html, Los Angeles Times, 2009-03-24, Jessica, Gelt, in 1961 by H. R. Kaufman. During the 1970s, several locations operated in Honolulu on the island of Oahu, Hawaii. When Kaufman sold the chain in 1987, there were 270 restaurants operated by 220 franchisees.NEWS, A Takeover That Ended a Friendship: Pioneer Take-Out Founder, Purchaser at Odds Over Terms,articles.latimes.com/1988-01-19/business/fi-37127_1_pioneer-headquarters, Los Angeles Times, 1988-01-19, Jesus, Sanchez, Nancy, Yoshihara, amp, NEWS, Pioneer Chicken Tries to Emerge From Its Second Bankruptcy,articles.latimes.com/1991-04-09/business/fi-370_1_pioneer-chicken, Los Angeles Times, 1991-04-09, John, Medearis, In 1993, Pioneer Chicken was taken over by AFC Enterprises, the parent company of Popeyes. Almost all Pioneer Chicken locations were then converted to Popeyes. The franchisees of two locations resisted the change, retaining the Pioneer Chicken branding: Los Angeles and Bell Gardens, California.WEB, Jonh, Adam, Pioneer Chicken The Best fried chicken near me,pioneerchicken.org/, Pioneer Chicken,

    Origins

    It was named after Pioneer Market, a now-defunct small chain of supermarkets in Los Angeles. The original location in Echo Park was located next to the Pioneer Market (the original 1932 market was razed in the 1980s due to the Sylmar earthquake) at Echo Park Avenue and Sunset Boulevard, which was replaced by a Walgreens Pharmacy in 2004.NEWS,articles.latimes.com/2004/aug/01/local/me-pioneer1, Lox, Stock and Pickle Barrel Go as Old Market Closes, Los Angeles Times, August 1, 2004, Nita, Lelyveld, Due to considerable redevelopment activity in the neighborhood, the original Pioneer Chicken location was shut down in March 2009 and replaced by a Little Caesar’s Pizza the following year.NEWS,latimesblogs.latimes.com/dailydish/2010/03/crazy-bread-pioneer-chicken-in-echo-park-to-become-a-little-caesars-pizza-.html, Crazy bread! Pioneer Chicken in Echo Park to become a Little Caesars pizza, Los Angeles Times, 2010-03-16, During the 1980s, Los Angeles Lakers announcer Chick Hearn and former football player O. J. Simpson advertised for the restaurant.(File:Pioneer Chicken Meal.jpg|260px|thumb|right|A common meal from the chain.)Pioneer Chicken is remembered for its bright orange deep fried chicken, menu option of gizzards and livers as appetizers, and Pioneer Pete,NEWS,www.lamag.com/askchris/pioneer-pete-rides-off-into-the-sunset/, Pioneer Pete Rides Off Into The Sunset - Los Angeles Magazine, 2011-06-23, Los Angeles Magazine, 2018-04-12, en-US, the company mascot and protagonist in comic books that were provided with their kid’s meals.

    Bankruptcy

    In 1988 founder H. R. Kaufman and business associate Terrence P. Goggin filed for Chapter 11 in Federal Bankruptcy Court. At that point, Pioneer Chicken had 220 franchise owners and 270 stores. The company faltered under competition pressure from Kentucky Fried Chicken.NEWS,articles.latimes.com/1988-01-19/business/fi-37127_1_pioneer-headquarters, A Takeover That Ended a Friendship : Pioneer Take-Out Founder, Purchaser at Odds Over Terms, SANCHEZ, JESUS, 1988-01-19, Los Angeles Times, 2018-04-12, YOSHIHARA, NANCY, en-US, 0458-3035,

    AFC Enterprises acquisition

    In 1993, Popeyes Chicken & Biscuits owner AFC Enterprises purchased the franchise and converted most locations to Popeyes.NEWS, June 9, 1993, Pioneer Chicken joins Popeyes chain,www.upi.com/Archives/1993/06/09/Pioneer-Chicken-joins-Popeyes-chain/7264739598400, United Press International, United Press International, Los Angeles, December 10, 2022, NEWS, Pioneer Chicken Switches to Popeyes,articles.latimes.com/1993-06-10/business/fi-1785_1_pioneer-chicken, Los Angeles Times, 1993-06-10,

    Locations

    (File:Pioneer Chicken.jpg|260px|thumb|left|One of the last two operating locations of the chain.)There are two remaining locations in the Los Angeles area: 1) 904 S. Soto Street, Los Angeles; 2) 6323 E. Florence Avenue, Bell Gardens.

    In Indonesia

    In 1983, three Indonesian alumni from the University of Southern California decided to open a Pioneer Chicken franchise in Jakarta under the name California Fried Chicken.NEWS, Countries To Go, Adweek, 1985-05-20, Link via LexisNexis.WEB,www.cfcindonesia.com/Pioneerindo/profilpioneerindo.htm, Profil Perusahaan, PT Pioneerindo Gourmet International Tbk, Company Profile, id, 2013-04-14,www.cfcindonesia.com/Pioneerindo/profilpioneerindo.htm," title="web.archive.org/web/20150515014004www.cfcindonesia.com/Pioneerindo/profilpioneerindo.htm,">web.archive.org/web/20150515014004www.cfcindonesia.com/Pioneerindo/profilpioneerindo.htm, 2015-05-15, dead, (English translation of webpage) via Google Translate.As of 2013, the parent company of the stores in Indonesia, (:id:Pioneerindo Gourmet International|Pioneerindo Gourmet International) (formerly PT Putra Sejahtera Pioneerindo), have over 200 CFC restaurants throughout that nation.NEWS,www.theindonesiatoday.com/indonesia/indonesianews/news/industries-news/item/3854-california-fried-chicken-grows-21.html, California Fried Chicken Grows 21%, Indonesia Today, 2013-03-23, dead,www.theindonesiatoday.com/indonesia/indonesianews/news/industries-news/item/3854-california-fried-chicken-grows-21.html," title="web.archive.org/web/20140806021627www.theindonesiatoday.com/indonesia/indonesianews/news/industries-news/item/3854-california-fried-chicken-grows-21.html,">web.archive.org/web/20140806021627www.theindonesiatoday.com/indonesia/indonesianews/news/industries-news/item/3854-california-fried-chicken-grows-21.html, 2014-08-06, CFC had a few franchises in Shanghai during the 1990s, but they may not currently exist.NEWS,www.wsj.com/articles/SB881017696435116000, KFC Rules Shanghai’s Fast-Food Roost With Ads, Training and Giveaways, Wall Street Journal, 1997-12-02, Kathy, Chen,

    See also

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    References

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