CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - A man who managed to turn his love for spicy fried chicken and biscuits into the Bojangles' regional restaurant chain has died.
Harry and Bryant Funeral Home in Charlotte says 78-year-old Jack Fulk died Wednesday after a long illness.
Fulk's family told The Charlotte Observer he opened the first Bojangles' in Charlotte with a business partner in 1977. The chain known for its spicy Cajun fried chicken and biscuits now has about 500 locations in 11 mostly Southern states.
Fulk's daughter says the family has stayed involved with the chain. She owns several Bojangles in Virginia and North Carolina, and Fulk's grandson owns a restaurant in Alabama.
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