Even the most beloved names aren't immune to the cutthroat restaurant industry. Once-popular chains can go belly-up and restaurants helmed by the biggest celebrity chefs in the business can fail to thrive. Here's why these restaurants closed in the past decade. When you get a craving for take-out chicken these days, chances are you'll head to KFC, Popeyes or Boston Market. But beginning in the '90s, there was another chicken option on the market: Kenny Rogers Roasters. The chain was started by country singer Kenny Rogers, who was inspired by John Y. Brown's success with KFC, and who wanted to provide a healthier chicken option to hungry diners.
Kenny Rogers Roasters specialized in rotisserie chicken, and at one point was so famous that it was even featured in an episode of Seinfeld. But the last U.S. location of the once-popular chicken chain, which at one point in the 1990s had more than 300 restaurants, shut its doors in 2011.
However, even though Kenny Rogers Roasters has disappeared from the U.S. market, it has found a second life in Asia. There are now more than 400 Kenny Rogers Roasters spread across the Philippines, Malaysia, China, and India, and the chain is still expanding. Kenny Rogers Roasters may have disappeared from the USA in 2011, but those who still crave a rotisserie chicken meal with all the fixins just have to book a plane ticket to the other side of the world to get their fix.
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