Church's Texas Chicken Opens First Mainland China Store Amid Strong Demand

Church's Texas Chicken's China debut drew 2-hour lines — and $22 offers to wait in them

Church's Texas Chicken plans to develop at least 600 restaurants across China. Ying Tang/NurPhoto/Getty Images Church's Texas Chicken's first mainland China store drew two-hour lines despite the rain. Queue-sitters asked up to $22 — more than the price of a six-piece bucket — on resale platforms. Church's is betting big on China, with plans to develop at least 600 restaurants across the country. China's consumer spending remains sluggish, but the arrival of a new American fried-chicken chai...