QSR Magazine’s announcement, carried by Yahoo Finance, identifies Tinton Falls as the starting point for Daddy’s Chicken Shack’s New Jersey expansion under Esperto Hospitality Group. The report announced an August 14, 2026 opening and described longer-term growth ambitions beyond the first restaurant.
Additional background from the brand’s official history shows how the business reached this point. Daddy’s Chicken Shack began in Pasadena with Pace Webb and Chris Georgalas, introduced franchising in 2021, and later came under Esperto’s ownership in May 2026.
Taken together, the announcement and company history place the New Jersey opening within a longer transition from a small original restaurant to a franchise brand. Read the linked report for the opening announcement and the official company story for that broader background.
