In the late 1960s, a Nashville entrepreneur persuaded Cannon her to lend her name to a chain of fried chicken restaurants established to compete with Kentucky Fried Chicken. The chain was known as Minnie Pearl’s Fried Chicken.
Locations that were open in 1969
5152 N High St
4198 4198 E. Broad St.
3777 3777 E. Livingston Ave.
4761 W. Broad St.
Questionable corporate accounting caused these to close up shop in just a few years.
