Chicken Licken is a South African fast-food fried chicken restaurant chain). It was founded in Ridgeway, Gauteng in 1981 by George Sombonos. The company had a 5% share of South Africa`s fast food market in 2010), tying with McDonald`s. Chicken Licken is known for positioning its food as a more affordable option compared to its main competitors in South Africa), such as KFC and Nando`s. It is considered the largest non-American-owned fried chicken franchise in the world). Chicken Licken offers a variety of fried chicken products and has numerous locations throughout South Africa.