Chicken on the Way Franchise Corp

It all started back in the 1950s when the Dunn family moved west from Winnipeg. Grandpa Bob Dunn ran a poultry plant in Edmonton that was supplying the Chicken on the Way restaurant located at 95th Street and 111 Avenue in that city. When it came up for sale in 1957, Bob bought the then 10-year old restaurant. Initially, the bulk of the business was delivery by taxi. By 1959, Bob had 10 trucks equipped with deep fryers and radios. After they received an order, they drove to the location, put it in the fryer and in six minutes it would be ready. At that time, the only chicken sold was by the half, with side orders of French fries and fritters. Meanwhile, Bob and his brother-in-law, Don Wright, also purchased Mountain View Poultry Farm in Okotoks and in August, 1958 the Dunns brought Chicken on the Way to Calgary. The original store occupied the former Jenkins Grocery Store right on Kensington Road, next to the old Telstar Drug Store. In 1965, Chicken on the Way Edmonton was sold....