Guthrie's

Guthrie's Chicken Inc.
Guthrie's
Company typePrivate
IndustryRestaurants
GenreFast casual
Founded1965 (1965)
Haleyville, Alabama, U.S.
FounderHal Guthrie
Headquarters,
U.S.
Number of locations
75 (2026)
Area served
Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Kentucky, Mississippi, Nevada, Ohio, Tennessee, and West Virginia (12 states in the U.S.)
Key people
Joe Kelly Guthrie (CEO)
ProductsChicken fingers, French fries, Coleslaw, Texas toast, Signature sauce, Sweet tea
OwnerGuthrie family
Number of employees
800 (2021)
Websiteguthrieschicken.com

Guthrie's is a fast casual, franchised restaurant chain headquartered in Auburn, Alabama, United States, best known for being the original chicken fingers restaurant. The first location was opened in Haleyville, in 1965 by Hal Guthrie. By 1978, the menu adapted to consist primarily of chicken fingers, signature sauce, french fries, coleslaw and Texas toast, becoming the first to largely center its menu on chicken fingers. Today, the chain has grown to include over 75 stores across the United States with active plans to expand further.