Pioneer Chicken

There are 2 surviving Pioneer Chicken outlets, L.A. and Bell Gardens. The owners jointly own all rights to the Pioneer Chicken name. It's 269 locations in Indonesia are "California Fried Chicken". Two Indonesians who attended USC fell in love with Pioneer and took it home with them.

This is Mike Belmonte. He and the other owner together own the rights to the name "Pioneer Chicken". Mike says his is the oldest surviving location, having started in 1976. That means the first 15 years of Pioneer have been razed. Mike is 70 and his first job, at age 19, was with Pioneer. He has worked for one company for 50 years and "I still love it!"

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This is Mike Belmonte. He and the other owner together own the rights to the name "Pioneer Chicken". Mike says his is the oldest surviving location, having started in 1976. That means the first 15 years of Pioneer have been razed. Mike is 70 and his first job, at age 19, was with Pioneer. He has worked for one company for 50 years and "I still love it!"

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