HNT Chicken (short for "Hot 'n' Tender") is a Brazilian fast-food chain incorporated in 2014 by Dany Levkovits.
The first restaurant was opened in 1995 in Rio de Janeiro and expanded to 39 locations across Brazil.
After looking to expand in 2015, the company established a venture with 19-year-old Ronak Pandya, son of entrepreneur and restaurateur Jay Pandya, who owns dozens of restaurants in New Jersey, New York and Connecticut.
[1] The company is projected to open 65 locations "by the end of 2020 and 100 by June 2021".
[2] The first restaurant expansion in the region opened in December 2019 near Philadelphia Mills.