The co-founder of the Chicken Salad Chick concept, Kevin Brown, died Nov. 21 2015 after dealing with cancer for two years. He was 40. In 2008, Brown co-founded the Auburn, Ala.-based Chicken Salad Chick with his friend and future wife, Stacy Melton — later Stacy Melton Brown. The company now has 43 locations across the Southeast. Brown had stepped aside as CEO of Chicken Salad Chick in May after forming a partnership with Eagle Merchant Partners, the company said. Brown also launched the Chicken Salad Chick Foundation after his cancer diagnosis in September 2014. The foundation provides funding to the American Cancer Society and has raised more than $250,000. Brown was a native of Eufaula, Ala., and attended the University of Alabama. He spent 15 years in the sales and sales management industry before co-founding Chicken Salad Chick with Stacy.