Chick Fil A's most popular meal---the spicy chix sandwich w/ cheese, lettuce frill and tomato....
a large order of crispy waffle fries. A large iced lemonade is a good beverage with this.
Posted on 05/09/2019 11:25:12 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
Chick-fil-A is set to become the third largest fast-food chain in the United States as their signature chicken sandwiches and waffle fries continue to soar in popularity.
Over 50 years after opening the first restaurant in the Atlanta area, Chick-fil-A's sales numbers have risen significantly, bested only by McDonald's and Starbucks, according to food-service consultancy Technomic Inc, as reported by the Wall Street Journal. The company remains privately-owned.
“We’ve been pretty consistent in how, over multiple decades, we’re going to take it slow and steady,” said Mark Moraitakis, a Chick-fil-A senior director, speaking of the company’s growth.
“It’s paid off for us.”
In the past 10 years, the restaurant's sales have tripled to $10.2 billion in 2018.
The restaurant is especially popular among Christians in part because of the vision and values of the founding family. The restaurant chain has maintained over the years its policy of being closed on Sunday to honor the keeping of the Sabbath.
The restaurant is also known for friendly customer service from staff. When customers say "thank you" to the employees they are trained to respond with "My pleasure."
Chick-fil-A has approximately twice as many locations as they did in 2007, many of which are located in the South.
"Each year since 2015, Chick-fil-A has been the top-rated fast-food restaurant on the American Customer Satisfaction Index, which considers factors such as staff courtesy and restaurant cleanliness," the WSJ noted.
"Among limited-service U.S. restaurants that mainly serve chicken, Chick-fil-A’s market share rose to 33% last year from 18% in 2009, while the market share of Yum Brands Inc.’s KFC chain fell to 15% from 29% in that time, according to data tracker Euromonitor."
Chick-fil-A’s success has also reportedly lessened hamburger sales, according to consultants and industry executives.
The company has continued to make headlines for its consistently good customer service but has also received negative press as it continues to draw the ire of liberal groups and politicians because of the stated views of the restaurant's owners and previous donations to groups that oppose same-sex marriage.
In March, the city council of San Antonio, Texas, voted to bar the chain from opening in the city airport over what they called "anti-LGBT behavior."
“We hope they will experience for themselves that Chick-fil-A embraces all people, regardless of race, gender, ethnicity, sexual orientation or gender identity,” Chick-fil-A told CP in a statement, after it reached out to the city for a dialogue with the council.
This was preceded by Rider University in Lawrenceville, New Jersey, rejecting a student body request to allow a Chick-fil-A restaurant on campus.
The university claimed that the fast food company’s views on LGBT issues “have not sufficiently progressed enough.” In response, one of the school’s deans, Cynthia Newman of the College of Business who is a committed Christian, submitted her letter of resignation in February in protest the school's move.
Chick-fil-A’s corporate values first came under fire in 2012, when its President Dan Cathy affirmed his stance in support of traditional marriage. In 2014, he said he regretted wading into the marriage debate.
The fast-food company announced in July its plans to open its first location outside the U.S., in Toronto, Canada.
Okay, that one leaves me puzzled
Chik-fil-A is a prime example of the stupidity of businesses responding to twitter storms.
Try the Chick-fil-A One ap...
AND, there are no Lunatic Leftists to spit on your food.
Can’t wait to get my next delicious chicken sandwich from a clean cut courteous young person!
There is one across the street from the Love Field airport entrance.
I have never seen it without a full line of cars in the drive through.
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Businesses that:
1) Keep their restaurants essentially spotless
2) Provide very fast and extremely/genuinely friendly interaction with their patrons
3) Provides a product that is of high & consistent quality
are likely to do very well.
It ain’t rocket surgery.....
I can’t either but I don’t pay for coffee since I don’t drink the stuff.
I intend to vote against our mayor in the run off in June. He voted against Chick-fil-A at the airport. He stated he was opposed for practical reasons, i. e., they are not open on Sunday. I do not believe him.
I am glad, but their food at my local franchise isnt that impressive.
I love the smell of exploding heads, in the morning.
A good product, friendly and efficient service, and a clean premises. What’s not to like?
For a company that is regularly closed on Sunday unless there’s a good reason to stay open to help people and gives away free food one day a year that’s amazing! Their new Key lime shake is yummy! Want one now.
The missus and I ate Chick-fil-A the other day - it was delicious, and the tears of virtue signalers made it even tastier.
Chick-Fil-A has the best service in the quick service Industry of any chain.. PERIOD... and its good great too...
Occassionally you will run into a franchise being run with great services at one of the other chains, but on average, none of them come close.
Around here they are so busy nobody goes there to eat anymore.
Chick Fil A's most popular meal---the spicy chix sandwich w/ cheese, lettuce frill and tomato....
a large order of crispy waffle fries. A large iced lemonade is a good beverage with this.
Is that you, Yogi?
I thought yu wuz daid......
And I remember sitting in line for almost 2 hours that day at one of the locations nearest to me.
Well worth it.
LOL!
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