A Chick-fil-A restaurant proudly displays the companies "closed Sunday" policy. It's a practice that has been in place since 1946.
Posted on 10/24/2017 10:27:36 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
Chick-fil-A, the fast food chicken chain with Christian values, is the No. 1 fast food chain in the nation.
Even though the restaurant is closed on Sundays when most of its competitors are open, Chick-fil-A still manages to generate more revenue than its competitors, Business Insider reported Thursday.
"To determine the most popular fast-food chain in each state, Foursquare looked at which chains received the most visits on average per location in every state based on the total number of visits to each chain divided by the number of locations in that state," Business Insider noted.
Many have speculated that the company's Christian values resonate with customers and has helped it to become Americans' favorite fast-food chain. Victor Fernandez, the executive director for insights at TDn2K's Black Box Intelligence unit which collects data about restaurant sales and performance, told The New York Times "Those strong values resonate with a lot of people — and Chick-fil-A has a strong product, too, which doesn't hurt."
Business Insider previously reported that Chick-fil-A's system has increased sales for 49 consecutive years, reaching nearly $8 billion in 2016. Restaurant consultant Aaron Allen said that Chick-fil-A's religious brand makes it unique.
"Unlike any other restaurant organization we've seen, there's more religion baked into Chick-fil-A as a brand — and it works for them," Mr. Allen said.
Chick-Fil-A's Christian ties are evident in the company's mission statement which says it's purpose is "to glorify God by being a faithful steward of all that is entrusted to us and to have a positive influence on all who come into contact with Chick-fil-A."
The Chick-fil-A website notes that the business' founder, Truett Cathy, made the decision to close on Sundays in 1946 when he opened his first restaurant in Hapeville, Georgia. Having worked seven days a week in restaurants open 24 hours, Truett saw the importance of closing on Sundays so that he and his employees could set aside one day to rest and worship if they choose — a practice we uphold today."
Support Sunday closing but always seem to have a craving for this place on Sunday
Wish I had one closer to me.
Gee, imagine that. God will bless you when you are faithful.
I almost never go to my local Chick-fil-A because it’s so busy I can never get in and out of there before my lunch hour is over. The drive-thru line literally circles the building.
Yogi Berra was right! It’s so busy no one goes there anymore.
In-&-Out Burger has scripture references on their packaging. Cool. Check out the bottom of your fries container next trip.
How can they be any good if they don’t celebrate and embrace homosexuality at every turn?
"...Chick-fil-A..."
It doesn’t hurt that their food, especially the chicken sandwiches are pretty good.
I’m pretty sure that they also get a lot of traffic because of their children’s play area inside the restaurants, meant for kids 4 and under, but where kids up to 9 can be seen playing. When we ask our grandchildren where they would like to eat, most times they mention Chik-fil-A, because they want to run and play inside.
Great food. And I highly recommend their peach shake, when it’s available.
Really good food, plus all that free publicity from the homos. :)
Just needs to be more of them.
Funny and sad to see the wailing and whining on the local news rag FB page when someone suggests putting one in the nearest big town near me. Amazing how a half dozen or less phag bigots can hijack a thread
Damn good chicken, fags didn’t have a chance.
We were supposed to get one near us, stalled for a year.
So we can trust their restrooms are for a man and separate for a woman, kinda old fashioned but I like it :)
Because of their values, they have awesome food and provide awesome service - something most other comparable restaurants have abandoned.
The stench of rotted spoiled oil used to cook the ‘chicken’ waifs through many a parking lot ... gag, choke, barf.
Me too, the nearest Chick-fil-A is only an 8 hour airline flight away. Missing that, Sonic, and Whataburger (which is probably closer to 10 hours away). It is surprising what you miss away from home.
Of course I can drown my sorrows in German beer.
Chick-fil-a is good food. Never had a bad meal there.
Hardee’s is good too.
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