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    The Sky is Falling for Fast Food, but not Chick-fil-A...Here's Why

    “Through the diligent efforts of those billboard cows with their poor penmanship and dubious spelling skills, Chick-fil-A has moved up the ranks from the seventh-largest restaurant chain in the United States to become the third.

    The chicken sandwich giant blew past Wendy's, Burger King, Taco Bell and Subway on its ascent, with $10.46 billion in American store sales, according to Nation's Restaurant News' latest countdown. Up 17 percent for the year, Chick-fil-A stands behind only McDonald's ($38.52 billion in American sales) and Starbucks ($20.49 billion).


    Average sales for a Chick-fil-A location brought in $4.6 million in 2018, up from $4.2 million in 2017 - more than three times that of major chicken competitor KFC.

    David Portalatin, food industry expert for Chicago-based market research NPD Group, said Chick-fil-A's ascent is more noticeable because everyone else is treading water.

    "The industry as a whole is very flat," he says. "It's all about demographics, where our population is shifting, from a life-stage perspective. Where total restaurant traffic increased less than 1 percent, Chick-fil-A saw double-digit growth."

    Aging boomers are eating out less often, and while millennials rely on restaurants more than any other group (240 restaurant meals per capita per year, compared with 185 in the general population), they are still eating out less than Generation X did at their age.

    The company is not without challenges, from its faith-based decision to remain closed on Sundays (making things problematic for locations in airports and sports stadiums) to its management's statements in opposition to same-sex marriage, which prompted boycotts and "kiss ins" organized by GLAAD. But there are reasons the American Customer Satisfaction Index has rated it the No. 1 company for the past four years.

    First, for each of the nearly 100 new franchises opened each year since 2003, the parking lot fills up with tents and there's a sanctioned overnight "First 100 Campout" that rewards the first 100 customers through the door the next morning with Chick-fil-A for a year (technically, you get a card loaded with 52 No. 1 meals, which is a chicken sandwich, medium waffle fries and a medium beverage).

    And second, those waffle fries. The No. 1 ordered item on the short menu, these skin-on spuds are from Washington state, a medium order ringing in at 360 calories. Fried in canola oil, their distinctive shape have set it apart from other fast-food restaurants since the chain debuted in 1967.”

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    Ha! We know the “real” reason they’re flourishing! Eat more Chick-fil-A.
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    Love me some chick fil-a. Best fast food restaurant in the world. Found that I can't really even eat at any of the others since they opened a Chick fil-a near us.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Valiant Woman View Post
    Ha! We know the “real” reason they’re flourishing! Eat more Chick-fil-A.

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    Sure wish we had one nearby.

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    Chick-fil-A, with a Mission to ‘Glorify God,’ Is Now 3rd Largest Restaurant in U.S.

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    Quote Originally Posted by victoryword View Post
    Love me some chick fil-a. Best fast food restaurant in the world. Found that I can't really even eat at any of the others since they opened a Chick fil-a near us.
    I know right! It’s like I don’t even see the other ones anymore. I live near Wendy’s, Sonic, Brahms, McDonald’s, and every chicken selling restaurant you can think of (Popeye’s, KFC, Church’s, Charlie’s Chicken, etc). I see NONE of them and haven’t had their food in ages. lol
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    Quote Originally Posted by FireBrand View Post
    Sure wish we had one nearby.
    They're opening new restaurants all the time, it won't be long.
    When your praise match your prayers, the answer will come.
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    Don't know if they still have it, but if you haven't tried the Frosted Key Lime shake yet...it might be my favorite shake. Remember the Creamsicles? It's like a lime version of that. Lime shake but with that vanilla ice cream mixed in...man it's good.

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    Don't know if they still have it, but if you haven't tried the Frosted Key Lime shake yet...it might be my favorite shake. Remember the Creamsicles? It's like a lime version of that. Lime shake but with that vanilla ice cream mixed in...man it's good.
    If I remember, I'll try to find out the next time I'm there.
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    Don't know if they still make them, but I tried one of their Banana Pudding Shakes, and OMG!!! - It was amazing - And I'm not really a milkshake person.

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