Results 1 to 8 of 8

Thread: Chick-fil-A's Sales Have Doubled Since LGBT Boycott Began in 2012

  1. #1
    Administrator fuego's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jul 2015
    Posts
    16,271
    Thanked: 14129
    Blog Entries
    1

    Chick-fil-A's Sales Have Doubled Since LGBT Boycott Began in 2012

    Chick-fil-A's annual sales have more than doubled since LGBT and liberal groups began calling for a boycott of the restaurant in 2012, according to a new analysis.

    In 2012, when controversy arose over the CEO's comments about same-sex marriage, sales totaled $4.6 billion, up from $4.1 billion the year before.

    In 2018, sales totaled $10.46 billion, making it the third-largest restaurant in the United States behind McDonald's and Starbucks.

    The boycott may have driven a few customers away, although it apparently attracted far more. The chain also has opened nearly 700 new restaurants since the boycott began, according to the Journal & Courier newspaper, which reported the data in a Sept. 17 story and examined the effectiveness of the boycott.

    "The only ones who seem to have any kind of beef with the wildly popular chicken restaurant are a minivan-size group of squeaky extremists on the far left," Glenn T. Stanton, director of global family formation studies at Focus on the Family and the author of Myth of the Dying Church, told Christian Headlines. "They've concluded that Chick-fil-A is bigoted without the slightest bit of evidence – only that their founders believe in natural marriage. Their position sits very well with the rest of us."

    The LGBT issue blog Towleroad in 2011 criticized Chick-fil-A's ties to Christian and conservative organizations that opposed the legalization of same-sex marriage. The headline read, "If you're eating Chick-fil-A, you're eating anti-gay," the Journal & Courier reported. The blog received moderate media attention that year, but the issue received far more attention in 2012 when Chick-fil-A CEO Dan Cathy was asked about the company's support of the traditional family and replied, "Well, guilty as charged."

    "We are very much supportive of the family – the biblical definition of the family unit," he told the Biblical Recorder. "We are a family-owned business, a family-led business, and we are married to our first wives. We give God thanks for that."

    Cathy's comments led to calls for boycotts and pledges by mayors in Boston and Chicago to oppose new restaurants opening in their cities. That, in turn, led Mike Huckabee to launch a Chick-fil-A Appreciation Day on Aug. 1, 2012. Hundreds of thousands of customers took part, and the chain broke sales records for a single day.

    Since 2012, its sales have set a record each succeeding year, growing from $4.6 million in 2012 to $5 million, to $5.7 million, to $6.7 million, to $7.9 million and to $9 million in 2017, according to Restaurant Business. It reached $10.46 million in sales in 2018.

    Chick-fil-A was named America's favorite fast-food restaurant in a survey of customers this year.

    Still, it continues to face opposition. Officials in San Antonio and Buffalo blocked Chick-fil-A from opening restaurants in their local airports. A segment of the faculty and students at Purdue University and the University of Kansas vocally oppose it, too.

    Northwestern University management professor Brayden King said the success of a boycott can't be judged solely by economics.

    "I think the activists would say the boycott against Chick-fil-A is successful even if they didn't get people who typically go to Chick-fil-A to stop buying Chick-fil-A sandwiches," he told the podcast Freakonomics. "The reason they would say it was successful is because they got the media to pay attention."

    Stanton said Chick-fil-A will remain popular with the public.

    "Not only have they doubled their sales in the last few years, but they have won the prize for the fast-food establishment with the highest customer service rating the last four years running," he said. "Bigoted businesses do not tend to rate well in customer satisfaction. Chick-fil-A was won this vaulted spot because it is their pleasure to serve everyone who comes through their doors and do so with all graciousness."

    https://www.christianheadlines.com/c...p=538765365%20

  2. The Following 3 Users Say Thank You to fuego For This Useful Post:

    Ezekiel 33 (09-19-2019), GodismyJudge (09-18-2019), Susan (09-19-2019)

  3. #2
    They are finally starting to make their way into Michigan. A new one in a neighboring community is getting ready to start construction and while there is some booing in the comments the vast majority of folk are excited about it:

    https://www.facebook.com/AllenParkPo...type=3&theater

  4. The Following 2 Users Say Thank You to krystian For This Useful Post:

    Ezekiel 33 (09-19-2019), fuego (09-19-2019)

  5. #3
    I remember first going to a Chick-Fil-A in the early 2000s when I had to spend some time in South Carolina for my job. I had no idea about its Christian background and was not really impressed with its food. When I had to stay in Georgia for a few weeks in 2011 I never went to their restaurant though it was close to the hotel I was staying at. Since where I live here in the north east did not have one I never gave it any thought.

    Then in 2012 when Cathy made the comments followed by the boycott, and Mike Pence's response, I decided that in my next trip to South Carolina that I will be eating there regularly. Went to SC a couple of months afterwards, went to Chick-Fil-A, it was very crowded (drive through was long) but waited anyway for my sammich. Loved it.

    They now have a few up here in the North east, one ten miniutes from where I live. I now eat there regularly. mmmmm deeleeshus.
    Christ's Victory Bible Teaching Center
    Web site: http://www.cvbibleteachingcenter.org


    Vindicating God Ministries
    (A Unique New Bible Teaching Ministry)
    Web site: http://www.vindicatinggod.org
    Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/vindicatinggod
    Gab: https://gab.com/victoriousword
    Minds: https://www.minds.com/victoriousword/
    MeWe: https://mewe.com/i/troyedwards15

  6. The Following 3 Users Say Thank You to victoryword For This Useful Post:

    Ezekiel 33 (09-19-2019), fuego (09-19-2019), Valiant Woman (10-01-2019)

  7. #4
    Moonbats, just keep talking.

  8. The Following User Says Thank You to FireBrand For This Useful Post:

    Ezekiel 33 (09-19-2019)

  9. #5
    Senior Member Ezekiel 33's Avatar
    Join Date
    Sep 2015
    Location
    Northern Lower Michigan
    Posts
    3,970
    Thanked: 2924
    Quote Originally Posted by FireBrand View Post
    Moonbats, just keep talking.
    I know. While they are flapping their gums to spew out all their nonsense, we like to flap our gums together on a good sammich!

  10. The Following User Says Thank You to Ezekiel 33 For This Useful Post:

    Romans828 (09-19-2019)

  11. #6
    Quote Originally Posted by Ezekiel 33 View Post
    I know. While they are flapping their gums to spew out all their nonsense, we like to flap our gums together on a good sammich!
    The more Boot-Edge-Edge and Baytoe scream on about grabbing guns, the more they help our cause. They are better than the NRA in boosting sales. My local gunshop friends are offering a great deal today on a fresh truckload of AR uppers and lowers.

  12. #7
    Our nearest one is two hours away. We need one here locally. We're an ultra-liberal city, though, so I don't expect it too soon.

  13. #8
    Quote Originally Posted by Bookman View Post
    Our nearest one is two hours away. We need one here locally. We're an ultra-liberal city, though, so I don't expect it too soon.
    By the looks of it, they would be silly to not try.

  14. The Following User Says Thank You to FireBrand For This Useful Post:

    Bookman (09-20-2019)

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
  •  
Has your Kia Optima warranty expired? Get a fast online quote from CarWarrantyUS today. Enjoy the open road and leave the repairs to us.