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Chick-fil-A

Financing

McDonald’s has a Chick-fil-A problem

Operators are asking the company to develop a better chicken sandwich as its traffic in the Southeast stalls.

Financing

Could any chain overtake McDonald’s?

This week’s edition of "A Deeper Dive" features Technomic’s Joe Pawlak talking about the future of the Top 500.

Financing

Does Chick-fil-A’s growth have a ceiling?

By Jonathan Maze on Jun. 19, 2019

RB’s The Bottom Line looks at what it would take for the chicken concept to overtake McDonald’s and Starbucks to be the country’s largest restaurant chain.

Financing

Chick-fil-A’s gay marriage controversy rises again

By Jonathan Maze on Jun. 12, 2019

The chicken chain finds itself unable to break free from its CEO’s comments of seven years ago, says RB’s The Bottom Line.

Top 500 Chains

Chick-fil-A

May 03, 2019

Get Top 500 data: sales, units and YOY change, average unit volume, and company/franchise units, as well as Technomic’s analysis, growth forecast and more.

Operations

Federal shutdown cut D.C. restaurant traffic 23%, study finds

By Peter Romeo on Feb. 19, 2019

The decline was particularly sharp for fine-dining restaurants and local units of Starbucks and Chick-fil-A.

Workforce

Does employee education boost retention? Chick-fil-A has proof

By Peter Romeo on Feb. 14, 2019

The chicken chain surveyed past beneficiaries of its scholarship program and found 90% intend to keep working there even after they earn a degree.

Financing

Why closing on Sundays helps Chick-fil-A

By Jonathan Maze on Jan. 22, 2019

The chain’s location in Mercedes-Benz Stadium will be closed during the Super Bowl. Here’s why that’s a good decision, says RB’s The Bottom Line.

Financing

Chick-fil-A, not Burger King or Wendy’s, is McDonald’s biggest competitor

By Jonathan Maze on Dec. 12, 2018

The chicken sandwich chain, which will soon be the country’s third-biggest restaurant, caters to the same customers, says RB’s The Bottom Line.

Marketing

10 limited-time offers with the most consumer appeal

By Patricia Cobe on Nov. 15, 2018

These LTOs tempted customers in October.