When the food court at Johns Hopkins was being remodeled, one company in consideration was Chick-Fil-A. But it was dropped because of its Christian associations.
From their website:
Frankly, I find that a bit creepy.
No Chik-fil-A’s in my area, tho I wish there were.
RE companies supporting conservative causes- when I heard people citing Winona Ryder’s complaint in REALITY BITES that Domino’s Pizza contributed to Operation Rescue, it did kinda sway me to order from Domino’s more often. I always considered OR kinda extreme, considers Randall Terry totally disreputable, and I have no idea if DP has contributed to OR, BUT I know that the founder is a conservative Catholic C’tian & that if the Hollywood Left felt a need to slam DP, it must be doing something right.
Of course, it wouldn’t get my business at all if it weren’t damn fine pizza.
I wouldn’t give a crap if they’re run by Anton LaVey and the church of Satan Himself.
As long as they make tasty chicken like they do, I’m eatin’ there.
I drive a long ways to eat that stuff. Mmmmm…waffle fries.
Ouch.
I must retract my statement, not because I believe I’m wrong, but because, for the life of me, I can’t find the link to the SDMB thread I read about it in.
Damn search engine!
I know I read it here! :mad: :mad: :mad:
Dominos is good pizza? Since when?
[public service announcement]
At all the locations around here, at least, Chik-fil-A fries their chicken in peanut oil, which is bad news for those who are allergic. :mad:
(Go Popeye’s!Yay, Popeye’s!)
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Apparently, that’s not the case. From the Chick-fil-A website page on food allergies:
This seems to be borne out by other sources, like this, which says:
Of course, I’d be remiss if I didn’t recommend that you talk to your physician before putting this to the test.
There is one at the Neshaminy Mall in Bensalem PA (just outside Philadelphia) which is a very busy/popular mall. It is without fail closed every Sunday. I often wondered how they manage to get around the mall rules which were very strict when I worked there at another store. There was hell to pay if we were late opening in the morning.
Thanks, Q.E.D.. It’s nice to see that Chik-fil-A addresses the issue…but I’m still not betting on it, since I’m so very fond of breathing!
I guess I’m the only person who considers a Chik-Fil-A sandwich on the same level as that of one of those one dollar microwavable sandwiches you find in some grocery stores.
Actually, no. I prefer the microwavable sandwiches. At least they’re cheaper.
No, I’m right there with you. A lump of bland fried chicken on a limp bun with two slices of pickle. It was pathetic.
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As a former CFA employee, it kills me to see the company name spelled “Chik-fil-A.”
The correct spelling is “Chick-fil-A.” (Don’t leave out the second “c” in chick.)
Thanks!
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Agreed.
Otherwise you’d have to boycott In-N-Out Burgers because they have “John 3:16” printed on the bottom of their soft drink cups.
Going by average unit volume (the average amount a single unit would bring in through the course of a year), Chick-fil-A doesn’t seem to be hurting from being closed one day of the week:
Chick-fil-A: $1,541,000
Popeyes: $909,000
KFC: $898,000
McDonald’s:$1,700,000
Burger King:$990,000
I live in the OC, land of the In-N-Out cult extroidinaire, and I’ve never known of one to be open all night. They do tend to be the last one to close, though, often at 1:00am and willing to let you sit inside for another hour or so as they clean up.
Just a WAG but the C-F-A supported charities are probably those that teach abstinence. Googled abstinence +chick-fil-a. I am not particularly interested but I feel that is the right direction based on a few of the links.
Probably the same thread as one about them discriminating against homosexuals. I can’t find that particular one either.
Re: Chick-fil-A mall stores getting exemptions from mall rules on store hours.
It wasn’t always the case. Unless I’m gravely misremembering, the first Chick-fil-A I knew of was the one in McCain Mall in North Little Rock, AR, and in the early days it was open on Sundays. I seem to recall others as well; in fact, I recall taking notice of it when the mall locations started closing on Sundays. I’ve always assumed that once Chick-fil-A reached a certain level of popularity and profitability, the power in the relationship shifted from the mall management to Chick-fil-A, and as leases came up for renewal Chick-fil-A negotiated exemptions. In the Southeast, at least, most people take it for granted that where there’s a mall food court there’s a Chick-fil-A, so mall management almost can’t afford for them not to be there.
So while I also admire Truett Cathy’s devotion to his principles while deploring some of those principles themselves (being Jewish, I have to admire someone who’s willing to forgo a day’s revenues each week in order to keep his Sabbath), it should be noted that before the Chick-fil-A brand became so well established, those principles were rather more flexible.