Number one Chicken in America!

[Ben Kenobi]

FYI2, Chick-fil-A took the lead in per-franchise sales (#2 is McDonalds) back in 2010, two years before the whole controversy over COO Dan Cathy's statements opposing gay marriage.

So we should be surprised when a well-run organization that sells food people enjoy for decent prices succeeds in America? It wasn't we who were claiming that COO's Dan Cathy succeeded or failed based on his position on gay marriage.

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I suspect that you wouldn't have bother posting this thread if hadn't been for Dan's position on the issue.

[Ben Kenobi]

I suspect that you wouldn't have bother posting this thread if hadn't been for Dan's position on the issue.

True, I'd not even heard of Chick Fil A until after they initiated the boycott.

Seriously, it was massive free advertising. Are there any other solid Christian employers that I should be patronizing that I'm unaware of?

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Does Ben live in a backwater cesspool that doesn't even have Chick-fil-A?

[Ben Kenobi]

Does Ben live in a backwater cesspool that doesn't even have Chick-fil-A?

They don't have Canadian locations and certainly not in the town where I'm from.

[-Jrabbit]

So we should be surprised when a well-run organization that sells food people enjoy for decent prices succeeds in America?

Absolutely not. That was my point. Long term, Chick-fil-A will, rightly, be judged on its product.

But when businesses step into controversial political issues, they risk polarizing a significant portion of the market. In my view, what Cathy did wasn't well calculated. (My guess is, it wasn't calculated at all.) Fortunately for CfA, Huckabee helped turn it around and the situation stabilized over time.

But now there are social liberals who will avoid it who otherwise might patronize them.
Just as there social conservatives (like you) who will support them.

IMHO, that is a silly game to play.

[Ben Kenobi]

But when businesses step into controversial political issues, they risk polarizing a significant portion of the market. In my view, what Cathy did wasn't well calculated. (My guess is, it wasn't calculated at all.) Fortunately for CfA, Huckabee helped turn it around and the situation stabilized over time.

I don't think it was a calculated media ploy at all. It was simply Cathy being Cathy.

IMHO, that is a silly game to play.

I've been there, I liked the food. They have a location not far from me here and where I work so I would go in at lunch. Would I buy them over KFC? Absolutely. I'm happy to see that they've taken over the segment.

There are a lot of really good brands that they don't have up in Canada. Sonic is one, Whataburger is another. Taco Cabana is another, although they do have some decent taco cabana alternatives in my hometown now.

[Buster Crabbe's Uncle]

Sonic IS pretty good.

Please don't tell me Sonic's Republican or something.

[Ben Kenobi]

Based in Oklahoma City, Troy Smith was in the Air Force.

Seems pretty safe to me to say he's a Republican.

[Buster Crabbe's Uncle]

I can live with that, depending. I grew up among conservatives - I hold a great many in high esteem. There's Republicans and then there's Republicans - none of which affects that the Bacon Double Cheeseburger at Sonic is pretty killer.

I still feel bad when I eat Papa Johns', mind.

[pchang]

Everyone who eats fast food will eventually feel bad.

[-Jrabbit]

I judge restaurants on their food and service. I only really eat fast food when I'm on a road trip.

I'm a longtime (dating back to the mid-to-late 90s) fan of CfA's marketing (the "Eat mor chikin" cows), but had never tried it because I live in the Midwest. So I was looking forward to eating it when I drove to the deep South. I was both bemused and bummed when I tried to patronize them the first time and failed (it was Sunday). The next day, when time and opportunity finally met, I found my CfA meal to be disappointing. Not bad, just meh.

Note: CfA has since opened a few Chicago area locations.

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I like CfA, I think their food is good as far as fast food goes, but I always seem to come across one on a sunday when it's not open. I get that it's a legitimate personal decision by the owners not to have it open on sunday but it must lose a lot of business that way.

[Ben Kenobi]

I've never tried Popeye's. I'm not really a fan of KFC style chicken. I hear people praise Popeyes, if I liked Chick-Fil-A over KFC, is it likely I would like Popeyes?

[DinoDoc]

Apples do not equal oranges. I do like Popeye's better than KFC though.