the first chick fil a was opened in 1967.
the first chick fil a was opened in 1967.
when was the first chick fil a opened?
in 1967
the first chick-fil-a opened in 1967, in the food court of the greenbriar mall, in a suburb of atlanta. during the 1970s and early 1980s, the chain expanded by opening new locations in suburban malls' food courts. the first freestanding location was opened april 16, 1986, on north druid hills road in atlanta, georgia, and the company began to focus more on this stand-alone type unit rather than on the food court type. although it has expanded outward from its original geographic base, most new restaurants are located in southern suburban areas. in october 2015, the company opened a three-story 5,000-square-foot restaurant in manhattan that became the largest free-standing chick-fil-a in the country at that time. as of 2016, the chain has approximately 1,950 locations. it also has 31 drive-through-only locations. chick-fil-a also can be found at universities, hospitals, and airports through licensing agreements.
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according to focus on the family's website, "citizenlink.com", "chick-fil-a and its charitable-giving arm, the winshape foundation, did not agree to stop making donations to groups that support the biblical definition of marriage in exchange for being allowed to open a franchise in chicago." mike huckabee stated that he "talked earlier today personally with dan cathy, ceo of chick fil-a about the new reports that chick fil-a had capitulated to demands of the supporters of same sex marriage. this is not true. the company continues to focus on the fair treatment of all of its customers and employees, but to end confusion gave me this statement." the statement provided by chick-fil-a was posted on huckabee's website.
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