Nutgrove Shopping Centre is one of two shopping centres located in Rathfarnham , a southern suburb of Dublin . The centre was built on part of the old Lamb's Jam orchards.
65-522: The first drive-through restaurant (a McDonald's drive-through called McDrive) at the center opened in 1985, it was the first drive through in Ireland and one of the first in Europe. The centre was also the site of an experiment, with Ireland's first social welfare services office within a shopping centre sited here. The centre has nearly 1,000 free surface car parking spaces, 70 shops, 5 restaurants and
130-509: A Pajanimals kids' meal toy licensing arrangement with Chick-fil-A, said it would cease its business relationship, and donate the payment to the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation . Chick-fil-A stopped distributing the toys, claiming that unrelated safety concerns had arisen prior to the controversy. Chick-fil-A released a statement on July 31, 2012, saying, "We are a restaurant company focused on food, service, and hospitality; our intent
195-439: A microphone and picked up in person at the window. A drive-through is different from a drive-in in several ways - the cars create a line and move in one direction in drive-throughs, and normally do not park , whereas drive-ins allow cars to park next to each other, the food is generally brought to the window by a server, called a carhop , and the customer can remain in the parked car to eat. However, during peak periods, to keep
260-991: A "Brew Thru" in the U.S. eastern Mid-Atlantic coast, or a " Pony Keg " or "Party Barn" in certain areas; generally illegal in the Northeast and West) During the COVID-19 pandemic , drive-through testing became a common approach around the world for testing people who were potentially infected with the virus. In 2020, drive-through testing facilities were set up in many countries to test whether passengers were infected with COVID-19 (the first being in South Korea). This approached allowed medical workers to process high volumes of tests quickly while reducing exposure and risk of infection between those being tested by keeping patients isolated in their vehicles. The process typically saw patients present their ID before being swabbed while remaining in their vehicles, before driving off once
325-664: A McDonald's drive-through, opened at the Nutgrove Shopping Centre in Dublin, Ireland, in 1985. In the US, drive-throughs account for 70 percent of McDonald's business and the average drive-through order is fulfilled in under three and one half minutes. Outside of the US, McDonald's drive-throughs are variously known as "McAuto", "McDrive" and "AutoMac". In 2010, the Casa Linda, Texas, franchise of McDonald's opened
390-533: A breaded cauliflower sandwich. In May 2023, Chick-fil-A closed its original location in Greenbriar Mall, without stating a reason. Chick-fil-A's business strategy involves a focus on a small menu and on customer service. While many fast food chains offer many dishes, Chick-fil-A's is focused on selling chicken sandwiches. The name's capital A is intended to indicate that their chicken is "grade A top quality". The company's emphasis on customer service
455-728: A dairy and eggs drive-through service in Redlands, California, in the early 1940s, supplying milk and eggs quickly and efficiently to driving customers; this utilized a dairy conveyor belt that Harold Willis had invented. Some supermarkets offer drive-through facilities for grocery shopping . In the UK, this service was first announced by Tesco in August 2010. In the United States, Crafty's Drive-Buy Grocery Store in Virginia started offering
520-978: A demand for chicken". On 26 June 2024, Chick-fil-A held the event in Singapore , the first Asian country to open the restaurant. On 17 October 2024, Chick-fil-A officially announced it would be opening in Singapore in late 2025, making the first Asian country to open the brand, and would be investing US$ 75 million into its first restaurant in the country for 10 years. In July 2018, Chick-fil-A announced it would be opening its first location in Hawaii in Kahului in early 2022, with additional locations in Honolulu and Kapoleo to follow. The first Puerto Rican location opened on March 3, 2022, in Bayamón . "Eat Mor Chikin"
585-495: A drive-through facility is open and other pedestrian-oriented customer entrances to the business are unavailable or locked, the drive-through facility must serve customers using modes other than a vehicle such as pedestrians and bicyclists." After one year, the Portland law was working well. The Willamette Week tested five locations, and in all cases customers without cars received satisfactory service: McDonald's first opened
650-541: A drive-through/walk-up-only store with no indoor seating although it has a small patio with tables. In 1928, City Center Bank, which became UMB Financial Corporation , president R. Crosby Kemper opened what is considered the first drive-up window. Shortly after the Grand National Bank in St Louis opened up a drive-through, including a slot to the side for night time deposits. Westminster Bank opened
715-589: A food court. Nutgrove Shopping Centre is directly served by bus routes S6 & 161 by Go-Ahead Ireland and nearby by route 14 by Dublin Bus 53°17′24″N 6°16′1″W / 53.29000°N 6.26694°W / 53.29000; -6.26694 This retail business article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This article about an Irish building or structure is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Drive-through A drive-through or drive-thru (a sensational spelling of
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#1732797645486780-594: A ski-through called McSki in the ski resort of Lindvallen , Sweden, in 1996. Chick-fil-A Chick-fil-A, Inc. ( / ˌ tʃ ɪ k f ɪ ˈ l eɪ / CHIK-fil- AY , a play on the American English pronunciation of " filet ") is an American fast food restaurant chain and the largest chain specializing in chicken sandwiches . Headquartered in College Park, Georgia , Chick-fil-A operates 3,059 restaurants across 48 states, as well as in
845-575: A source of many of the restaurant's patrons. It was later remodelled, reopening in 2022. In 1961, after 15 years in the fast-food business, Cathy found a pressure-fryer that could cook the chicken sandwich in the same time it took to cook a hamburger. Following this discovery, he registered the name Chick-fil-A, Inc. The company's trademarked slogan, "We Didn't Invent the Chicken, Just the Chicken Sandwich," refers to their flagship menu item,
910-633: A three-story 5,000 square feet (460 m ) restaurant in Manhattan . On December 17, 2017, Chick-fil-A broke their tradition and opened on a Sunday to prepare meals for passengers left stranded during a power outage at Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport , and on January 13, 2019, a Chick-fil-A franchise in Mobile, Alabama , opened on Sunday to honor a birthday wish of a 14-year-old boy with cerebral palsy and autism . On February 13, 2023, they began offering their first non-meat sandwich,
975-471: A toasted bun with two slices of dill pickle , or with lettuce, tomato, and cheese. Many of the company's values are influenced by the Christian religious beliefs of its late founder, S. Truett Cathy (1921–2014), a devout Southern Baptist . Reflecting a commitment to Sunday Sabbatarianism , all Chick-fil-A restaurants are closed for business on Sundays, Thanksgiving , and Christmas Day . During
1040-515: A total customer wait of approximately 479.42 seconds (8 minutes). In 1921, Kirby's Pig Stand introduced the drive-in restaurant, in which carhops delivered meals. In 1931, a California Pig Stand franchise introduced a drive-through service that bypassed the carhops. The first identified drive-through restaurant was established in 1947 at Red's Giant Hamburg located in Springfield, Missouri . A year later in 1948, Harry and Esther Snyder of
1105-578: Is often sold through drive-through only coffee shops. According to QSR's 2024 annual survey, Taco Bell was the fastest fast-food chain in the United States regarding drive-thru service time, with an average wait of 194.16 seconds. This was significantly faster than the overall average of 244.86 seconds. Other chains with relatively fast service times included KFC (206.41 seconds) and McDonald's (271.81 seconds). Chick-fil-A , known for its long lines, had an average service time of 298.27 seconds, but also had an additional wait time of 181.15 seconds, resulting in
1170-426: Is reported to have contributed to its success and growth in the United States. Chick-fil-A builds and owns its restaurants. Chick-fil-A franchisees need a US$ 10,000 initial investment. Franchisees are selected and trained, a process that can take months. Chick-fil-A grossed an average of $ 6.71 million per restaurant in 2022, despite opening only 6 days a week, the highest sales of all fast-food restaurants in
1235-448: Is the chain's most prominent advertising slogan, created by The Richards Group in 1995. The slogan is often seen in advertisements, featuring Holstein dairy cows that are often seen wearing (or holding) signs that (usually) read "Eat Mor Chikin" in capital letters. The ad campaign was temporarily halted on January 1, 2004, during a mad cow disease scare, so as not to make the chain seem insensitive or appear to be taking advantage of
1300-616: Is to leave the policy debate over same-sex marriage to the government and political arena." In response to the controversy, former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee initiated a Chick-fil-A Appreciation Day movement to counter a boycott of Chick-fil-A launched by same-sex marriage activists. Many of the chain's stores reported record levels of customers that day. The United States Federal Aviation Administration also responded to two cities that were preventing Chick-fil-A from opening in their international airport, citing "Federal requirements prohibit airport operators from excluding persons on
1365-521: Is to offer extended service hours and maintain a safe environment for employees, such as a bulletproof walk-up window in high-crime areas. Similar issues can arise in rural areas for people on horseback or in a horse-drawn carriage. On 20 July 2013, a woman was fined for taking her horse inside a McDonald's restaurant in Greater Manchester , United Kingdom, after being refused service at the drive-through. The horse ended up defecating inside
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#17327976454861430-591: The District of Columbia and Puerto Rico . The company also has operations in Canada, and previously had restaurants in the United Kingdom and South Africa. The restaurant has a breakfast menu, as well as a lunch and dinner menu. The chain also provides catering services. Chick-fil-A calls its specialty the "original chicken sandwich". It is a piece of deep-fried breaded boneless chicken breast served on
1495-940: The Greater Toronto Area over the subsequent five years. The chain's second Toronto location opened at the Yorkdale Shopping Centre in January 2020. The company expanded to other areas of Ontario in 2021, opening standalone locations with drive-through restaurants in Kitchener in August, and Windsor in October. In 2024, the company opened locations in Alberta , one being in the Phase III food court of West Edmonton Mall in Edmonton. and
1560-635: The In-N-Out Burger chain built a drive-through restaurant, featuring a two-way speaker system that Harry Snyder invented himself earlier that year. By the 1970s, drive-through service had replaced drive-in restaurants in the United States. The first McDonald's drive-through was created in 1975 in Sierra Vista, Arizona , near Fort Huachuca , a military installation, to serve military members who were not permitted to get out of their cars off-post while wearing fatigues . The original McDonald's
1625-489: The Western Christian liturgical season of Lent , Chick-fil-A has in the past promoted fish sandwiches, following the Christian tradition of abstinence from meat during Lent. They no longer offer this product. In February 2014, Chick-fil-A announced plans to serve chicken raised without antibiotics in its restaurants nationwide within five years, the first fast-food restaurant to make this commitment. This
1690-454: The Western Christian liturgical season of Lent , Chick-fil-A promotes fish sandwiches, following the Christian tradition of abstinence from meat during Lent. The company's conservative opposition to same-sex marriage has caused controversy ; the company began to loosen its stance on this issue from 2019. Despite numerous controversies and boycott attempts, the 2022 American Customer Satisfaction Index found that Chick-fil-A remained
1755-413: The "open" message can be changed to a "closed" message when the lane is not available. A drive-through restaurant generally consists of: Drive-through designs differ from restaurant to restaurant; however, most drive-throughs can accommodate a queue of four to six passenger cars or trucks simultaneously. Most drive-through lanes are designed so the service windows and speaker are on the driver's side of
1820-751: The Atlanta-based company has sponsored the Peach Bowl , an annual college football bowl game played in Atlanta on New Year's Eve . Chick-fil-A also sponsors the Southeastern Conference and the Atlantic Coast Conference of college athletics. In 2008, Chick-fil-A was among the first fast-food restaurants to become completely free of trans fats . In October 2015, the company opened its largest restaurant,
1885-468: The Chick-fil-A chicken sandwich. Though Chick-Fil-A was the first national chain to make a fast, fried chicken sandwich its flagship item, it has been shown that Cathy's claim to have "invented the chicken sandwich" is false. From 1964 to 1967, the sandwich was licensed to over fifty eateries, including Waffle House and the concession stands of the new Houston Astrodome . The Chick-Fil-A sandwich
1950-520: The Cincinnati metropolitan area and in parts of Tennessee, and expanded nationwide in spring 2023. S. Truett Cathy was a devout Southern Baptist ; his religious beliefs had a major impact on the company. The company's official statement of corporate purpose says that the business exists "To glorify God by being a faithful steward of all that is entrusted to us. To have a positive influence on all who come in contact with Chick-fil-A." Cathy opposed
2015-605: The U.S. Patent Office granted his application to trademark his "Eat More Kale" phrase. A formal announcement of his victory took place on December 12, 2014, with Shumlin and other supporters on the Statehouse steps. His public fight drew regional and national attention, the support of Shumlin, and a team of pro-bono law students from the University of New Hampshire legal clinic. After 22 years with The Richards Group, Chick-fil-A switched to McCann New York in 2016. Along with
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2080-487: The UK from early 2025, investing over $ 100M over the following ten years in the UK. The chain said that it would apply its charitable policies, including a $ 25,000 donation to a local organisation on opening a Chick-fil-A restaurant and donation of surplus food to local charitable causes, to its UK branches too. Chick-fil-A opened its first location in Puerto Rico in 2022 and has now expanded to seven restaurants with
2145-510: The UK's first drive-through bank in Liverpool in 1959, soon followed by Ulster Bank opening Ireland's first in 1961 at Finaghy. In recent years, there has been a decline in drive-through banking due to increased traffic congestion and the increased availability of automated teller machines and telephone and internet banking. Many bank buildings now feature drive-through ATMs. Harold Willis and his father, Robert Willis, first incorporated
2210-402: The US took 3 minutes and 15 seconds, with an average of 3.8 cars waiting at any one time. This figure rose to an average of 4 minutes 25 seconds in 2019. If the average motorist avoided idling for just 3 minutes every day of the year, CO 2 emissions would be reduced by 1.4 million tonnes annually, or the equivalent of taking 320,000 cars off the road. In response to emerging evidence of
2275-528: The United States. (Raising Cane's was second with $ 5.44 million per restaurant average). In 2019, Chick-fil-A reported $ 11.3 billion in sales in the United States, behind only McDonald's with $ 40.4 billion in sales that year. To compete with Chick-fil-A, fried chicken chain Popeyes , followed by others, introduced a fried chicken sandwich in 2019, starting the Chicken Sandwich Wars . In
2340-527: The audacity to define what marriage is about" were "inviting God's judgment on our nation". Several prominent politicians expressed disapproval. Boston Mayor Thomas Menino and Chicago Alderman Proco "Joe" Moreno said they hoped to block franchise expansion into their areas. The proposed local bans drew criticism from liberal pundits, legal experts, and the American Civil Liberties Union . The Jim Henson Company , which had
2405-600: The basis of religious creed from participating in airport activities that receive or benefit from FAA grant funding." In April 2018, Chick-fil-A reportedly continued to donate to the Fellowship of Christian Athletes , which opposes gay marriage. In a November 18, 2019, interview, Chick-fil-A president Tim Tassopoulos said the company would stop donating to The Salvation Army and the Fellowship of Christian Athletes. The popularity of Chick-fil-A's drive-throughs in
2470-539: The car, for example, in left-hand traffic (right-hand drive) countries such as the UK, Ireland, Australia, India and New Zealand, the windows will be on the right side of the drive-through lane, and vice versa in right-hand traffic (left-hand drive) countries such as North America and mainland Europe. There are a few drive-through lanes designed with service windows on the passenger side, but these lanes are few and usually confined to ordinance compliance situations, as they cannot be used easily by driver-only vehicles. Coffee
2535-448: The chain's former donations to charities supporting anti-LGBT rights causes. Chick-Fil-A said that they had always planned a short-term stay at the location. Later the company changed some policies, appointing its first head of diversity, in 2020, and focused its charitable activities on education and hunger alleviation rather than opponents of same-sex marriage. In September 2023 the company said that it planned to open five restaurants in
2600-532: The company becoming public for religious and personal reasons. A company spokesperson said in 2012, "The Chick-fil-A culture and service tradition in our Restaurants is to treat every person with honor, dignity and respect –regardless of their belief, race, creed, sexual orientation or gender." In accordance with the founder's belief in the Christian doctrine of first-day Sabbatarianism , all Chick-fil-A locations are closed on Sundays , Thanksgiving , and Christmas . Cathy said "Our decision to close on Sunday
2665-735: The country's favorite fast food chain for the eighth consecutive year, and it has the highest per store sales of any fast food chain in the nation. The chain's origin can be traced to the Dwarf Grill (now the Dwarf House ), a restaurant opened by S. Truett Cathy , the chain's former chairman and CEO, in Hapeville, Georgia , a suburb of Atlanta , in 1946, which is near the location of the Ford Motor Company Atlanta Assembly Plant, for many years
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2730-617: The cows, ads included famous people in history in a campaign called "Chicken for Breakfast. It's not as crazy as you think." Chick-fil-A has donated over $ 5 million, via the WinShape Foundation , to groups that oppose same-sex marriage . In response, students at several colleges and universities worked to ban or remove the company's restaurants from their campuses. In June and July 2012, Chick-fil-A's chief operating officer Dan T. Cathy made several public statements about same-sex marriage, saying that those who "have
2795-423: The drive-through to order food. Many establishments refuse drive-through service to pedestrians for safety, insurance, and liability reasons. Cyclists are also usually refused service with the same justification given. However, in the summer of 2009, Burgerville gave use of the drive-through window to bicyclists. Some companies provide a walk-up window instead when a drive-through may not be practical. However,
2860-557: The grounds of environmental and health concerns from engine idling. Long drive-through lines in the United States have been reported to cause traffic backups, blocking emergency vehicles and city buses and increasing the risk of collisions and pedestrian injuries. The popularity of Chick-fil-A 's drive-throughs in particular has led to traffic problems, police interventions, and complaints by neighboring businesses in more than 20 states. Some other examples of drive-through businesses include: Pedestrians sometimes attempt to walk through
2925-453: The local municipality for customer transactions. An example is when McDonald's entered a new market in Russia where the majority of families did not own cars, the owners developed the walk-up windows as an alternative. Some establishments may want to use walk-up windows to attract certain customer demographics such as younger customers who need quick service during late night. Another reason
2990-640: The opening of a store at The Oracle shopping centre in Reading , UK. The store closed in March 2020 after The Oracle opted not to continue the lease of the location beyond the six-month pilot period in the face of continued protests over the chain's anti-LGBTQ stance. In February 2019, Chick-fil-A opened a store on a 12-month pilot scheme in Aviemore, Scotland . The store was closed in January 2020 amidst protest and controversy from locals and customers regarding
3055-707: The other being in Calgary located on Macleod Trail. In August 1996, Chick-fil-A opened its first location outside of North America by building a restaurant in Durban , South Africa. A second location was opened in Johannesburg in November 1997. Neither was profitable, and they were closed in 2001. A Chick-fil-A operated in Edinburgh during Spring 2018. On October 10, 2019, Chick-fil-A returned to Europe, with
3120-483: The plan for up to 25 locations by 2030. The unique menu includes coffee 100% grown and roasted in Puerto Rico. Chick-fil-A CEO Andrew Cathy announced in March 2023 that it planned to open restaurants in both Asia and Europe by 2026, and was set to expand to a total of five overseas markets by 2030. The Wall Street Journal reported that it was seeking countries with "stable economies, dense populations, and
3185-408: The queue down and avoid traffic flow problems, drive-throughs occasionally switch to an "order at the window, then park in a designated space" model where the customer will receive their food from an attendant when it is ready to be served. This results in a perceived relationship between the two service models. Drive-throughs have generally replaced drive-ins in popular culture, and are now found in
3250-500: The restaurant which caused distress to other customers. In May 2016, Scott Magee filed a United States federal class action lawsuit pursuing action against McDonald's due to the company being unwilling to serve people who are visually impaired , when only the drive-through lane is open. On 24 May 2018 a law came into effect in Portland, Oregon , requiring multi-modal access to drive-throughs. The new zoning law states, "When
3315-428: The role that drive-throughs play in contributing to climate change , Minneapolis banned the construction of new drive-throughs in 2019, while a number of other US cities, including Creve Coeur, MO; Fair Haven, NJ; Long Beach, CA; and Orchard Park, NY, have enacted ordinances to restrict or prohibit fast-food drive-through restaurants. Outside the US, a total of 27 municipalities have banned drive-through restaurants on
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#17327976454863380-425: The scare to increase its sales. Two months later, the cows were put up again. The cows replaced the chain's old mascot, Doodles, an anthropomorphized chicken that still appears as the C on the logo. Chick-fil-A vigorously protects its intellectual property, sending cease and desist letters to those they think have infringed on their trademarks. The corporation has successfully protested at least 30 instances of
3445-635: The service. In 2012, the Dutch chain Albert Heijn introduced a "Pick Up Point" where one can collect groceries bought online. Dairy products were available at a drive-through dairy store (notably the Skinner Dairy shops of North-East Florida or Dairy Barn in Long Island ). Alcoholic beverages have been sold at a drive-through liquor store (called a "Beer Through", a "Cruise Through",
3510-485: The spring of 2020, Chick-fil-A test-trialed the sale of two of their dipping sauces at some supermarkets in Florida, with all profits earmarked for a scholarship fund for company's store level employees. The trial was considered successful, and distribution was expanded nationwide by 2021. Two more sauces were added in 2023. In October 2022, the company trialed expansion of the program to include its salad dressings in
3575-429: The test was complete. Their results were then typically shared with them either via text message or via their doctor. In recent years, drive-through restaurants and other drive-through facilities have faced increased scrutiny due to the higher levels of emissions that they create – compared to walk-in equivalents. A 2018 study by QSR Magazine found that the average waiting time at a McDonald's drive-through restaurant in
3640-551: The use of an "eat more" phrase, saying that the use would cause confusion of the public, dilute the distinctiveness of their intellectual property, and diminish its value. A 2011 letter to Vermont artist Bo Muller-Moore who screen prints T-shirts reading: "Eat More Kale" demanded that he cease printing the shirts and turn over his website. The incident drew criticism from Vermont governor Peter Shumlin , and created backlash against what he termed Chick-fil-A's "corporate bullying". On December 11, 2014, Bo Muller-Moore announced that
3705-407: The vast majority of modern American fast food chains . Sometimes, a store with a drive-through is referred to as a "drive-through", or the term is attached to the service, such as, "drive-through restaurant". or "drive-through bank". Drive-throughs typically have signs over the drive-through lanes to show customers which lanes are open for business. The types of signage used is usually illuminated so
3770-428: The walk-up windows should not be confused with small establishments that customers are lined up for services such as mobile kitchens , kiosks , or concession stands . These walk-up windows are value-added services on top of the full services provided inside the stores. Since the COVID-19 pandemic an increasing number of restaurants, including bakeries and pizzerias, have introduced sliding windows that are licensed by
3835-443: The word through ), is a type of take-out service provided by a business that allows customers to purchase products without leaving their cars. The format was pioneered in the United States in the 1930s, and has since spread to other countries. A drive-up window teller was installed at the Grand National Bank of St. Louis, Missouri , in 1930. The drive-up teller allowed only deposits at that time. Orders are generally placed using
3900-569: Was closed down and demolished in 1999 and a new McDonald's replaced it. In 1987, Bob Charles pioneered the concept of the double vehicle drive-through. Charles, a McDonald's franchisee based in Boulder, Colorado, was the first to design and implement this innovation, which resulted in significantly increased per-unit volume. In 1981, Max Hamburgers opened Northern Europe's first drive-in in Piteå . Another early drive-through restaurant in Europe,
3965-858: Was closed within two or three years. The company opened an outlet at the Calgary International Airport in Alberta in May 2014, and closed it in 2019. Chick-fil-A opened a restaurant in Toronto , Ontario , on September 6, 2019, in the Yonge and Bloor Street area. There were protests criticizing the company's violation of animal rights and "history of supporting anti- LGBTQ causes". Chick-fil-A announced that it would open two other locations in Toronto during 2019, and 12 additional stores in
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#17327976454864030-739: Was implemented by May 2019. Later the company stated that "to maintain supply of the high-quality chicken", they would shift from a policy of No Antibiotics Ever (NAE) to No Antibiotics Important To Human Medicine (NAIHM) starting in the spring of 2024. In March 2024, Chick-fil-A announced it would depart from the company's previous commitment of using only "antibiotic-free" chicken. In 2011, food blogger and activist Vani Hari noted that Chick-fil-A sandwiches contained nearly 100 ingredients, including peanut oil preserved with tert-butylhydroquinone (TBHQ), made from butane . In October 2012, Chick-fil-A invited Hari to meet with company executives at its headquarters. In December 2013, Chick-fil-A said that it
4095-644: Was our way of honoring God and of directing our attention to things that mattered more than our business." In an interview with ABC News's Nightline , Truett's son Dan T. Cathy told reporter Vicki Mabrey that the company is also closed on Sundays because "by the time Sunday came, he was just worn out. And Sunday was not a big trading day, anyway, at the time. So he was closed that first Sunday and we've been closed ever since. He figured if he didn't like working on Sundays, that other people didn't either." Even Chick-fil-A locations at sports stadiums close on Sundays, although many games are played on Sundays. During
4160-590: Was removing high-fructose corn syrup and artificial dyes , and was testing a new peanut oil . Chick-fil-A, like other companies, does not publicly announce such changes unless already in the news, because it focuses attention on these ingredients. In September 1994, Chick-fil-A opened its first location outside of the United States inside a student centre food court at the University of Alberta in Edmonton , Alberta . This location did not perform very well and
4225-725: Was withdrawn from sale at other restaurants when the first dedicated location opened in 1967, in the food court of the Greenbriar Mall in 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 stand-alone units rather than food courts. Although it has expanded outward from its original geographic base, most new restaurants are located in Southern US suburban areas. Since 1997,
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