Food for Thought: Chick-fil-A's Popularity and the Generational Divide on Activism

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Anonymous wrote:I don't really get the love for Chick-fil-A. Is it something you had to grow up with and like it for nostalgia? Is it only compared to other fast food? I tried it once when they opened in NYC and the Gen-Z team members wanted it for a work lunch. It was....fine? It definitely did not live up to the hype.

Ditto. I stop there after a rough day at the dentist when I need a milkshake but that's it.

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I do not boycott chik fil a because I think if i scrutinized most companies I do business with, they’d all have some problematic aspects in their practices and/or leadership. So if I were being consistent I’d have to boycott almost everyone. And maybe I should. But I work full time and can’t dedicate the time to figuring out how to live off the grid.

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Anonymous wrote:I think Chik Fil A's appeal is that their employees are so polite, kind and efficient. And the place is clean. If I'm feeling bad, I know that the employees there will be kind to me.

Compared to a filthy McDonalds where they sling food at you, that's typically the wrong order and they don't talk. They just grunt and point at the price at the register. The place is filthy too because their employees don't clean anything.

This is a BIG part of the appeal to me and other adults I know. The staff are polite, look you in the eye, often visit your table if eating inside to ask if you need a drink refill or anything else. And ordering kiosk (like at McDonald's). Your order is taken by an actual human, who is usually smiling and making you feel welcome.

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I'd love to go, but I hate waffle fries, and a chicken sandwich without fries isn't worth it for me.

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Anonymous wrote:Food for ChatGPT?

Give that bot a waffle fry.

Is this advertising for CFA? DCUM owne driving engagement for ad views?

This is nonsense.

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Fast food is the dumbest form of political activism.

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Anonymous wrote:If I saw on a resume that someone worked for ChickFilA, I would absolutely interview them. They have incredible customer service.

My child works at CFA. Whenever he wears hisuniform out after work to retail stores, managers will seek him out to ask if interested in working for their business. He says when new businesses start opening chains up in the area, those managers try to sneak business cards to the staff when ordering food.

As college freshman, he just landed a very sweet, high paying internship, at an international company. During interviews they mentioned how CFA teaches leadership skills.

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I’m an elder millennial. Chick-fil-a has completely won me over based on their customer service and clean restaurants, in addition to above average fast food taste. I don’t eat much fast food at all but I’ll go out of my way to stop at Chick-fil-a over McDonalds on a road trip (unless it’s a Sunday).

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I'm not a fan of Chick-fil-A's food. It's my understanding that people go there because they do like their food and the service is efficient and friendly.

Too much is made of activism.

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Anonymous wrote:Chick-fil-A stopped donating to the organizations that oppose equal marriage.

So the younger generation was happy with that and continue to eat there.

This.
We are a 2 mom family and get chick fila about once/twice a month. The food is better quality than other fast food.
I’m generation X but I think people across the board care more about quality now.

[Anonymous]

There are 50+ toxic chemicals in Chick-fil-A, Popeyes, KFC that causes people to crave that food.

Do you know why KFC is no longer called Kentucky Fried Chicken ? Because they were sued and admitted the chicken they use is not chicken.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:There are 50+ toxic chemicals in Chick-fil-A, Popeyes, KFC that causes people to crave that food.

Do you know why KFC is no longer called Kentucky Fried Chicken ? Because they were sued and admitted the chicken they use is not chicken.

No, that's not why they started going by "KFC". It was purely marketing to remove the "Fried" part.

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Anonymous wrote:I actually think that it’s because Chik Fil A is yummy and it doesn’t need much more explanation than that. The political issues surrounding Chik Fil A were always pretty trumped up and artificial, so it’s no surprise nobody cares about them anymore.

Chick-Fil-A as a corporation stopped donating money to anti-marriage equality causes in 2019. But Dan Cathy increased donations, cloaking them under The National Christian Charitable Foundation.

Eat there/don't eat there, it's up to the individual. People seem to like their processed food and how the employees are trained. But some portion of what you spend there does go to organizations set out to help dismantle same-sex marriage.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:There are 50+ toxic chemicals in Chick-fil-A, Popeyes, KFC that causes people to crave that food.

Do you know why KFC is no longer called Kentucky Fried Chicken ? Because they were sued and admitted the chicken they use is not chicken.

Stuart MacKenzie, is that you?