A Democrat in <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/new-york-city" target="_blank" rel="noopener">New York</a> has introduced a bill that, if passed, would force Christian-owned restaurant chain Chick-fil-A to open on Sundays, or remove numerous restaurants from a major highway system in the state.
Assemblyman Tony Simone, who is openly complaining that Chick-fil-A has a &#8220;terrible record on LGBT rights,&#8221; penned Bill A08336 to mandate that the New York State Thruway Authority only continue or enter into contracts with businesses that will stay open all seven days of the week.
“Chick-fil-A has had a terrible record on LGBT rights,&#8221; Simone complained to the New York Post last week. &#8220;I’m not going to not say that clearly.&#8221;
“To serve New Yorkers and travelers, things should be open seven days a week, including Chick-fil-A, and if they can’t they shouldn’t be in our rest stops,” he continued. “There should be options for people to eat and drink and not just one spot.”
Notably, there is already a <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/law-could-change-chick-fil-as-sunday-policy-in-new-york-2023-12" target="_blank" rel="noopener">standard</a> that at least one hot-food option is open and available at these rest stops on every day of the week to better accommodate travelers and truckers. If Chick-fil-A is closed on Sundays at a given rest stop, for example, there is another restaurant open.
&#8220;Our requirement is that we have at least one hot food option available,&#8221; Thruway spokesperson Jennifer Givner explained, according to Business Insider. &#8220;If Chick-fil-A is closed on Sundays we have other alternatives for our customers.&#8221;
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There are currently <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/law-could-change-chick-fil-as-sunday-policy-in-new-york-2023-12" target="_blank" rel="noopener">seven</a> Chick-fil-A restaurants on the interstate that would be affected by the bill, and at least three more of the restaurants slated to be built.
The chicken chain is known for closing its doors on Sundays for religious reasons.
&#8220;Closing our business on Sunday, the Lord&#8217;s Day, is our way of honoring God and showing our loyalty to Him,&#8221; Chick-fil-A founder Truett Cathy <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/law-could-change-chick-fil-as-sunday-policy-in-new-york-2023-12#:~:text=Cathy%20continued%20that%20tradition%20when,he%20wrote%20in%20his%20book." target="_blank" rel="noopener">wrote</a> in his book, &#8220;Eat Mor Chikin: Inspire More People.&#8221;
&#8220;My children have committed to closing our restaurants on Sundays long after I&#8217;m gone,&#8221; he wrote. &#8220;I believe God honors our decision and sets before us unexpected opportunities to do greater work for Him because of our loyalty.&#8221;
As <a href="https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/256309/new-york-bill-would-bar-chick-fil-a-from-major-highway-over-sunday-closures" target="_blank" rel="noopener">highlighted</a> by Catholic News Agency, this latest targeting of Chick-fil-A comes three years after three New York state legislators sent a <a class="null" href="https://twitter.com/HarryBBronson/status/1413909370325413891/photo/1" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">letter</a> to the executive director of the state Thruway Authority to urge him to “reexamine” the approval of Chick-fil-A to open locations along the highway system, citing a public stance against same-sex marriage from the restaurants&#8217; ownership.
Related: <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/chick-fil-a-ranked-americas-favorite-restaurant-for-8th-consecutive-year" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Chick-Fil-A Ranked America’s Favorite Restaurant for 8th Consecutive Year</a>

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Most people would agree the far-Left in America has an incredible history of successful and effective boycotts. Is it possible, however, that we are all having some sort of fever dream? A deeper look back into the 20th century reveals some interesting facts about the Left and boycotts in the modern era. 
The Montgomery Bus Boycott of 1955 &#8211; 1956 has long been considered the largest and most successful boycott in modern American history. This iconic moment in American history is a fascinating encapsulation of the differences between the Left and the Right. The boycott was squarely focused against the Democrats — meaning Alabama elected only five Republicans to the United States House <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_United_States_representatives_from_Alabama" target="_blank" rel="noopener">from 1900 to 1980</a>. The state, run entirely by Democrats at the time, was segregating people based on skin color and then legislating accordingly. How is there a modicum of difference between the Alabama Democrats of 1955 and the Democrats of today? 
The boycott was sparked by the arrest of Rosa Parks on December 1, 1955 and subsequently organized by the Montgomery Improvement Association, led by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.. Once the movement picked up speed, Dr. King was arrested for violating a 1921 statute regarding conspiracies against lawful businesses. According to The Martin Luther King, Jr. Research and Education Institute at <a href="https://kinginstitute.stanford.edu/encyclopedia/king-found-guilty-leading-illegal-boycott-announces-boycott-will-continue" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Stanford University</a>, “Judge Carter finds him guilty of leading an illegal boycott and sentences him to pay a $500 fine plus court costs or to serve 386 days in jail.” The trial garnered national attention, and while the financial ramifications might not have been staggering, it started a national conversation around the issue, ultimately leading to a Supreme Court ruling striking down the practice of segregation on buses. The Democrats were thoroughly defeated.
Arguably, the second most successful boycott in American history was led by Cesar Chavez and the National Farm Workers Association (NFWA) against Schenley Industries, a leader in the California grape business. At first glance, the boycott seemed to be motivated by better wages for farm workers, but the specifics are more interesting. A lifelong opponent of illegal immigration, Cesar Chavez was convinced that the economic woes of the farm workers would be virtually non-existent if not for the presence of illegal, cheap labor. The boycott targeted Schenley due to its national recognition and its involvement in various other businesses. In December 1965, the NFWA voted to boycott Schenley, which not only meant that all NFWA members were to strike during the 1966 grape harvest, but also that they would boycott and picket against Schenley and their products nationwide.
Initially, Schenley was unmoved by the strike and decided to utilize the 1942 “Bracero Program,” an agreement between Mexico designed to supply the U.S. with cheap, temporary labor from non-citizens. The harvest was completed, but by April of 1966, Schenley experienced a significant sales drop and earned horrible stain on their reputation. This forced Schenley to sign a labor agreement with the NFWA, and conditions for farm workers began to improve. A few years later, Chavez testified in front of Congress in reference to the Schenley boycott and he <a href="https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115hres791ih/html/BILLS-115hres791ih.htm" target="_blank" rel="noopener">stated</a>: “We gave the I.N.S. and Border Patrol stacks and stacks of information. They did not pull workers from the struck fields … this is why we are forced to boycott: we have no enforcement by the Border Patrol.” 
Today, is it the Left or the Right in this country that stands in staunch opposition to Border Patrol and restrictions on immigration?
In contrast to the above examples, let’s review some of the Left’s most widely known boycotts in the modern era. In 2011 the President of Chick-fil-A, Dan Cathy, expressed his personal views in support of traditional marriage and the family unit. This caused widespread backlash in the mainstream media and the LGBT (no extra letters and symbols yet) community. Calls for a boycott echoed from every leftist politician, media personality, and activist, but what were the results? Approximately eight months into the boycott, Chick-fil-A sales <a href="https://www.huffpost.com/entry/chick-fil-a-sales-2012_n_2590612" target="_blank" rel="noopener">skyrocketed</a> by 12%, from around $4.05 billion to $4.6 billion. The calls for boycotts continued and the pressure campaigns in the media were ceaseless. The effect? Chick-fil-A has managed to <a href="https://www.scrapehero.com/best-fast-food-store-in-america/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">increase its sales</a> by roughly half a billion dollars or more each year since the boycott. Is there a more popular fast-food restaurant in America?
Another Left-organized boycott involved a multi-year campaign against The Salvation Army that began in 2019. The charitable organization was accused of both racism and bigotry against the LGBTQI (gaining some letters now) community. One thing worth pointing out: The Salvation Army was one of the leading organizations championing the 1964 Civil Rights Act and has publicly disavowed any race-based rhetoric numerous times. Nevertheless, they have made company statements in keeping with the traditional understandings of marriage and the family, similar to Dan Cathy. That was enough for the radical Left. They demanded people stop giving donations to the familiar, ubiquitous red kettles during the 2019 and 2020 Christmas seasons. The result? In 2020, as with the rest of the world, profits were down. But in 2021, The Salvation Army received the second most donations in the history of the 158-year-old organization. Not quite the smashing success the Left was hoping for.
Lastly, everyone remembers the vaunted Hobby Lobby Boycott of 2014. The situation occurred after Hobby Lobby was sued by an employee for failing to offer insurance coverage for birth control. This drew the ire of another special sect of the far-Left, the pro-abortion wing. Protestors were seen outside of Hobby Lobby stores across the nation and nearly every outlet and publication were in support of the boycott. The result? The revenue for Hobby Lobby has <a href="https://www.forbes.com/companies/hobby-lobby-stores/?sh=8fbaf36cee6b" target="_blank" rel="noopener">increased</a> from $3.3 billion in 2014 to $7.7 billion in 2022. They just had the most successful year in company history.
Now, fast-forward to present time, and what could end up being the two most devastating boycotts in American history are occurring simultaneously.
Target Corporation gained national attention in mid-May for constructing “Pride” displays at its stores across the nation. The prominence of the displays, along with the outrageous nature of some of the products — “tuck friendly” bathing suits — seemed to push people on the Right to their limits. Calls for a national boycott began to circulate among conservatives and the results have been astonishing. Since May 2023, the Target Corporation market cap has fallen by $15.7 billion dollars.  
A successful boycott, no doubt, but it pales in comparison to the Anheuser-Busch apocalypse.
On April 1, 2023, social media influencer Dylan Mulvaney created an advertisement video for Bud Light, which featured a can of Bud Light with Mulvaney’s image on it. The Right in America has made it perfectly clear in recent years that they will no longer accept the infusion of sexual values into everyday products; but Bud Light decided to find out. The world has rarely witnessed the level of resolve this video provoked from customers. And the results have been Biblical.
As of June 2, 2023, Anheuser-Busch had lost approximately $27 billion dollars in stock prices, multiple executives were placed on leave, and calls for the CEO to resign continue to intensify. Once ranked in the top ten of the nation’s favorite beers for decades, Bud Light has <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/media/bud-light-no-longer-ranks-among-americas-top-10-beers" target="_blank" rel="noopener">now fallen </a>to the 14th spot after three months of the boycott.
The last four months have shown conservatives they possess a power they did not know they had. 
The Right should take heart. The sleeping giant is waking up.
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Fast food restaurant chain <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/chick-fil-a" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Chick-fil-A</a> received backlash on social media as conservatives learned that the firm’s corporate office advances a number of <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/diversity-equity-and-inclusion-dei" target="_blank" rel="noopener">diversity</a> initiatives, a revelation which came as brands such as <a href="http://dailywire.com/topic/bud-light" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Bud Light</a> and <a href="http://dailywire.com/topic/target" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Target</a> face criticism for embracing <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/esg" target="_blank" rel="noopener">woke</a> ideology.
Social media users noted that Chick-fil-A, which has a longstanding reputation as a firm run on the basis of conservative and Christian principles, <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/erick-mcreynolds-922a8140/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">hired</a> Erick Reynolds as vice president of diversity, equity, and inclusion two years ago. Chick-fil-A prominently features a number of diversity programs meant only for females and members of racial minorities on a DEI segment of its <a href="https://www.chick-fil-a.com/dei" target="_blank" rel="noopener">website</a>, which surfaced in the days after Target and Bud Light witnessed sales and market capitalization hits.
Three years ago, Chick-fil-A Chairman Dan Cathy <a href="https://twitter.com/realstewpeters/status/1663541414838272000" target="_blank" rel="noopener">called</a> for Americans to shine the shoes of their friends and neighbors in response to purported racism. Video of Cathy, who is white, shining the shoes of black Christian rapper Lecrae and exhorting listeners to have “a sense of shame, a sense of embarrassment” also went viral on social media in recent days.
Beyond collaborations with “various national diverse professional development organizations” such as the Women’s Foodservice Forum, the National Black MBA Association, and Association of Latino Professionals of America, the restaurant chain offers community groups such as Women in Business, the Black Employee Resource Group, and the Chick-fil-A Green Team. The company also seeks to develop “mentorship, development, and partnership opportunities for minority-owned businesses to strategically engage” with their supply chain.
Chick-fil-A additionally includes sexual orientation, gender identity, and “gender expression” in its employment nondiscrimination statement alongside race, sex, religion, and veteran status.
The Daily Wire had contacted Chick-fil-A about their ESG and DEI efforts earlier this year and sent another request for comment on Tuesday, specifically asking whether the emphases on employee and supplier diversity could prompt the company to overlook talented candidates.
The firm created an evaluation of “top ESG issues that internal and external stakeholders expect to grow in importance in the next five years” for a recent sustainability <a href="https://www.chick-fil-a.ca/-/media/files/chick-fil-a-2021-corporate-social-responsibility-report.ashx" target="_blank" rel="noopener">report</a>, which included “climate and energy stewardship” and diversity, equity, and inclusion. “While Chick-fil-A has long been committed to supporting our communities and being a responsible steward of all that is entrusted to us, companies like ours are increasingly expected to help address complex social and environmental challenges, especially those that most affect our industry,” the company said in the document.
Another sustainability <a href="https://chick-fil-a-2022-global-impact-report.com/2/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">report</a> published last week likewise cited the firm&#8217;s commitment to diversity, noting that Chick-fil-A established a steering committee to provide insights for DEI initiatives and seeks to make diversity &#8220;an integral part of our culture of care.&#8221;
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Skeptics of the ESG and DEI movements contend that the philosophies center on political and social causes, such as decreasing carbon emissions or diversifying company leadership, in a manner that distracts from profitability and uses corporate power to advance leftist agendas.
One recent <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/target-had-a-special-push-to-hire-lgbtq-designers-for-pride-collection-ahead-of-backlash" target="_blank" rel="noopener">analysis</a> from The Daily Wire found that Target, which is experiencing a boycott after the retail behemoth <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/target-slammed-after-offering-female-swimsuits-that-have-extra-crotch-coverage-are-tuck-friendly" target="_blank" rel="noopener">marketed</a> a female swimsuit as “tuck-friendly” and <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/target-faces-backlash-over-pride-collection-designer-behind-satan-respects-pronouns-shirts" target="_blank" rel="noopener">hired</a> an artist who creates Satanic items to make various designs for the company, had published a similar sustainability report which called for supplier diversity among firms creating “Pride Month” apparel, as well as diversity initiatives for women and racial minorities. Another <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/anheuser-busch-loses-perfect-lgbtq-equity-score-by-missing-key-moment-to-stand-up-for-mulvaney" target="_blank" rel="noopener">report</a> from The Daily Wire likewise revealed that Anheuser-Busch, the company which owns Bud Light and suffered after the brand partnered with social media influencer Dylan Mulvaney, has similar ESG commitments centered on various diversity and climate efforts.
Anheuser-Busch and Target, each of which are publicly traded, have seen their share prices plummet on the stock market as investors react to the boycott movements.
Chick-fil-A, which is privately owned, garnered <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/report-chick-fil-a-to-stop-donating-to-christian-charities-branded-anti-lgbt" target="_blank" rel="noopener">criticism</a> four years ago after its charitable foundation halted donations to a number of Christian organizations characterized as “anti-LGBTQ groups,” such as the Fellowship of Christian Athletes and the Salvation Army.

Chick-Fil-A Faces Backlash As Their Diversity Efforts Resurface, Other Woke Brands Take Beating

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A Chick-fil-A owner in North Carolina had to pay back workers and was fined more than $6,000 after violating several child labor and minimum wage rules.
On Monday, the Department of Labor reportedly <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/us/north-carolina-chick-fil-a-owner-fined-violating-child-labor-laws-paying-workers-food-report" target="_blank" rel="noopener">released</a> a report saying that the Chick-fil-A <a href="https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11562749/North-Carolina-Chick-fil-paid-workers-CHICKEN.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">site</a> in Hendersonville, North Carolina, permitted three employees who were minors to work, unload, or load a trash compactor. This resulted in the site, whose owner is Good Name 22:1 LLC, being fined $6,450. 
According to the <a href="https://www.dol.gov/agencies/whd/fact-sheets/43-child-labor-non-agriculture" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Department of Labor</a>, workers must be at least 18 years old to work in nonagricultural work that is “particularly hazardous for 16- and 17-year-old minors, or detrimental to their health or well-being.” Fourteen and fifteen-year-olds are also not allowed to do any jobs that are hazardous. Such hazardous jobs include “[m]anufacturing or storing explosives,” “[d]riving a motor vehicle or work as an outside helper on motor vehicles,” working in forest fire fighting, as well as “the operation of all compactors and balers and certain power-driven paper products machines,&#8221; and more.
The guidelines note that “[s]ixteen- and 17-year-olds may load, but not operate or unload, certain scrap paper balers and paper box compactors under very specific guidelines.”
The Department of Labor&#8217;s Wage and Hour Division also put fines in place on the Chick-fil-A site after it found that the site paid specific workers with meal vouchers rather than giving them real money. The workers were in charge of traffic in the drive-thru area and parking lot traffic. 
The restaurants had to shell out $235 in back pay to seven workers because they broke the rule.
Richard Blaylock, the Wage and Hour Division District director in Raleigh, North Carolina, said that keeping the youngest employees safe is a main focus of his group.
&#8220;Child labor laws ensure that when young people work, the work does not jeopardize their health, well-being or educational opportunities. In addition, employers are responsible to pay workers for all of the hours worked and the payment must be made in cash or legal tender,&#8221; he continued.
The Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (FLSA) <a href="https://www.history.com/topics/industrial-revolution/child-labor" target="_blank" rel="noopener">established</a> a minimum wage for the entire country, and established a limit on the amount of hours for those who worked in interstate commerce. It also put limits on the ability of kids to work. 
According to the <a href="https://www.dol.gov/agencies/whd/flsa#:~:text=The%20Fair%20Labor%20Standards%20Act%20(FLSA)%20establishes%20minimum%20wage,,,%20State,%20and%20local%20governments." target="_blank" rel="noopener">Department of Labor</a>, the child labor “provisions [of the FLSA] are designed to protect the educational opportunities of minors and prohibit their employment in jobs and under conditions detrimental to their health or well-being.”

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A Florida employee of Chick-fil-A rushed to the rescue of a mother and her baby when a man attempted to carjack the mother’s car, police announced Wednesday.
Mykel Gordon ran toward the mother’s car after she had taken her child out of the car and William Branch, 43, of DeFuniak Springs, brandishing a stick, allegedly seized her keys from her waistband. Branch then got in the car as the woman screamed for help, prompting Gordon to yank Branch out of the car and struggle with him on the ground.
“A major shout-out to this young man for his courage!” the Okaloosa Sheriff’s office tweeted accompanying a video of the incident.
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In reference to the FWB Chick-fil-A employee who ran to help a woman with a baby who was being carjacked, we want to say a sincere thank you to Ms. Kelner for providing video of a portion of the encounter. (see prior post). A major shout-out to this young man for his courage! <a href="https://t.co/2Lcwe46azv">pic.twitter.com/2Lcwe46azv</a>
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Matthew Sexton, who runs the Chick-fil-A branch in Fort Walton Beach where the incident occurred, told <a href="https://www.wapt.com/article/chick-fil-a-worker-praised-for-helping-a-woman-with-baby-who-was-being-carjacked/41225280" target="_blank" rel="noopener">CNN</a>, “I&#8217;m grateful for my amazing Team Member, Mykel Gordon, who so selflessly jumped in to intervene and help our Guests. I couldn&#8217;t be prouder of his incredible act of care.”
After Gordon tackled Branch, other employees joined in the effort to subdue the suspect.
Chick-fil-A employees have a long record of helping customers above and beyond the call of duty; in October 2019, after a woman dropped her phone and it slid into a storm drain, a Virginia employee of the Chick-fil-A not only refunded her food order but also did something incredible, pulling the manhole cover up from the street and then actually climbing down into the drain to retrieve her phone.
As <a href="https://katu.com/news/offbeat/chick-fil-a-climbs-down-storm-drain-to-get-customers-phone" target="_blank" rel="noopener">KATU</a> reported, Shauna Hall, from Stafford, Virginia, told her story <a href="https://www.facebook.com/shauna.hall07/posts/10219623415954385?__tn__=K-R" target="_blank" rel="noopener">on Facebook</a>, saying that the young man “calls the county trying to get some help. They hang up on him but we get the idea to go back out and call my phone to see if we can hear it (fearing we won’t as the hole is most definitely full of water because of course we are in the middle of a drought but had a full day of rain yesterday).”
&#8220;He then climbs down into the hole and retrieves my phone which miraculously is not broken or wet. I was so thankful I freaking hugged him. Not only did he slice his finger and was filthy from laying on the ground and climbing in the hole, I find out he had actually just gotten off shift and was still willing to help me,&#8221; she added.
For other examples of employees of Chick-fil-A going beyond the call of duty, there was the time a <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/worlds-best-service-chick-fil-manager-sends-boat-hank-berrien" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Chick-fil-A manager sent a boat to rescue an elderly couple in Houston</a>, or the time an employee of Chick-fil-A <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/watch-chick-fil-employee-shows-why-chick-fil-wins-hank-berrien" target="_blank" rel="noopener">ran after a car whose occupant had forgotten their order</a>. Another time, a teenage boy working at a Chick-fil-A looked through the drive-thru window and <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/watch-teenage-chick-fil-employee-does-something-hank-berrien" target="_blank" rel="noopener">noticed that a 6-year-old boy in a car in the drive-thru lane was choking</a>, so he jumped through the drive-thru window and ran to the car. Once there, he found the mother of the boy begging for someone to help her save her child from being choked by a seatbelt that had gotten tangled around his neck. He then yanked out his pocketknife and cut the young child free.
RELATED: <a href="https://dailywire.com/news/chick-fil-a-employee-goes-underground-to-save-a-customers-day/">Chick-Fil-A Employee Goes Underground To Save A Customer’s Day</a>

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<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/mcdonalds">McDonald’s</a> is bringing a popular U.K. menu item to its American customers as the so-called “chicken sandwich wars” rage on.
Now some patrons will be able to get their beloved <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/food">Big Mac</a> sandwich with chicken instead of beef, the New York Post <a href="https://nypost.com/2022/08/22/mcdonalds-finally-brings-hit-twist-on-classic-big-mac-to-the-us/">reported</a>, as the fast food chain competes with rivals such as Popeyes and <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/chick-fil-a">Chick-fil-A</a>. The menu addition has already been a big hit across the pond, which leads McDonald’s execs to believe the new Big Mac will be well-received stateside as well. USA Today <a href="https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/food/2022/08/21/mcdonalds-chicken-big-mac-united-states/7860782001/">reported</a> that the chicken Big Mac was such a sensation there that it sold out completely in two weeks.
&#8220;We&#8217;re always looking to give our fans more ways to enjoy the classic menu items they know and love,&#8221; McDonald&#8217;s said in a statement. &#8220;Made with two crispy tempura chicken patties, our iconic Big Mac sauce, and topped off with pickles, shredded lettuce, and American cheese, this sandwich brings some of our fans&#8217; favorite flavors together for the perfect bite.&#8221;
The chicken-based sandwich will debut for a limited time in certain Miami locations. If it’s successful, there’s a chance of this alternative Big Mac being expanded to other regions.
“Chicken continues to be a significant opportunity for us. … We’ve got some great global equities already in our McNuggets and with McChicken, but we also have some equities in McCrispy and McSpicy that we think we’ve got an opportunity to do more with globally. So that’s going to be a priority area,” McDonald’s CEO Chris Kempczinski said in a Q2 earnings call, per the Post.
“While not everything we test makes it on our U.S. menus, we’ll use this time to gather feedback from both customers and restaurant crew as we consider opportunities to offer more delicious options in the future,&#8221; the company said.
McDonald’s is the highest-grossing fast food chain in the United States, but Chick-fil-A has been steadily climbing in popularity and bested Burger King as of 2020 to become the second most popular fast food restaurant on the list, per <a href="https://www.foxbusiness.com/lifestyle/chick-fil-a-lands-behind-mcdonalds-as-second-highest-grossing-fast-food-chain">Fox News</a>. 
Meanwhile, a poll by the American Customer Satisfaction Index (ACSI) <a href="https://www.franchisewire.com/why-is-chick-fil-a-better-than-mcdonalds/">found</a> that Chick-fil-A was far more popular with customers from a satisfaction standpoint. It topped the poll with a score of 83 on the scale, while McDonald’s only achieved a score of 70.
The items used to calculate satisfaction included staff courtesy and helpfulness, checkout/delivery speed, the accuracy of the order, restaurant layout and cleanliness, food and beverage variety and quality, mobile app quality and reliability, and website.

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Chick-fil-A has been ranked as America&#8217;s favorite restaurant in an annual survey, marking the chain&#8217;s eighth consecutive win.
The American Customer Satisfaction Index (ACSI) <a href="https://www.theacsi.org/news-and-resources/press-releases/2022/06/28/press-release-restaurant-study-2021-2022/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">released</a> this year&#8217;s rankings on Tuesday.
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<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ChickfilA?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#ChickfilA</a> continues to lead the industry – and all restaurants – for the 8th straight year with a steady score of 83 (out of 100).
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“The large group of smaller full-service restaurants experiences substantial deterioration in mobile app quality, contributing to a steep decline for the industry overall, which tumbles 8% to 78,” says Forrest Morgeson, Assistant Professor of Marketing at Michigan State University and Director of Research Emeritus at the ACSI.
“Amid the pandemic, restaurants needed to quickly up their game in the mobile arena. With fewer resources, smaller chains and independent restaurants are offering apps that aren’t making the grade per customers. In contrast, positive shifts in both mobile app quality and reliability for several larger chains appear to reflect major app updates for these bigger industry players,&#8221; he added.
Chick-fil-A&#8217;s <a href="https://www.foxbusiness.com/lifestyle/chick-fil-a-americas-favorite-restaurant-8th-year" target="_blank" rel="noopener">statement</a> to Fox News Digital was quick to thank its customers for the honor.
“We are honored by the results of this survey and we are grateful to our customers for choosing Chick-fil-A – it’s truly our pleasure to serve them,” the statement read.
“More than 170,000 people represent Chick-fil-A in 2,700 restaurants,” the spokesperson said. “This recognition is acknowledgment of the care they put into serving great food with gracious hospitality.  Every day, our restaurant Team Members go above and beyond each day to create a friendly, welcoming place to visit,&#8221; it added.
Chick-fil-A led all restaurants overall and was also the winner in the fast-food category. Behind Chick-fil-A in second place in the fast-food segment was Jimmy John&#8217;s, followed by Domino&#8217;s Pizza and KFC. Other high-ranking franchises included Chipotle, Panera Bread, Pizza Hut, and Starbucks.
The survey revealed that more Americans prefer sit-down dining over a fast-food experience despite Chick-fil-A&#8217;s win.
&#8220;Customers agree that sit-down spots outperform fast food chains when it comes to food order accuracy (87 to 83), restaurant layout and cleanliness (84 to 81), food quality (86 to 81), and food variety (84 to 79),&#8221; the ACSI report added.
Chick-fil-A has become so popular that long lines at the drive-thru at some franchises have become a <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/chick-fil-a-could-be-declared-a-public-nuisance-in-santa-barbara" target="_blank" rel="noopener">concern</a> for communities. In California, the Santa Barbara City Council considered labeling a location a public nuisance over long lines that back up into nearby streets and caused traffic issues.
The franchise&#8217;s traditional values have also led to controversies in some parts of the nation. In 2021, Democratic state legislators in New York pushed to keep Chick-fil-A out of rest stops in the state because of past donations to organizations that are allegedly anti-LGBTQ.
The Daily Wire previously <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/ny-democrats-move-to-ban-chick-fil-a-from-rest-stops-over" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a> that Democratic Assembly Member Harry Bronson, who represents the Rochester area, started an online petition to prevent Chick-fil-A from being included among the restaurants being added to rest stops along I-90 in the New York State Thruway Authority’s $450 million service-state modernization project, according to <a href="https://www.rochesterfirst.com/food-and-drink/bronson-critical-of-involvement-of-chick-fil-a-in-i-90-rest-stop-plans/?utm_campaign=socialflow&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_source=t.co" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">RochesterFirst.com</a>.

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Chick-fil-A might be declared a public nuisance in one California city if the restaurant doesn&#8217;t find a way to tame its drive-thru line.
Santa Barbara is forcing the local Chick-fil-A to present a solution to the restaurant&#8217;s long lines that back up into nearby streets, causing traffic issues.
&#8220;A California city is considering declaring its local Chick-fil-A drive-thru a public nuisance – not because people dislike it, but because they seem to like it too much,&#8221; KTLA <a href="https://kfor.com/news/california-city-may-declare-chick-fil-a-a-public-nuisance/">reported</a>. &#8220;The last several years, Santa Barbara says it has received several complaints about cars in the drive-thru line backed up onto nearby streets, which has caused traffic problems, including collisions and cyclist safety issues.&#8221;
“State Street is one of the City’s most important streets for moving people and goods,” <a href="https://newspress.com/sb-city-council-grapples-with-chick-fil-a-issue/">said</a> Derrick Bailey, a city transportation engineer. “It was never intended to operate with significant blockage.”
Chick-fil-A drive-thru lines can reportedly block one lane on State Street for an estimated 91 minutes during the week, KTLA noted. And during weekends, the number shoots up to 155 minutes.
The restaurant has until June 7 to present their solution to the issue to city council. &#8220;However, if the city council is not happy, and declares the restaurant a public nuisance, Chick-fil-A could lose its nonconforming use status for the drive-thru facilities,&#8221; KTLA said.
Santa Barbara Chick-fil-A owner Travis Collins said his team regrets &#8220;this traffic situation&#8221; and is working toward a solution.
“On behalf of myself, Chick-fil-A and the many team members, we sincerely regret that this traffic situation has come to this point and heartily wish to work in good faith with the City to resolve this matter once and for all,” Collins said.
Back in 2020, then-CEO Dan Cathy made waves when he publicly called on white people to repent of their racism and justified anti-police rioters looting and burning down a Wendy’s restaurant in Atlanta, Georgia, following the death of Rayshard Brooks. <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/chick-fil-a-ceo-appears-to-justify-rioters-burning-down-wendys-restaurant-urges-white-people-to-repent-of-racism?utm_source=facebook&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=dwbrand">The Daily Wire</a> reported:
<blockquote>“We as caucasians, until we’re willing to just pick up the baton and fight for our black, African-American brothers and sisters, which they are as one human race, we’re shameful,” Cathy said, according to <a href="https://www.bucksexton.com/content/2020-06-18-chick-fil-a-ceo-white-christians-should-repent-of-racism/">BuckSexton.com</a>. “We’re just adding to it.”
“Our silence is so huge at this time,” he said, channeling the far-left refrain that “silence is violence.” “We cannot be silent. Somebody has to fight and God has so blessed our city, but it’s shameful how we let things get so out of whack.”
Then, before literally polishing the shoes of Christian rapper Lecrae, who is black, Cathy added that white Christians should have a “sense of shame” and an “apologetic heart.”
“Any expressions of a contrite heart, of a sense of humility, a sense of shame, a sense of embarrassment … an apologetic heart,” he said, “I think that’s what our world needs to hear today.”
&#8230; During the same sit-down, the chicken chain CEO seemed to justify the burning down of a Wendy’s restaurant in Atlanta, citing black people’s “incredible amounts of frustration and pain” that “white people” are “simply just out-of-sight, out-of-mind oblivious to.”</blockquote>
In 2019, Chick-fil-A announced a stop to their donations to Christian-based charities deemed “anti-LGBT” by the Left, <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/report-chick-fil-a-to-stop-donating-to-christian-charities-branded-anti-lgbt">The Daily Wire</a> reported:
<blockquote>In an interview with <a href="https://www.bisnow.com/national/news/retail/exclusive-amid-global-expansion-and-lgbt-pushback-chick-fil-a-changes-charitable-giving-structure-101818">Bisnow</a>, Chick-fil-A President and Chief Operating Officer Tim Tassopoulos announced that the famous fried chicken chain plans to make significant changes in which charities it donates to, in part because “as we go into new markets, we need to be clear about who we are.” Amid continued boycotts of the highly popular and successful chain over its donations to supposed “anti-LGBT” groups and causes, Tassopoulos revealed that the company’s foundation will no longer donate to some high-profile Christian organizations.</blockquote>
In the aftermath of the announcement, LGBT group GLAAD <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/glaads-response-to-chick-fil-a-cave-is-exactly-what-youd-expect">ripped</a> the company for still allegedly falling short of meeting its requirements.
Related: <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/chick-fil-a-ceo-appears-to-justify-rioters-burning-down-wendys-restaurant-urges-white-people-to-repent-of-racism?utm_source=facebook&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=dwbrand">WATCH: Chick-Fil-A CEO Appears To Justify Rioters Burning Down Wendy’s, Urges White People To Repent Of Racism</a>

Chick-Fil-A Could Be Declared A ‘Public Nuisance’ In Santa Barbara

A group of students, faculty, and alumni at Notre Dame University sent a letter asking the campus dining leadership to ban Chick-fil-A from the Indiana school&#8217;s retail dining master plan.
The open <a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1lSfJPnZBSAx3Oe0hfX43O215jBtI9QlIiQZLDI6d7eA/edit" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">letter</a> (full text below), which was signed by approximately 180 students, faculty, and alumni, follows <a href="https://ndsmcobserver.com/2021/07/keep-chick-fila-away/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">a 720-word letter</a> that two undergraduates sent to campus newspaper The Observer, listing their grievances against the fast food chain.
&#8220;The letter writers, Tilly Keeven-Glascock and Joey Jegier, accused Chick-fil-A of donating millions to &#8216;queerphobic groups,&#8217; which they said include the nonprofit Fellowship of Christian Athletes. And they objected to owner Dan Cathy’s personal donations to organizations like the National Christian Charitable Foundation, which they alleged &#8216;funds hate groups,'&#8221; Fox News <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/us/notre-dame-chick-fil-a" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">reported</a>.
&#8220;Keeven-Glascock and Jegier also claimed that because the restaurant chain gets its food from industrialized farming, it’s bad for the environment, &#8216;deplorable&#8217; and places a &#8216;burden&#8217; on &#8216;marginalized communities,'&#8221; Fox News added. &#8220;&#8216;North America has an obsession with meat like no other country on Earth and it is helping destroy the planet,&#8217; wrote the duo, a university senior and junior. (North America is a continent.)&#8221;
Read the full letter to the campus dining leadership below:
<blockquote>Dear Campus Dining,
Before we get to our request, we wish to thank the Campus Dining leadership for your work creating a quality dining experience for students during a global pandemic. You went above-and-beyond this past year, adapting the dining halls to meet CDC and University guidelines, providing impressive themed dinners, and making an excellent vegan line in the dining halls.
As you continue to improve Notre Dame’s on-campus dining, we wish to make our voices heard on an important issue. On May 12, the Campus Dining Instagram announced that leadership is considering the fast food restaurant Chick-fil-A as part of a new retail dining master plan. While a large portion of the student body would approve of this decision, we hope to show that many of us oppose the addition of Chick-fil-A.
We believe, as we wrote in The Observer, that there are a multitude of reasons to oppose Chick-fil-A: its anti-LGBTQ+ activism, reliance on animal agriculture, and lack of accommodations for students with special dietary needs, to name a few. Bringing Chick-fil-A to campus would run contrary to Notre Dame’s commitment to inclusion and desire to create good in the world. So, we ask that you remove Chick-fil-A from your considerations and instead consider other additions to our retail dining.
Students at other universities, such as NYU and Northeastern, have made headlines in their attempts to block Chick-fil-A. We have no plans for such a large-scale disruption; rather, we wish to resolve this concern before it transforms into a larger controversy. Thank you for considering our request, and we hope that this is the starter of wider dialogue on how to fulfill students’ desires while also considering the ethics of what we consume.</blockquote>
In a similar letter sent last week, Democratic state legislators in New York <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/ny-democrats-move-to-ban-chick-fil-a-from-rest-stops-over" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">urged</a> New York State Thruway Authority Matthew Driscoll to ban Chick-fil-A from state rest stops because of the restaurant&#8217;s donations to allegedly anti-LGBT organizations.
Related: <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/biden-to-skip-notre-dame-commencement-amid-furor-over-policies-that-defy-church-teachings" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Biden To Skip Notre Dame Commencement Amid Furor Over Policies That Defy Church Teachings</a>

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Democratic state legislators in New York are pushing to keep Chick-fil-A out of rest stops in the state because of what they claim are the fast food chain&#8217;s donations to anti-LGBT organizations.
Democratic Assembly Member Harry Bronson, who represents the Rochester area, started an online petition to prevent Chick-fil-A from being included among the restaurants being added to rest stops along I-90 in the New York State Thruway Authority’s $450 million service-state modernization project, according to <a href="https://www.rochesterfirst.com/food-and-drink/bronson-critical-of-involvement-of-chick-fil-a-in-i-90-rest-stop-plans/?utm_campaign=socialflow&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_source=t.co" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">RochesterFirst.com</a>.
Bronson sent a letter last Friday denouncing Chick-fil-A to New York State Thruway Authority Matthew Driscoll.
As RochesterFirst.com reported:
<blockquote>Bronson is one of four lawmakers saying no to [Chick-fil-A] at state rest stops. “Chick-fil-A, through the charitable wing of it’s business, has a history of donating millions of dollars to organizations that are discriminatory and anti-LGBTQ organizations.”
Bronson says New York has taken great strides to protect the rights of LGBTQ plus New Yorkers — but he’s worried this would be a step in the wrong direction. 
“We can’t say through those laws and through those policy positions and statements, that we support the dignity and human rights of LGBTQ individuals and their families and at the same time, have a state authority that’s willing to enter into a 30-year-lease with a business that has a history of not recognizing the human rights of LGBTQ individuals.”
Bronson says he understands people should be able to choose where they eat, but he believes this situation is different. “It’s on state thruway authority property and they are leasing it, so it’s in essence the state saying, ‘We are going to offer them an opportunity for them to earn millions and millions of dollars,’ even though we know what the history is.”</blockquote>
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After years of millions in donations to organizations hostile to LGBTQ+ rights, the decision to approve <a href="https://twitter.com/ChickfilA?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@ChickfilA</a> as an approved concession at our rest stops is concerning to say the least. 
It’s time the <a href="https://twitter.com/NYSThruway?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@NYSThruway</a> re-examine this choice. <a href="https://t.co/8sOkNRjQop">pic.twitter.com/8sOkNRjQop</a>
&mdash; Harry B. Bronson (@HarryBBronson) <a href="https://twitter.com/HarryBBronson/status/1413909370325413891?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 10, 2021</a></blockquote>
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The Thruway Authority <a href="https://www.news10.com/news/ny-news/gay-lawmakers-push-back-against-include-chick-fil-a-in-thruway-remodel/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">responded</a> in a statement:
<blockquote>The New York State Thruway Authority, its Board of Directors, and staff support an inclusive environment that treats the tens of millions of people that travel our system with dignity and respect. Our private partner in the Service Area redevelopment project, Empire State Thruway Partners, explored a selection of restaurants and finalized agreements with specific brands to operate at the redeveloped service areas to enhance and improve the travel experience for our customers. There are no state taxpayer dollars or toll payer funds supporting the redevelopment of the Thruway’s 27 service areas. Every restaurant brand included by Empire State Thruway Partners has a contractual responsibility, and is legally required, under New York State law, including the New York State Human Rights Law and Executive Orders, to adhere to the inclusive and non-discriminatory standards that New York State embraces.</blockquote>
In a statement to Fox News, Chick-fil-A <a href="https://www.foxbusiness.com/retail/chick-fil-a-rest-stops-resistance-donations" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">said</a>, &#8220;We want to be clear that Chick-fil-A does not have a political or social agenda, and we welcome everyone in our restaurants. We are proud to be represented by more than 200,000 diverse team members nationwide, and we strive to be a positive influence in our local communities.&#8221;
Related: <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/burger-king-tries-to-troll-chick-fil-a-by-donating-to-lgbt-activist-org-even-on-sundays" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Burger King Tries To Troll Chick-Fil-A By Donating To LGBT Activist Org: ‘Even On Sundays’</a>

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Burger King attempted to troll Chick-fil-A in a publicity stunt aimed at collecting donations for a left-wing, LGBT activist organization. 
Burger King recently launched its “Ch’King” sandwich as part of the national chicken sandwich “war.” In a June 3 tweet, Burger King announced that it would donate 40 cents to the Human Rights Campaign for every chicken sandwich sold during “Pride Month.” 
The fast food chain appeared to take aim at Chick-fil-A as it promised to donate “even on Sundays.” Burger King said it will donate up to $250,000 or 625,000 sandwiches. 
“The #ChKing says LGBTQ+ rights! During #pride month (even on Sundays) your chicken sandwich cravings can do good! We are making a donation to [The Human Rights Campaign] for every Ch’King sold.” 
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the <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ChKing?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#ChKing</a> says LGBTQ+ rights!
during <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/pride?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#pride</a> month (even on Sundays 👀) your chicken sandwich craving can do good! we are making a donation* to <a href="https://twitter.com/HRC?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@HRC</a> for every Ch&#39;King sold 🏳️‍🌈
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On June 1, online activists called for a boycott of Chick-fil-A after <a href="https://www.thedailybeast.com/christian-billionaires-are-funding-a-push-to-kill-the-equality-act?ref=home">The Daily Beast</a> reported that the fast-food giant’s CEO, Dan Cathy, was a donor to the National Christian Charitable Foundation (NCF). NCF opposes the Equality Act, which would expand the Civil Rights Act to include protections for the LGBT community at the expense of religious liberty.
Burger King kickstarted its campaign after The Daily Beast’s article dropped. A spokesperson for Burger King told <a href="https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/food/2021/06/06/burger-king-chicken-sandwhich-donate-lgbtq-group-chick-fil-a/7573712002/">USA Today</a> that the company couldn’t “miss an opportunity” like this one. 
“This is a community we love dearly and have proudly supported over the years, so we couldn’t miss an opportunity to take action and help shine a light on the important conversation happening,” the spokesperson said. 
Chick-fil-A, which has donated to conservative, Christian organizations, has been a source of controversy for liberal online trolls for years. In 2018, Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey “boosted” Chick-fil-A in a tweet and received intense backlash from progressives. Dorsey <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/twitter-ceo-boosts-chick-fil-internet-melts-down-james-barrett">apologized</a> for admitting that he loves the fast food chain, which was considered an even more egregious sin to activists because he said it during Pride Month.
Burger King, by comparison, has been seen as a more progressive advocate. In July 2020, the fast food chain <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/burger-king-were-changing-our-cows-diet-cow-farts-and-burps-are-no-laughing-matter">announced</a> they planned to feed their cows lemongrass to reduce the amount of methane emissions from cow farts, which some say contribute to climate change.
“Cow farts &amp; burps are no laughing matter,” Burger King tweeted. “They release methane, contributing to climate change. That’s why we’re working to change our cows’ diet by adding lemongrass to reduce their emissions by approximately 33%.”
Burger King was also embroiled in a scandal after Burger King U.K. put out a supposedly misogynistic tweet aimed at encouraging more women to pursue work in culinary fields.
The Daily Wire <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/burger-king-u-k-tries-to-celebrate-women-in-tweet-ends-up-apologizing">reported</a>: 
<blockquote>According to [Burger King], the majority of the culinary workforce is occupied by men. This led Burger King U.K. to tweet in support of more women entering the field in a celebration of International Women’s Day. The fast-food chain also used the day in order to announce a scholarship program, called H.E.R (Helping Equalize Restaurants), but the initial tweet was enough to upset users on Twitter. 
The controversial post was a series of tweets, beginning with “women belong in the kitchen,” followed up with “if they want to, of course.” Another tweet continued, “Yet only 20% of chefs are women. We’re on a mission to change the gender ratio in the restaurant industry by empowering female employees with the opportunity to pursue a culinary career.” </blockquote>

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Fans of Chick-fil-A will have to choose their desired sauce wisely due to a shortage.
According to CNN, Chick-fil-A will now be limiting the number of sauces customers select to manage supply-chain issues.
&#8220;The chicken chain said Wednesday that industry-wide supply chain issues, which are <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2021/05/08/business/supply-chain-shortages-pandemic/index.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">affecting essentially every aspect of the economy</a>, has resulted in a &#8216;shortage of select items&#8217; that Chick-fil-A serves, including sauces,&#8221; reported the outlet.
Chick-fil-A will now only allow one dipping sauce per item. In a statement on its website, the famed fast-food restaurant said it will resolve the problem as soon as possible.
&#8220;We are actively working to make adjustments to solve this issue quickly and apologize to our guests for any inconvenience,&#8221; the company said.
CNN profiled the sharp burden placed on fast-food restaurants due to labor shortages in recent months, including chicken venues such as KFC, Wingstop, and others:
<blockquote>Fast food restaurants have been hit especially hard in recent months with both a labor shortage and supply chain issues. For example, ketchup packets have <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2021/04/08/business/ketchup-shortage-heinz/index.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">come in short supply</a> amid heightened demand. Heinz recently announced a 25% increase in production.
The fried chicken wars are putting a strain on the poultry population. Major chains, including KFC, Buffalo Wild Wings and Wingstop, are &#8220;paying steep prices&#8221; for chicken and <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2021/05/11/business/chicken-shortage-tyson-roosters/index.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">suppliers are having trouble keeping up demand</a> because of difficulties attracting workers.
Luckily for Chick-fil-A, the company says it hasn&#8217;t been affected by the chicken shortage.</blockquote>
Chick-fil-A and conservatives had a bit of a falling-out in 2019 when the company severed its charitable donations to The Salvation Army and the Fellowship of Christian Athletes after LGBTQ activists branded them as homophobic. The Daily Wire&#8217;s Matt Walsh <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/walsh-chick-fil-a-just-caved-to-the-rage-mob-theyre-about-to-learn-the-hard-way-that-surrendering-never-pays-off">argued</a> at the time that the company&#8217;s capitulation to the &#8220;rage mob&#8221; would do little to help its bottom-line by alienating its core supporters and drawing in no new customers since leftists would boycott the business either way.
&#8220;The change of heart is somewhat confounding. Yes, they’ve been boycotted on and off for the past seven years. Yes, LGBT activists were prone to lashing out at the restaurant’s &#8216;hate chicken,'&#8221; he wrote. &#8220;But none of this appeared to be negatively affecting the company’s bottom line. Indeed, the opposite was the case. The initial boycott in 2012 gave rise to <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2012/08/01/us/chick-fil-a-appreciation/index.html">Chick-fil-A Appreciation Day</a>, where fans of the restaurant waited in lines wrapped around the block to show their support in the form of eating their delicious chicken. The enthusiasm never died. Chick-fil-A <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/boycott-backfire-new-rankings-show-chick-fil-amanda-prestigiacomo">rose in popularity</a> during the intervening years, tripling its sales and becoming one of the top three restaurant chains in the country.&#8221;
&#8220;This capitulation will not stop the bleeding, because there was no bleeding,&#8221; he continued. &#8220;Now that might change. This move is much more likely to alienate Chick-fil-A’s supporters than to appease its critics. Surrendering to political correctness almost never pays off, and Chick-fil-A isn’t likely to be an exception.&#8221;
This article has been revised for clarity. 
Related: <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/walsh-chick-fil-a-just-caved-to-the-rage-mob-theyre-about-to-learn-the-hard-way-that-surrendering-never-pays-off">WALSH: Chick-Fil-A Just Caved To The Rage Mob. They’re About To Learn The Hard Way That Surrendering Never Pays Off.</a>

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