Restaurant Brings Approximately 100 Full- and Part-Time Jobs to Community, Honors 100 Local Heroes with Free Chick-fil-A Entrées for a Year

PINE BLUFF, Ark. (Nov. 28, 2023) – A new Chick-fil-A^® restaurant will begin serving the Pine Bluff community on Thursday, Nov. 30, 2023. Chick-fil-A, Inc. has selected Katie Branch as the local Owner-Operator of Chick-fil-A Pine Bluff.  

Located at 5701 S. Olive St., Chick-fil-A Pine Bluff will be open for dine-in, drive-thru and carry-out from 6:30 a.m. to 9 p.m., Monday through Saturday. Guests of Chick-fil-A Pine Bluff can place an order for pickup or dine-in on the Chick-fil-A^® App or online. When joining the Chick-fil-A One^® tiered membership program, Chick-fil-A One members receive points on every qualifying purchase, which can be used to redeem available rewards. Visit chick-fil-a.com/delivery to view delivery options in your area.  

Chick-fil-A Pine Bluff joins more than 20 other Chick-fil-A restaurants serving Central Arkansas.   

Locally Owned and Operated  
As full-time, hands-on leaders in their restaurants and communities, Chick-fil-A local Owner-Operators proudly reside in the communities in which they serve.   

In Pine Bluff, Branch will be responsible for all day-to-day activities of the business, including employing approximately 100 full- and part-time Team Members, serving Guests and cultivating relationships with local organizations and businesses.   

An Arkansas native, Branch is originally from a small town in the Arkansas Delta about 30 miles from Pine Bluff. She has fond childhood memories of visiting Pine Bluff with her family and friends for the city’s shops, restaurants and entertainment and is honored to have the opportunity to return to the area. After two decades of leadership experience in the IT field, Branch decided to pivot industries and pursue a career with Chick-fil-A where she could make a positive impact on her Team Members and the local community. She looks forward to leaning into her passion for entrepreneurship and mentoring young professionals as the local Owner-Operator at Chick-fil-A Pine Bluff. In her spare time, Branch enjoys spending quality time with her husband, son and two daughters.  

“I am thrilled to open my first Chick-fil-A restaurant in a community that means so much to me and my family,” Branch said. “My goal is for our restaurant to provide genuine hospitality and care for our Guests, pour into my Team Members to help them reach their highest potential, and invest in the great city of Pine Bluff so we are a beacon of light in the community.”  

Caring for the Pine Bluff Community  
In celebration of the opening, Chick-fil-A, Inc. has donated $25,000 to Feeding America to support local hunger relief efforts of the Arkansas Foodbank, a Feeding America partner food bank, in honor of the new restaurant.  

In addition, Chick-fil-A Pine Bluff is recognizing 100 local heroes making an impact in the Pine Bluff area by providing them with free Chick-fil-A entrées for a year.   

Branch’s restaurant will plan to participate in the Chick-fil-A Shared Table^® program, an initiative that redirects surplus food from the restaurant to local soup kitchens, shelters, food banks and nonprofits in need. To date, more than 23 million meals have been created from Chick-fil-A Shared Table donations from nearly 2,000 Chick-fil-A restaurants throughout the U.S. and Canada.   

Team Member Investment  
Chick-fil-A Operators are committed to hiring, developing and retaining top talent and providing a positive work environment for people of all ages and backgrounds. Team Members have opportunities for flexible work hours and leadership growth, competitive pay and benefits, hands-on training and mentoring and the chance to apply for scholarships to support their continuing education.   

Delicious Food; Outstanding Customer Service
Chick-fil-A is known for serving customers great-tasting food made with high-quality ingredients, including the original Chick-fil-A^® Chicken Sandwich. Made with a real, whole, boneless breast of chicken with no added fillers, the breaded chicken is pressure cooked in fully-refined peanut oil. Chick-fil-A was one of the first in the industry to eliminate chicken raised with antibiotics to ensure guests have an option for high-quality food on the go.  

To complement the great-tasting chicken, fresh produce is delivered to Chick-fil-A restaurants up to six times a week for the best quality and flavor. The fresh ingredients are raised and grown by farmers who share the company’s elevated quality and safety standards, so guests feel good about their meal.  

For the latest news and updates on Chick-fil-A Pine Bluff, visit the local restaurant’s Facebook page and follow along on Instagram. For more information about Chick-fil-A and stories about the Brand’s food, people and customers across the country, visit chick-fil-a.com.  

About Chick-fil-A, Inc.  
Atlanta-based Chick-fil-A, Inc. is a restaurant company known for the Original Chick-fil-A^® Chicken Sandwich and signature hospitality. Represented by more than 190,000 Team Members, Operators and Staff, Chick-fil-A^® restaurants serve guests freshly prepared food at more than 3,000 restaurants in the United States, Puerto Rico and Canada. The family-owned and privately held restaurant company was founded in 1967 by S. Truett Cathy and is committed to serving the local communities in which its franchised restaurants operate.   

Known for its leadership and growth opportunities, in 2022 Chick-fil-A was named a Best Employer in America by Forbes and a top company for career opportunities for Black employees by Glassdoor. The company was also awarded the Employee’s Choice by Glassdoor honoring top CEOs and was named a Culture 500 Culture Champion in 2020. A leader in customer service, Chick-fil-A was named QSR magazine’s Drive-Thru Restaurant of the Year in 2021. More information on Chick-fil-A is available at www.chick-fil-a.com and @ChickfilANews.

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