Chick-fil-A at Tanasbourne opened in Hillsboro, Oregon on March 31, with local franchise owner Brian Hogan welcoming both longtime fans and many who were trying Chick-fil-A for the first time. Check out photos from the restaurant opening and the First 100 campout that awarded 100 fans with free Chick-fil-A for a year.
In October 2003, Chick-fil-A Operator Bruce Ploeser and his team were preparing to open the first free-standing Chick-fil-A in the Phoenix area. The Goodyear, Arizona, grand opening was significant, marking one of the first restaurants in Chick-fil-A’s West Coast expansion. Yet 15 years later, the opening would prove to have far greater significance than his team could have imagined: it was the site of the first-ever Chick-fil-A First 100® Campout.
When a company has been around as long as Chick-fil-A, people tell a lot of stories about it. Some are true – like how Founder Truett Cathy invented the Original Chicken Sandwich – and others are just urban legends. So, what’s fact and what’s fiction? Here are answers to some of the most popular questions people ask about Chick-fil-A.
If you’ve ever driven by a Chick-fil-A Grand Opening, you may have seen a parking lot filled with tents and campers, waiting 24 hours to be one of the “First 100” people to walk through the doors of the new Chick-fil-A restaurant. But did you know some Chick-fil-A locations open their doors by encouraging customers to open their hearts to their communities?
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