Restaurant to Bring Approximately 80 Full- and Part-Time Jobs to Community
LEESBURG, Va. (Sept. 20, 2021) – A new Chick-fil-A® restaurant is slated to open for business in Leesburg on Friday, Sept. 24. Chick-fil-A, Inc. has selected Danielle O’Dell as the independent franchised Owner/Operator of Chick-fil-A Oaklawn. O’Dell will be responsible for all day-to-day activities of the business, including employing approximately 80 full- and part-time Team Members, cultivating relationships with local organizations and neighboring businesses, and serving guests. Chick-fil-A Oaklawn is located at 304 Kellys Ford Plaza SE, near the intersection of Battlefield Parkway SE and Sycolin Road, and will be open from 6 a.m. to 10 p.m., Monday through Saturday.
Chick-fil-A remains committed to serving guests safely. Chick-fil-A Oaklawn will open for mobile curbside pickup, carry-out and drive-thru service, with third-party delivery available shortly after the opening. Guests can take advantage of contactless ordering and payment through the free Chick-fil-A® App or online ordering. To learn more about Chick-fil-A’s safety protocols, please visit the COVID-19 response page.
In place of the traditional Chick-fil-A First 100® Grand Opening celebration, Chick-fil-A Oaklawn will be surprising 100 local heroes making an impact in Leesburg with free Chick-fil-A for a year. Additionally, in honor of the new restaurant opening, Chick-fil-A will donate $25,000 to Feeding America. The funds will be distributed to partners within the greater Washington, D.C. area to aid in the fight against hunger.
Locally Owned and Operated
Chick-fil-A Oaklawn is locally owned and operated by Danielle O’Dell. Growing up, Chick-fil-A was a family tradition with O’Dell’s father operating a local Chick-fil-A restaurant. Alongside her siblings, O’Dell started her career as a Team Member working for her father’s restaurant throughout high school and college. During this time, she was awarded a Chick-fil-A scholarship to help earn her bachelor's degree from George Mason University. Upon graduating, O’Dell looked to continue her family’s tradition and set her sights on becoming a Chick-fil-A Operator. In 2008, she was thrilled to be selected as the Operator of Chick-fil-A Ballston Commons Mall in Arlington, Virginia. After three years in this role, O’Dell was selected as the Operator of Chick-fil-A Leesburg. With more than a decade of serving the Leesburg community alongside her family, she is thrilled to open Chick-fil-A Oaklawn, while continuing to operate Chick-fil-A Leesburg.
“My family and I have called Leesburg home for 10 years, and I am humbled by the opportunity to continue making a positive impact in our community,” said O’Dell. “With the opening of Chick-fil-A Oaklawn, I look forward to building a team focused on caring for others and serving our guests great-tasting food with genuine hospitality.”
Team Member Investment
Chick-fil-A franchised Operators are committed to hiring, developing and retaining top talent, and providing a positive work environment for people of all ages and backgrounds. They also offer their Team Members 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.
Quality Ingredients; Delicious Food
Chick-fil-A focuses on serving customers great-tasting food made with high-quality ingredients. The produce used in recipes is delivered to kitchens up to six times a week. Salads are made with whole fruits and vegetables that are chopped and prepared fresh throughout the day. Chick-fil-A Lemonade is made from three simple ingredients: lemon juice, sugar and water.
Breaded chicken is pressure cooked in 100%, fully refined peanut oil and all U.S. Chick-fil-A restaurants now serve chicken raised with No Antibiotics Ever, starting from the egg. By not allowing antibiotics of any kind, Chick-fil-A chicken meets the highest commitment for non-antibiotic use. For more information about the Chick-fil-A No Antibiotics Ever commitment, visit www.chick-fil-a.com/no-antibiotics-ever.
Commitment to Customer Service
With a longstanding tradition in the restaurant industry for setting high standards in customer service, Chick-fil-A earned recognition for providing the "best fast food customer service in America" according to America's Best Customer Service 2020 report by Newsweek, among other honors.
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. For the latest news and updates on Chick-fil-A Oaklawn, visit the Chick-fil-A Oaklawn Facebook page and follow along on Instagram.
About Chick-fil-A, Inc.
Atlanta-based Chick-fil-A, Inc. is a family owned and privately held restaurant company founded in 1967 by S. Truett Cathy. Devoted to serving the local communities in which its franchised restaurants operate, and known for its original chicken sandwich, Chick-fil-A serves freshly prepared food in more than 2,600 restaurants in 47 states, Washington, D.C., and Canada.
A leader in customer service satisfaction, Chick-fil-A was named top fast food restaurant in Newsweek’s 2019 America’s Best Customer Service report and received several honors in QSR’s 2019 Reader’s Choice Awards, including “The Most Respected Quick-Service Brand” and “Best Brand for Overall Experience”. Additionally, Glassdoor named Chick-fil-A one of the top 100 best places to work in 2020. More information on Chick-fil-A is available at www.chick-fil-a.com.
