Restaurant to Bring Approximately 75-200 Full- and Part-Time Jobs to Community
LEON SPRINGS, Texas (Aug. 2, 2021) – A new Chick-fil-A® restaurant is slated to open for business in Leon Springs on Thursday, Aug. 5. Chick-fil-A, Inc. has selected Joshua Cunningham as the independent franchised Owner/Operator of Chick-fil-A Leon Springs. Cunningham will be responsible for all day-to-day activities of the business, including employing approximately 75-200 full- and part-time Team Members, cultivating relationships with local organizations and neighboring businesses, and serving guests. Chick-fil-A Leon Springs is located at 24503 IH 10 W, next to Walmart on Boerne Stage Rd., and will be open from 6:30 a.m. to 10 p.m., Monday through Saturday.
Chick-fil-A remains committed to serving guests safely. Chick-fil-A Leon Springs will open for drive-thru, carry-out and dine-in service. Guests can take advantage of contactless ordering and payment through the free Chick-fil-A® App or through 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 Leon Springs will be surprising 100 local heroes making an impact in Leon Springs 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 San Antonio area to aid in the fight against hunger.
Locally Owned and Operated
Chick-fil-A Leon Springs is locally owned and operated by Joshua Cunningham. Cunningham’s journey with Chick-fil-A began in 2002 when he became a Team Member at a local Chick-fil-A restaurant at Forum Shopping Center in Selma, Texas. He continued to work at Chick-fil-A restaurants throughout high school and college, where he attended Howard Payne University in Brownwood, Texas. It was after attending Chick-fil-A's Team Leader Summit that Cunningham knew becoming a Chick-fil-A Operator was his future.
Shortly after graduating college, Cunningham moved back to San Antonio to work at the Chick-fil-A Medical Center where he was the Kitchen Director for over four years before starting Chick-fil-A’s Leadership Development Program. He and his family lived in 13 cities in 30 months during their time in the Program before he was selected as the Operator of the Rolling Oaks Mall restaurant location in the greater San Antonio area, where he was for over four years before being selected to be the Operator of Chick-fil-A Leon Springs. Cunningham and his wife, Kelly, look forward to welcoming and serving the Leon Springs community in this new restaurant.
“Chick-fil-A has been a part of my story since I can remember and I am thrilled to continue the growth of this incredible restaurant company so close to where I started my Chick-fil-A journey almost 20 years ago,” said Cunningham. “With the opening of this restaurant, I look forward to making a positive impact in the Leon Springs community and providing growth and development opportunities to our new Team Members.”
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 Leon Springs, visit the Chick-fil-A Leon Springs 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.
