Restaurant to Bring Approximately 100 Full- and Part-Time Jobs to Community
PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania (Feb. 22, 2021) – Chick-fil-A® Fox Chapel, located in O’Hara next to the Fox Chapel Plaza shopping mall, is slated to open for business on Feb. 25. Chick-fil-A, Inc. has selected Micah Skipper as the independent franchised Owner/Operator of this new Chick-fil-A restaurant in the Pittsburgh area. Skipper will be responsible for all day-to-day activities of the business, including employing approximately 100 full- and part-time Team Members, cultivating relationships with local organizations and neighboring businesses, and serving Guests. Chick-fil-A Fox Chapel is located at 1175 Freeport Road and will be open from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m., Monday through Saturday.
At Chick-fil-A, safe service is a top priority. Chick-fil-A Fox Chapel will open via drive-thru, mobile curbside and mobile carry-out service, with third-party delivery offered shortly after the opening. Guests can take advantage of contactless ordering and payment through the free Chick-fil-A mobile app and online ordering. To learn more about Chick-fil-A’s response to the coronavirus, please visit our safe service page.
In place of the traditional Chick-fil-A First 100® Grand Opening celebration, Chick-fil-A Fox Chapel will be surprising 100 local heroes making an impact in Allegheny County 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 Pittsburgh area to aid in the fight against hunger.
Locally Owned and Operated
Chick-fil-A Fox Chapel is locally-owned and operated by Micah Skipper, who previously owned Chick-fil-A Morgantown Mall in Morgantown, W.V. Originally from Charlotte, N.C., Skipper began his career with Chick-fil-A in 2001 working as a Restaurant Team Member throughout high school and college. During that time, Skipper was awarded a Remarkable Futures Scholarship from Chick-fil-A, Inc., which honors Team Members who demonstrate leadership skills and a remarkable commitment to their communities and education. Using his scholarship, he earned his bachelor’s degree from Western Carolina University in Sport Management with a concentration in Marketing & Sales.
After pursuing other career opportunities post-college, Skipper returned to Chick-fil-A in 2014 and quickly advanced in his role as a Team Member to become a Restaurant Director of Development at Chick-fil-A Albemarle Road in Charlotte, N.C. After serving at the restaurant level, he got a position in 2015 as a Field Events Trainer at the Chick-fil-A corporate office in Atlanta. A year later, Skipper applied for the Chick-fil-A Leadership Development Program and was selected in 2017 to become the independent franchised Owner and Operator of Chick-fil-A Morgantown Mall. After three years of serving at Chick-fil-A Morgantown Mall, Skipper now lives locally in the Pittsburgh area with his wife, Catherine, and looks forward to opening the new Chick-fil-A Fox Chapel location and developing relationships in the local community.
“I began my Chick-fil-A career as a Restaurant Team Member in 2001, and I’ve since had the opportunity to serve Guests and help Team Members grow their careers at restaurants around the country,” said Skipper. “I’m excited to bring that experience to my new team and inspire them to provide best-in-class service and care to every Guest who comes in contact with Chick-fil-A Fox Chapel.”
Team Member Investment
Chick-fil-A franchised Operators are committed to hiring, developing and retaining top talent, and providing a great 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. As with all Chick-fil-A restaurants, Team Members are guaranteed Sundays off.
Quality Ingredients; Delicious Food
Chick-fil-A focuses on serving customers great-tasting food made with high quality ingredients. The produce we use in our recipes is delivered to our kitchens up to six times a week. Our 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.
Our 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 Fox Chapel, visit the Chick-fil-A Fox Chapel 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.
