Restaurant to Bring Approximately 120 Full- and Part-Time Jobs to Community
VANCOUVER, Wash. (Jan. 4, 2021) – Chick-fil-A® Vancouver Mall Drive, located along the mall’s perimeter near Macy’s, is slated to open for business on Thursday, Jan. 7. Chick-fil-A, Inc. has selected John Dombroski as the independent franchised Owner and Operator of this new Chick-fil-A restaurant in Vancouver. Dombroski will be responsible for all day-to-day activities of the business, including employing approximately 120 full- and part-time Team Members, cultivating relationships with local organizations and neighboring businesses, and serving Guests. Chick-fil-A Vancouver Mall Drive is located at 8440 Vancouver Mall Drive and will be open from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m., Monday through Saturday.
At Chick-fil-A, safe service is our first priority. To ensure the safety of Guests and Team Members, Chick-fil-A Vancouver Mall Drive will take additional time to review operations, train our new Team Members, and make sure appropriate precautions are in place before expanding operating hours and expanding service beyond the drive-thru. Guests can take advantage of contactless ordering and payment through the Chick-fil-A mobile app. To learn more about Chick-fil-A’s response to the coronavirus, please visit chick-fil-a.com/covid.
In place of the traditional Chick-fil-A First 100® Grand Opening celebration, Chick-fil-A Vancouver Mall Drive will be surprising 100 local heroes making an impact in the community. Additionally, the Chick-fil-A Foundation has partnered with Feeding America to donate $25,000 to a local food bank for every new restaurant opening. To aid in the fight against hunger, this donation will go towards organizations in the Vancouver area that are doing good work to care for others.
Locally Owned and Operated
Chick-fil-A has selected Vancouver resident, John Dombroski, as the Operator of this new location. Dombroski has lived in Vancouver since 2016, when he opened his first Chick-fil-A restaurant in Cascade Park. Over the past 4 years, Dombroski has made a significant impact throughout the community by cultivating relationships with local organizations, employing and mentoring over 100 Team Members, and donating thousands of meals to frontline workers during the COVID-19 crisis. Dombroski currently serves as the chair-elect of the Greater Vancouver Chamber of Commerce as well as on the Board of Directors for Identity Clark County.
Originally from Cleveland, Ohio, Dombroski graduated from the United States Air Force Academy. He first experienced Chick-fil-A as a cadet while training in the mountains of Colorado, and the great tasting food left a lasting impression. In 2011, he found his way to Chick-fil-A as an hourly Team Member in Pensacola, Fla. and within five years, he and his family were newfound Vancouver residents opening Chick-fil-A Cascade Park. With the opening of Chick-fil-A Vancouver Mall Drive, Dombroski will now oversee the daily operations of both restaurants. He is thrilled to be opening his second restaurant in the community he now calls home, and he looks forward to welcoming and serving all guests.
“We are a purpose-driven business,” says John Dombroski, Operator of Chick-fil-A Vancouver Mall Drive. “We exist to care for our community and to nourish the whole person on both sides of counter. This purpose guides and shapes how we serve our guests; how we develop and invest in our team, and how we source and prepare our food. We are excited to partner with the Vancouver Mall to bring our second Chick-fil-A restaurant to Vancouver and we are looking forward to serving the community at our new restaurant on January 7.”
Team Member Investment
Chick-fil-A franchised Operators prioritize 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. Chick-fil-A Vancouver Mall Drive will partner with regional farmers and suppliers to source as many locally- and regionally-grown ingredients as possible. The restaurant will source all of its bread from Portland-based Franz Bakery, and all potatoes used to make hash browns and Waffle Potato Fries from the Columbia River Basin. Additionally, all of the apples used to supply Chick-fil-A's West Region restaurants are grown in the Pacific Northwest, sourcing more than 2.25 million pounds of apples from the region each year. Chick-fil-A Lemonade is made from three simple ingredients: lemon juice, sugar and water.
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 2019 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 Vancouver Mall Drive, visit the Chick-fil-A Vancouver Mall Drive 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.
