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Restaurant to Bring Approximately 140 Full- and Part-Time Jobs to Community

MIDDLESEX COUNTY, NJ (Dec. 27, 2021) – A new Chick-fil-A® restaurant is slated to open for business in North Brunswick on Wednesday, Dec. 29. Chick-fil-A, Inc. has selected Carlos Colon as the independent franchised Owner/Operator of Chick-fil-A North Brunswick. Colon will be responsible for all day-to-day activities of the business, including employing approximately 140 full- and part-time Team Members, cultivating relationships with local organizations and neighboring businesses, and serving guests. Chick-fil-A North Brunswick is located at 2313 US Highway 1, and will be open from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m., Monday through Saturday.

Chick-fil-A remains committed to serving guests safely. Chick-fil-A North Brunswick will open for drive-thru, mobile ordering, dine-in and carry-out 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 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 North Brunswick will be surprising 100 local heroes making an impact in Middlesex 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 central New Jersey area to aid in the fight against hunger.

Locally Owned and Operated
Chick-fil-A North Brunswick is locally owned and operated by Carlos Colon. Originally from Puerto Rico, Colon’s first Chick-fil-A experience was during a vacation in Orlanda, Florida, where his love for the Chick-fil-A® Nuggets and Chick-fil-A Waffle Potato Fries® was quickly born. That wasn’t the only love Colon found at Chick-fil-A, though. Prior to beginning his career at the restaurant, he met his wife, Erica, over a lunch with mutual friends at a Chick-fil-A in Virginia. After camping out and participating in numerous Chick-fil-A First 100™ events, he began a Chick-fil-A career, which includes time as a Team Member, an interim manager and as Operator of Chick-fil-A Woodbridge Center in New Jersey. Alongside his wife and their three children, Colon is excited to channel this experience with the opening of Chick-fil-A North Brunswick and serve his community with great food and genuine hospitality.

“My interest in working at Chick-fil-A was piqued when Chick-fil-A, Inc.’s vice president of high performance leadership, spoke at my university, and I knew I wanted to be a part of this high-energy company and take part in helping create defining moments to those we come in contact with,” said Colon. “I’m excited to bring the Chick-fil-A experience to my fellow neighbors.”

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 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 North Brunswick, visit Chick-fil-A North Brunswick's restaurant Facebook page.

About Chick-fil-A, Inc.
Atlanta-based Chick-fil-A, Inc. is a restaurant company known for the Original Chick-fil-A® Chicken Sandwich and signature hospitality. Represented by more than 200,000 Team Members, Operators and staff nationwide, Chick-fil-A serves guests freshly prepared food at more than 2,600 restaurants in 47 states, Washington, DC and Canada.

The family-owned and privately held restaurant company was founded in 1967 by S. Truett Cathy and is committed to serving the local communities in which its franchised restaurants operate.

A leader in customer service, Chick-fil-A was recognized as the No. 4 restaurant in America by Nation’s Restaurant News in 2021 and named America’s top drive-thru by QSR Magazine in 2021. Chick-fil-A was also awarded the Employee’s Choice by Glassdoor honoring top CEOs and named a Culture 500 Culture Champion in 2020. More information on Chick-fil-A is available at www.chick-fil-a.com and via @ChickfilANews.

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