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Axios
12-05-2025
- Business
- Axios
How Chick-fil-A creates meaningful impact in NYC
Chick-fil-A restaurants across New York, New Jersey and Connecticut are creating impactful change in their neighborhoods. Here's why: Chick-fil-A's corporate social responsibility efforts reflect the company's commitment to being responsible stewards and positively influencing the communities they serve. The company focuses on creating moments of care for people, for communities, through their food and for the planet. How it's done: Local Chick-fil-A Owner-Operators in the Tri-State are leading the way with multiple initiatives, including… 🎓 Sending kids to college with scholarships Each year, Chick-fil-A restaurant team members are offered the opportunity to apply for college scholarships through the Chick-fil-A Remarkable Futures™ scholarship program. The local impact: Since 1975, 1,500+ scholarships have been awarded across NYC for a total of over $3 million in scholarships. 🍗 Donating surplus food to neighbors in need The Chick-fil-A Shared Table® program empowers local Owner-Operators to donate surplus food at the end of each day to charitable organizations in their community. Key numbers: Across all five boroughs, more than 196,000 meals have been created through Chick-fil-A Shared Table. Local Owner-Operator Senay Mekonen of Chick-fil-A Marble Hill has donated 8,700 meals to Love Kitchen, a Bronx-area nonprofit. Brandon Hurst, the local Owner-Operator of two Chick-fil-A restaurants in Brooklyn, has collectively helped create 55,000 meals for those in need in partnership with Prosperity in the Hood and Next Step Community Church. Local Owner-Operator Jared Caldwell of Chick-fil-A 79th & 2nd and Chick-fil-A 1536 3rd Ave has collectively donated over 5,000 meals to two Manhattan nonprofits: Gotham Food Pantry and the Jamaican Women's Employment Shelter. ❤️ Making a positive impact on local youth Tri-State area local owner-operators give back to youth, including sponsoring Chick-fil-A Leader Academy in local high schools, which offers seed funding in the form of microgrants to help support participating schools' community impact projects. Some examples: Many local owner-operators are also involved in local boards and nonprofits. Roosevelt Board, the local owner-operator at Chick-fil-A Staten Island Mall, was one of seven business owners honored by the borough. He's involved in the Chamber's Young Entrepreneurs Academy, an innovative after-school program that helps high school students launch their own business. Board acts as a mentor, guest speaker, sponsor and a field trip host. Marc Thompson, the local owner-operator at Chick-fil-A Five Towns, hosts fundraisers for local schools, invites students to the restaurant for Meet the Operator days to learn about the restaurant business and donates meals to students participating in local events focused on STEAM, leadership development and entrepreneurship. ♻️ Recycling used cooking oil to help the environment Chick-fil-A partners with DAR PRO Solutions for an innovative oil-reclamation program. How it works: All locally owned and operated Chick-fil-A restaurants in NYC recycle used cooking oil from their restaurants to create renewable diesel. To date, Chick-fil-A restaurants across the country have generated more than two million gallons of renewable diesel. 💸 Funding for nonprofits through grants The True Inspiration Awards® program celebrates and supports nonprofit organizations making an impact in their local communities with annual grants. The positive news: In 2024, Harlem Grown received a $200,000 True Inspiration Awards grant. The youth education program addresses the hunger facing 24% of low-income children and their families in New York City's Harlem community. With the funding from Chick-fil-A, Harlem Grown plans to enhance its newly launched Independent Afterschool Program.
Yahoo
16-04-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Chick-fil-A's latest metro Detroit location to open in Auburn Hills, create 130 jobs
Chick-fil-A, the fast-food giant known for its chicken sandwiches, continues its expansion in the Michigan market, with a new restaurant opening in Auburn Hills. At 6:30 a.m. April 17, Chick-fil-A opens at 2111 N. Squirrel Road. The Auburn Hills location expects to employ about 130 people. In southeast Michigan, there are now 20 Chick-fil-A locations and more than 30 across Michigan. Chick-fil-A is known for its signature fried or grilled chicken sandwiches with a pickle and special sauce, waffle fries and a menu of salads, sides and breakfast items. Locally owned and operated by Greg Russell, the restaurant will offer dine-in, drive-thru and carry-out service from 6:30 a.m.-9 p.m., Monday through Saturday. Chick-fil-A locations are noted for being closed on Sundays. Russell, according to a news release, is a metro Detroit native and former youth basketball coach. On Thursday, Russell will honor 100 local heroes with free Chick-fil-A entrées for a year. "My goal is to cultivate a place where love is at the center of everything we do – serving our Guests with care, supporting our Team Members and giving back to the community," Russell said in a news release. As with most Chick-fil-A openings, the new restaurant will donate $25,000 to Feeding America that will benefit hunger relief efforts and be distributed between Gleaners Community Food Bank of Southeastern Michigan and Forgotten Harvest. The Auburn Hills locations will also participate in the Chick-fil-A Shared Table program, which donates surplus food to local soup kitchens, shelters, food banks and nonprofits. More: Cava, a fast-casual Mediterranean chain, will open first Michigan location in Detroit Last September, Chick-fil-A announced a significant investment and expansion of its Michigan footprint. The fast-food giant expects to add more than two dozen locations in metro Detroit and statewide. Across these new anticpated Michigan locations, Chick-fil-A expects to create 2,500 jobs. Chick-fil-A already operates nearly 30 restaurants across the state and about a dozen in metro Detroit, from Woodhaven to Novi to Shelby Township. With cult-like following — and oft-criticized for its past donations to anti-LGBTQ+ causes — Chick-fil-A ranks as a popular fast-food chain with consumers. For the 10th year straight, the chain held the top spot for fast food on the American Customer Satisfaction Index's 2024 report released last June. The family-owned Chick-fil-A was founded in 1967 by S. Truett Cathy and is headquartered in Atlanta. There are more than 3,000 Chick-fil-A locations across 48 states, Washington, D.C., Canada and Puerto Rico, according to Contact Detroit Free Press food and restaurant writer Susan Selasky and send food and restaurant news and tips to: sselasky@ Follow @SusanMariecooks on Twitter. Subscribe to the Free Press. This article originally appeared on Detroit Free Press: Chick-fil-A to open new Auburn Hills location Thursday
Yahoo
16-04-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Third Morris County Chick-fil-A to open as new Route 10 Whippany shopping center fills out
HANOVER — A popular fast-food chain will join a big-box retailer on Route 10 this week as the long-awaited redevelopment of an old Route 10 retail property continues in Whippany. Chick-fil-A will open its third Morris County location on Thursday at the new Hanover Towne Center. BJ's Wholesale debuted there last month. The stores are occupying the site of the former Pine Plaza. Once anchored by a Foodtown grocery store, that shopping center closed in 2020 and was demolished in 2021. Additional plans for the 23-acre site include 60 townhomes and three more available spaces likely to be filled by restaurants or shops. Franchise owner Drew Blind is hoping for the same success in Whippany as he saw in 2019, when he opened Morris County's first Chick-fil-A a few miles west on Route 10 in Morris Plains. The chain's second Morris County outpost arrived last year in Parsippany. "I was born and raised in East Hanover and graduated from Hanover Park High School," Blind said at the Morris Plains opening. "This is honestly a life dream: get to serve the community and bring Chick-fil-A to Morris County." Offering new menu items including the return of the Smokehouse BBQ Bacon Sandwich and a new Pineapple Dragonfruit seasonal beverage, the Whippany restaurant will celebrate its grand opening at 6:30 a.m. Regular hours going forward are 6:30 a.m. to 9 p.m. for dining in or carryout. The restaurant's drive-through window will remain open until 10 p.m. The family-owned company also is known for closing on Sundays due to Christian religious observances. It has also drawn criticism for its history of financial support for opponents of same-sex marriage and other LGTB causes. Amazon Fresh: Morris County mall slated for NJ's next Amazon Fresh. Here's what we know With the opening - and the approximately 100 jobs it creates - comes a $25,000 donation from the corporation to support the Community Food Bank of New Jersey. The Whippany franchise also will participate in the in the Chick-fil-AShared Table program, which redirects surplus food to local nonprofits. In addition, the franchise will recognize "100 local heroes making an impact in the Whippany community by providing them with free Chick-fil-A entrées for a year," the company said in a news release announcing the opening. This article originally appeared on Morristown Daily Record: Chick-fil-A opens at Route 10 mall, adding to Morris County locations
