The Most Popular Restaurant Chain In The United States
It isn't McDonald's, even though those golden arches are said to be the most recognizable logo in the world. It isn't Subway either, which technically has the most restaurant locations of any other fast food brand, they've got more than 20,000 locations overall. Although McDonald's might always come out on top in terms of sales, they aren't found to be the most popular choice; they aren't the favorite.
So, if it isn't the arguably most well-known or the restaurant with the most locations, then which could it be?
The answer is none other than Chick-fil-A.
Chick-fil-A recently saw their sales surpass $10 billion in 2018 and they've consequently moved up from their previous number 7 spot on the top 200 ranking, beating other well known establishments like Subway, Taco Bell, and Burger King.
In the recent QSR magazine top fast food brands of the year list, they also came out on top as the favorite fast food spot for chicken.
In-N-Out ranked top for burgers. Panera Bread was surprisingly 1st for sandwich shops, followed by Subway. For Mexican food it's Taco Bell, for Pizza it was Macro's Pizza, and both Krispy Kreme and Dunkin' Donuts tied for the favorite coffee shops.
Although they might not come out on top in sales, or have the most restaurant locations, Chick-fil-A makes more per restaurant than Subway, Starbucks, and McDonald's combined.
Back in 2014 Chick-fil-A became one of the first quick service restaurants to announce that they were going to stop sourcing chicken treated with antibiotics. And in recent years they've also turned their attention to catering and meal kits. They consistently rank at the top with guests on customer satisfaction reports.
Now, McDonald's franchisees are reportedly looking for a Southern-style chicken sandwich that is going to be able to compete with Chick-fil-A.
Chick-fil-A has been called the biggest threat to McDonald's and perhaps sometime in the near future we will see them surpass McDonald's in terms of sales and truly become number one in that regard.
The information posted above is for informational purposes only and should not be considered financial advice.
McDonalds can get the best chicken sandwich in the world and they still will not beat out Chik-fil-A.
Simple fact is Chick-fil-A's secret weapon is service, service, service! They make it their focus and don't tolerate workers who don't make it their focus.
I don't know why most other corporate chains don't see that but they don't. They have all the facts available to them and do big expensive market research and decide to make a chicken sandwich too. They'll go back again and again and try other gimmicks, but won't figure it out. Go figure.
Very interesting info.
How does it taste so good?
I think Chick-Fil-A is the only tempting fast food restaurant left for me.
And even then, got to avoid that junk food whenever possible, or at least view it as what it is.
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@doitvoluntarily hello dear friend, I would not be surprised if it exceeds everything McDonald's, the latter has had many bad news that have affected the image of the company
thank you very much for letting us know this news
I wish you a great day
does anybody eat in Mc.Donald's?:)
That is amazing! I have never been to one. I dont think they are even in Michigan!