In 2002, a Houston Chick-fil-A restaurant manager sued the chain for discrimination, Forbes reported. The employee, who is Muslim, said he was fired one day after refusing to pray to Jesus along with their fellow coworkers during a training session. At the time, Jerry Johnston, a spokesperson for Chick-fil-A, told the Houston Chronicle that the
Nostalgia is one of the hottest fast-food trends of the year, with many chains leaning into the past to grab customers’ attention. Chick-fil-A has spent much of 2026 embracing that strategy, in honor of the chain’s 80th anniversary. At the top of the year, the chain declared it a year of “Newstalgia,” introducing retro cups
