Chick-fil-A Officially Opens in the Danbury Fair Mall

Danbury’s first Chick-fil-A restaurant opened on Thursday, Nov. 6 inside the Danbury Fair Mall.

A ribbon cutting was held Thursday morning with lots of fanfare, a trumpet player and Danbury Mayor Mark Boughton in attendance. The new store brings 35 jobs to the area. Owner Rich Beattie gave away free food for a year to the first 100 customers in line early Thursday.

The 100th person arrived when they opened at 9 a.m. Others waited, camping out for a full 24 hours, to win 52 free food vouchers for the year.

Chick-fil-A’s “First 100” celebration is the fast food chain’s signature way to hold a grand opening event the night before they open a new locaton. In Brookfield last month, more than 30 people camped out over night in the rain to win the free food.

The new Danbury restaurant is the third restaurant to open in Connecticut within the last month. Others are located in Brookfield and Wallingford. Brookfield was the first Connecticut Chick-fil-A restaurant to open on Oct. 9. A stand-alone restaurant opened in Wallingford on Nov. 6, and another stand-alone restaurant is slated to open in Enfield in early 2015.

The new Chick-fil-A inside Danbury Fair Mall is one of 93 new restaurants the chain plans to open across the country in 2014, creating more than 7,400 new jobs.

For more information on the new Danbury Fair Mall Chick-fil-A restaurant, visit their Facebook page at www.facebook.com/CFAdanbury.

About Chick-fil-A, Inc.

Atlanta-based Chick-fil-A, Inc. is a family owned and privately held restaurant company dedicated to serving the communities in which its restaurants operate. Known for its original chicken sandwich, Chick-fil-A serves freshly prepared food in more than 1,873 restaurants in 41 states and Washington, D.C.

Founded by S. Truett Cathy in 1967, Chick-fil-A produced sales of $5 billion in 2013. Chick-fil-A was recognized in 2014 as one of America’s “Top 20 Most Admired Brands” by The Harris Poll, “Top Fast Food Chicken Chain” by Consumer Reports and the only restaurant named to 24/7 Wall St. “Customer Service Hall of Fame.” More information on Chick-fil-A is available on the chain’s website, located at www.chick-fil-a.com.

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