Chick-Fil-A To Open Five New Minnesota Restaurants By 2028

WOODBURY, MN — Chick-fil-A plans to open five new locally owned and operated restaurants across Minnesota by the end of 2028, an expansion the company says will create more than 500 jobs, according to a press release from Chick-fil-A, Inc.

Mankato is set to get the market's first standalone restaurant this summer, according to the company.

Shakopee and Stillwater restaurants are planned for late 2026, followed by a Baxter location in 2027 and a Woodbury restaurant in 2028.

Chick-fil-A said it will donate $125,000 to local food banks to celebrate the openings.

"Minnesota is home to thriving local businesses and people who care deeply about their neighbors," said Brent Townsend, senior area director for the Midwest region, in the announcement.

"Our expansion is about so much more than just opening restaurants. By empowering local Owner-Operators as independent small business owners, we're investing in people and communities, creating jobs, building trusted gathering spaces and serving neighbors both in and out of the restaurant."

Chick-fil-A has grown to 27 restaurants in Minnesota since opening its first location in the state in 2005, according to the company.

Local Owner-Operators also sponsor the Chick-fil-A Leader Academy at five Minnesota schools, a program aimed at teaching students leadership and community service skills, the company said.

The company said it has awarded more than 900 scholarships worth more than $1.9 million to Minnesota-based employees through its Remarkable Futures program, and has given $360,000 to Minnesota nonprofits through its True Inspiration Awards.

With the Mankato opening, Chick-fil-A's donations to Feeding America partners in Minnesota since 2020 will reach $250,000, the company said. Its Minnesota restaurants have also donated more than 430,000 meals to local nonprofits since 2017 through the company's Shared Table program.