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title: "Business Insider Names Chick-fil-A Fast-Food Chain of the Year"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/46ec4110-aad2-403c-8a80-e850e7b024c3
source: "1851 Franchise"
original_url: https://1851franchise.com/business-insider-names-chick-fil-a-fast-food-chain-of-the-year-2708764
category: "Chicken"
industry: "Restaurants"
segment: "Chicken"
published: 2018-12-28T20:15:52.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T02:31:27.768Z
image: https://newimage.1851franchise.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=85,format=webp,width=1280,height=720/story/featureImage/5ef3a2a24a6778b4362cef26cb3a69564229.jpg
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# Business Insider Names Chick-fil-A Fast-Food Chain of the Year

**TL;DR:** Business Insider named Chick-fil-A as its fast-food chain of the year for 2018 due to its impressive sales numbers and international expansion. Chick-fil-A's sales are expected to grow 12-15 percent by the end of 2018, surpassing Wendy's, Taco Bell, and Subway.

*originally published in 1851 Franchise on 2018-12-28. [Read the original](https://1851franchise.com/business-insider-names-chick-fil-a-fast-food-chain-of-the-year-2708764).*

## Story

With market predictions indicating it will become the third-largest restaurant by sales by year’s end, it’s clear why Business Insider chose Chick-fil-A as its fast-food chain of the year for 2018.

Kalinowski Equity Research anticipates the chicken chain’s sales growing an estimated 12-15 percent by the time the books are closed on 2018, a rate that would lift it past the likes of fast food industry giants Wendy’s, Taco Bell and Subway.

Beyond its impressive sales numbers, Chick-fil-A has embarked on international expansion, launched nationwide delivery and began testing a meal kit offering in 2018.

## Entities

- 1851 Franchise (publication)
- Restaurants (sector)
- international expansion (topic)
- Taco Bell (company)
- Wendy's (company)
- Subway (company)
- Chick-fil-A (company)
- sales growth (topic)
- fast food chain (topic)

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Originally reported by 1851 Franchise (https://1851franchise.com/business-insider-names-chick-fil-a-fast-food-chain-of-the-year-2708764). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/46ec4110-aad2-403c-8a80-e850e7b024c3).