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title: "Survey: Chick-fil-A the Most Popular Fast-Food Choice for Teens"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/80461359-7963-48ba-b333-9594352b26f7
source: "1851 Franchise"
original_url: https://1851franchise.com/survey-chick-fil-a-the-most-popular-fast-food-choice-for-teens-2708253
category: "Chicken"
industry: "Restaurants"
segment: "Chicken"
published: 2018-10-22T18:13:01.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T02:31:22.356Z
image: https://newimage.1851franchise.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=85,format=webp,width=1280,height=720/story/featureImage/079e323645336bb599f7ac151f9ad5c28000.jpg
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# Survey: Chick-fil-A the Most Popular Fast-Food Choice for Teens

**TL;DR:** Chick-fil-A is the most popular fast-food choice for teenagers, surpassing Starbucks and other top brands, according to a Piper Jaffray survey. The survey also found that Taco Bell and Chipotle are among the top five fast-food options for teens.

*originally published in 1851 Franchise on 2018-10-22. [Read the original](https://1851franchise.com/survey-chick-fil-a-the-most-popular-fast-food-choice-for-teens-2708253).*

## Story

A survey found that Chick-fil-A is the most popular fast-food option for teenagers, according to a Business Insider report.

Piper Jaffray released its biannual survey, which revealed that Chick-fil-A took the top spot from Starbucks. Other fast-food restaurants that made the top five include Taco Bell and Chipotle, according to the article.

The article noted that “Winning over Gen Z is crucial to the future of restaurant chains, as the industry grow increasingly competitive. With 24% of upper-income teens' spending dedicated to restaurants, the teenage diner is a valuable customer.”

## Entities

- 1851 Franchise (publication)
- Restaurants (sector)
- Taco Bell (company)
- Starbucks (company)
- Chick-fil-A (company)
- Chipotle (company)
- Gen Z (person)
- fast food (topic)
- restaurant chains (topic)
- gen z (topic)
- teen preferences (topic)

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Originally reported by 1851 Franchise (https://1851franchise.com/survey-chick-fil-a-the-most-popular-fast-food-choice-for-teens-2708253). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/80461359-7963-48ba-b333-9594352b26f7).