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title: "QSR Magazine Reports: Chick-fil-A Temporarily Shutters Dining Areas"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/86b9dbc3-0ccf-4288-9e04-31e7296b6144
source: "1851 Franchise"
original_url: https://1851franchise.com/qsr-magazine-reports-chick-fil-a-temporarily-shutters-dining-areas-2712521
category: "Restaurants"
industry: "Restaurants"
published: 2020-03-16T14:09:42.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T02:28:00.147Z
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# QSR Magazine Reports: Chick-fil-A Temporarily Shutters Dining Areas

**TL;DR:** Chick-fil-A temporarily closed its dining areas due to COVID-19 concerns, following similar measures by other restaurant brands. McDonald's CEO Chris Kempczinski stated that managing directors and operator leadership are making decisions to protect people and business.

*originally published in 1851 Franchise on 2020-03-16. [Read the original](https://1851franchise.com/qsr-magazine-reports-chick-fil-a-temporarily-shutters-dining-areas-2712521).*

## Story

According to QSR Magazine, Chick-fil-A, which has more than 2,300 restaurants, announced Sunday that it will temporarily close its dining area amid coronavirus concerns.

Other restaurant brands are discussing closing or restructuring interactions. Starbucks has already started limiting orders to take-out only.

In a video released Monday, McDonald’s CEO Chris Kempczinski said that managing directors are working closely with operator leadership to make the decisions most appropriate for their situations.

“I’ve reiterated that managing directors in each market, along with operator leadership are empowered to make the necessary decisions to protect their people and our business,” Kempczinski said in the video.

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## Entities

- 1851 Franchise (publication)
- Restaurants (sector)
- McDonald's (company)
- Starbucks (company)
- Chick-fil-A (company)
- Chris Kempczinski (person)
- restaurant safety (topic)
- covid-19 measures (topic)
- dining area closures (topic)

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Originally reported by 1851 Franchise (https://1851franchise.com/qsr-magazine-reports-chick-fil-a-temporarily-shutters-dining-areas-2712521). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/86b9dbc3-0ccf-4288-9e04-31e7296b6144).