To kick off Pride Month, the fast-food chain recently announced on Twitter it would be donating 40 cents. On Saturday, Dorsey posted a photo on Twitter with the caption Boost ChickfilA, showing he had saved 10 on a 31.58 order at the fast-food chain. Burger King is serving its ChKing sandwich with a side of shade this June. To kick off Pride Month, the fast-food chain recently announced on Twitter it would be donating 40 cents from the. The CEO of Chick-fil-A isn’t known for being very gay friendly.So when Twitter and Square CEO Jack Dorsey revealed he ate at fast food chain Chick-fil-A this month, there was immediate backlash. Americans have been eating more chicken and less beef the last few years, and low-growth, low-margin, low-loyalty fast-food companies are desperate for any leg up over the competition. Burger King is serving its Ch'King sandwich with a side of shade this June. Wendy’s, McDonald’s, KFC, Shake Shack and many other competitors have blown up their staid chicken sandwiches for new ones or developed additional flavorful menu items. Competitor, you say Yes, Burger King recently threw its hat in the overcrowded chicken sandwich ring, and as CNN noted, it pledged to donate a whopping 40. Since then, the quick-serve restaurant industry has fallen over itself to get in on the fried chicken sandwich action. Popeyes struck gold with its chicken sandwich in 2019, which sent customers flocking to the fast-food chain to get their hands (and mouths) on one. What’s Burger King up to?īurger King is trying to make up ground in the chicken sandwich wars. Both organizations have taken controversial stands on homosexuality and same-sex marriage. The company has since tried to distance itself from its less-than-supportive stance toward the LGBTQ+ community.įor example, in 2019, Chick-fil-A made major changes to its charitable foundation, ending donations to two organizations that have been criticized for being anti-LGBTQ+ - the Salvation Army and the Fellowship of Christian Athletes.