Chick-fil-A gives free chicken to California marriage equality supporters

[lafinjack]

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[shortsweetcynic]

Good on the franchise owner; I'd like to see more franchises do the same.

But I'm still not eating there. His particular location might not be about hate, but that doesn't apply to the company as a whole and while the gesture is a kind one, for me, it's not near enough.

[girly123]

Is there a way to support a franchise without supporting the company? I know a lot of people managed to do that with BP by buying candy bars and not gas, but I'm not sure how it'd work for a restaurant.

[shortsweetcynic]

i'm not sure; that would be interesting to figure out, though.

[tabaqui]

*repeating myself 'cause you both were wondering the same thing....*

No. Most franchises not only, obviously, have to pay to become a part of the franchise, but they might have to pay yearly 'fees' and they also as a rule buy their inventory from the parent company.

*looked this up to support an argument i made on Huffpo*

[tabaqui]

No. Most franchises not only, obviously, have to pay to become a part of the franchise, but they might have to pay yearly 'fees' and they also as a rule buy their inventory from the parent company.

*looked this up to support an argument i made on Huffpo*

[elialshadowpine]

^ this is exactly what a friend of mine who is a manager at a franchise has said. (Not Chik-Fil-A, but it seems to be a rule in general.)