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title: Chick-fil-A gears up for global domination
description: Get ready, Europe and Asia.
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# [Chick-fil-A gears up for global domination](https://hs-sbup.thehustle.co/news/03142023-chicken-sandwich-boom)

 Written by [Jacob Cohen](https://hs-sbup.thehustle.co/news/author/jacob-cohen) | Mar 14, 2023 6:27:19 AM

Despite the mediocre flying capabilities of its namesake, Chick-fil-A is ready for takeoff.

The company reportedly has a [$1B plan](https://www.wsj.com/articles/chick-fil-a-wants-to-serve-its-chicken-sandwiches-in-asia-and-europe-2af2eec4?mod=hp_lead_pos4) under its wing to expand into Europe and Asia by 2026, per *The* *Wall Street Journal*.

- In the US, Chick-fil-A’s sales have quadrupled in the past decade, and it’s now the **third-biggest** fast-food chain by sales after McDonald’s and Starbucks.
- Despite being closed on Sundays, Chick-fil-A’s ~2.7k US locations averaged **$6.3m** each in 2021 revenue, ~4x that of KFC and Popeyes.

Since hatching in 1967, Chick-fil-A has tried at international expansion — in South Africa in 1996, and the UK in 2019 — to meager results and local opposition. It now has eight locations in Canada and three in Puerto Rico.

Currently, KFC runs the hen in Asia’s ~$33B fast-food chicken industry, with 39% market share. It also leads the way in Western Europe’s $6.1B market.

**BTW:** Last year, KFC owner Yum Brands [opened](https://www.qsrmagazine.com/fast-food/yum-grows-none-other-history) a new restaurant around the world every two hours.

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