Chick-fil-A donates $25,000 to Harvesters
At Chick-fil-A, there’s no cookie-cutter, one-size-fits-all approach to their distribution services. It’s not as simple checking a box and your delivery is set.
That’s what makes Chick-fil-A unique. That’s what makes the new Chick-fil-A Supply in Olathe unique and imperative to the success of the franchise that foster a culture of care in the preparation of their food and the service they offer their customers.
Located in the Lone Elm Commerce Center just west of the intersection of Lone Elm and 167th Street, Chick-fil-A Supply is a wholly owned innovative distribution service provider focused on understanding and meeting the unique needs of Chick-fil-A restaurants. Chick-fil-A Supply ensures restaurants have the food and products they need through a seamless delivery experience that extends the Chick-fil-A culture of care.
That culture of care extends beyond the four walls of the restaurant or their new distribution center.
They pride themselves in taking care of the communities they’re part of and it’s as important to Chick-fil-A Supply as it is to their restaurants.
In honor of opening of this new distribution center in Olathe, Chick-fil-A, Inc. is donating $25,000 to Feeding America to support local hunger relief efforts of Harvester’s – Community Food Network, a Feeding America partner food bank. The gift also connects back to Chick-fil-A’s commitment to fight hunger and address food insecurity.
As the new Chick-fil-A Supply serves the region, it’s all about making things easier for the local Chick-fil-A owner-operators.
“Chick-fil-A Supply can innovate to address restaurants’ distribution complexities, such as frequent, high-volume deliveries, varied delivery environments and rapidly evolving needs,” according to a Chick-fil-A spokesman. “These learnings can be applied across Chick-fil-A’s full distribution network, which also includes partner distributors.
“Chick-fil-A Supply is not a ‘one-size-fits-all’ approach; the subsidiary works directly with restaurant Owner-Operators to customize supply chain needs to their restaurants.”
The cold-storage distribution center began operating full scale in early 2024 and they are focused on ensuring our local Owner-Operators receive the food and products they need in a timely manner – and in a way that will make things easy on their teams. Having Chick-fil-A Supply in Olathe helps facilitate growth in our restaurants, both now and in the future.
The new, 147 thousand sq. ft. facility anchors and Lone Elm Commerce Center on the north side of 167th Street and employs 77 team members with the potential to add 10 to 15 more over the course of the next five years.
The decision to call Olathe home was a no-brainer for Chick-fil-A Supply. Olathe offered access to the full breadth of distribution talent and was located conveniently between several important markets for Chick-fil-A. It allows them to serve their owner-operators well into the future.
The distribution center in south Olathe serves Chick-fil-A restaurants throughout the Kansas City market, as well as restaurants in Nebraska, Iowa, South Dakota and Missouri. It currently serves more than 70 restaurants and in the next five years, will serve at least 15 more restaurants.
They chose to be in Olathe because it was the right fit for their workforce, business and long-term needs.
We couldn’t agree more.
