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Cracker barrel. They are always busy.

Chick-Fil-A is horrendously (and proudly) anti-gay, so I'd probably open one and then burn it down for the insurance money.

Starbucks doesn't franchise.

Apparently they are a complete failure anyway.

Are you from India?

Interesting...from Starbucks website:

http://investor.starbucks.com/phoenix.zhtml?c=99518&p=irol-faq#26956

Does Starbucks franchise?
Starbucks does not franchise operations and has no plans to franchise in the foreseeable future.

Pancheros and YaYas... Good eats right there.

So my oritinal post isn't a fail. (on perhaps a technicality )

Does any of that talent pool work at the location on Edgewood Blvd or is it just busted up trash?

Sonic.

They just accidentally give millions to anti-gay groups?

ORLY?

Chick-fil-A's corporate mission, as stated on a plaque at company headquarters (and by Cathy), is to "glorify God." It is the only national fast-food chain that closes on Sunday so operators can go to church and spend time with their families; franchisees who don't go along with the rule risk having their contracts terminated. Company meetings and retreats include prayers, and the company encourages franchisees to market their restaurants through church groups.

Chick-fil-A is run by Cathy and his sons Dan T., chief operating officer, and Donald (a.k.a. Bubba), a senior vice president. They screen prospective operators for their loyalty, wholesome values and willingness to buy into Chick-fil-A's in-your-face Christian credo, espoused often by Cathy, an evangelical Southern Baptist who says "the Lord has never spoken to me, but I feel Chick-fil-A has been His gift."

Loyalty to the company isn't the only thing that matters to Cathy, who wants married workers, believing they are more industrious and productive. One in three company operators have attended Christian-based relationship-building retreats through WinShape at Berry College in Mount Berry, Ga. The programs include classes on conflict resolution and communication. Family members of prospective operators--children, even--are frequently interviewed so Cathy and his family can learn more about job candidates and their relationships at home. "If a man can't manage his own life, he can't manage a business," says Cathy, who says he would probably fire an employee or terminate an operator who "has been sinful or done something harmful to their family members."

The parent company asks people who apply for an operator license to disclose marital status, number of dependents and involvement in "community, civic, social, church and/or professional organizations."