May 6th, 2008 
Tushar Mathur Yesterday I wrote about the grand opening of the Avenue Mall in Forsyth County, GA. Now here is some good news for Chick-fil-A lovers here in Cumming, GA.
Chick-fil-A Inc. is giving away $26,000 in food to the first 100 adult customers in line for the May 8 grand opening of its new store at Avenue Forsyth at 430 Peachtree Parkway in Cumming, Ga.
The Atlanta-based chicken sandwich chain said it will give a one-year supply of free Chick-fil-A Combo Meals (52 coupons) to each of the first 100 adults, age 18 and older with identification, at the new restaurant. The line can begin forming up to 24 hours before the opening, with the prizes being given away on May 8 sometime between 6 a.m. and 6:30 a.m. The restaurant will open for business immediately afterward.
Chick-fil-A’s popular grand opening giveaway started in 2003.
“When we started the First 100 Fans promotion we were stunned when someone arrived 18 hours in advance and asked where he could wait in line,” said Dan Cathy, Chick-fil-A president. “Almost five years later, we’ve given away more than $7 million in free Chick-fil-A food across the country to raving fans who’ve braved snow, wind, rain and triple-digit temperatures to help us celebrate the opening of each new Chick-fil-A.”
Chick-fil-A has more than 1,380 locations in 37 states and Washington, D.C. Its sales jumped 16 percent to $2.64 billion in 2007. The chain which plans to add 88 locations this year, including 70 stand-alone restaurants.
We should be hearing some more promotions like these because nothing attracts customers better than free stuff 
