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Chick-fil-A to launch new delivery-only concept later this year in NashvilleChick-fil-A to launch new delivery-only concept later this year in Nashville

The quick-service chain has also acquired a trademark for a new wing restaurant

Holly Petre, Assistant Digital Editor

May 12, 2021

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Chick-fil-A is entering the delivery-only market with the introduction of Little Blue Menu in Nashville later this year and Atlanta in 2022, the company announced Wednesday.

Little Blue Menu, named for founder S. Truett Cathy’s original “blue” menu at the Hapeville Dwarf House (the first Chick-fil-A location), will serve a variety of menu items in the same spirit as Cathy’s menu, which had rotating items.

The Atlanta-based company has confirmed items from the classic Chick-fil-A menu will be available with a “variety of different cuisines.” In addition to the familiar items, wings, roasted chicken and salads are said to be on the menu. All food items will be cooked in one kitchen, but no word on whether this will be a ghost kitchen facility. In 2019 Chick-fil-A launched a delivery-only location in the Bay Area.

Last week, Chick-fil-A filed a trademark application for the name Outfox Wings, which a Chick-fil-A spokesperson confirmed will be the wing concept served at Little Blue Menu.

There are no plans for Chick-fil-A to serve wings at its brick-and-mortar locations at this time, according to the company.

Chick-fil-A is the latest company to start its own virtual brands. Others include Denny’s and Dickey’s Barbecue Pit, but Chick-fil-A is one of the first major quick-service players to announce a new brand.

About the Author

Holly Petre

Assistant Digital Editor

Holly Petre is a digital editor for Nation’s Restaurant News as well as the host of NRN’s podcast, Extra Serving, and producer for Informa Restaurant and Food Group’s other three podcasts, One On One by Food Management, Off the Shelf with SN and In the Kitchen with Bret Thorn. Holly holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts with a concentration in Sculpture, fibers and Material Studies and Ceramics from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. A native New Yorker, Holly enjoys her place on staff as the resident pop-culture expert and millennial with a sassy attitude and great sense of style.

Holly Petre’s work on Nation’s Restaurant News and Restaurant Hospitality often covers marketing and trends, either aimed-at or examined-through the millennial mindset. Holly is responsible for introducing TikTok and Twitch to NRN and RH readers as well as explaining terms like “Karen” to staff and readers alike. She also spends her time on staff trying not to make every headline a pun.

Holly Petre hasn’t spoken at any events or on panels, but she is readily available with a killer shoe wardrobe and several witty quips.

 

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