Restaurant Brings Approximately 35 New Full- and Part-Time Jobs to Community,Honors 100 Local Heroes with Free Chick-fil-A Entrées for a Year
PLEASANTON, Calif. (April 15) – A new Chick-fil-A® restaurant will begin serving the Pleasanton community on Thursday, April 18. Chick-fil-A, Inc. has selected Aaron Clifford as the independent franchised local Owner-Operator of Chick-fil-A Hopyard Road & Inglewood.
Located at 4501 Hopyard Road, Chick-fil-A Hopyard Road & Inglewood will be open for dine-in and carry-out from 6:30 a.m. to 10 p.m., Monday through Saturday.
The new Pleasanton restaurant joins more than 22 other Chick-fil-A restaurants serving the wider Bay Area market.
Locally Owned and Operated
Chick-fil-A’s franchise model is essential to how the restaurant serves others. Most Chick-fil-A restaurants are owned and operated by a single individual, which means Chick-fil-A’s local Owner-Operators are small business owners, not passive investors, who work in their restaurants side by side with their Team Members each day.
In Pleasanton, Clifford will be responsible for all day-to-day activities of the business, including mentoring Team Members, serving Guests, cultivating relationships with local organizations and businesses, and tailoring philanthropic efforts to meet the Pleasanton community’s needs. Clifford will employ approximately 170 full- and part-time Team Members between both of his restaurants, and the new restaurant will bring approximately 35 new jobs to the community.
Raised in Watsonville, California, Clifford grew up on a strawberry farm and has fond memories of selling berries with his family at farmers markets throughout the Bay Area. His freshman year of high school, Clifford and his family moved to Powder Springs, Georgia, where he experienced Chick-fil-A nuggets and barbeque sauce for the first time – he immediately fell in love with the food and team culture of care and community. After serving as a Team Member at a restaurant in Powder Springs, Clifford held various leadership roles at Chick-fil-A restaurants over the years. He eventually returned to his home state to be the Director of Operations for Chick-fil-A Pleasant Grove in Roseville, which was the first free-standing Chick-fil-A restaurant in northern California at the time. In 2016, Clifford became a local Owner-Operator and he has proudly served the Pleasanton community at Chick-fil-A Hopyard Road & 580, which he will continue to do in addition to the new Hopyard Road & Inglewood restaurant.
“When I started my career with Chick-fil-A nearly 25 years ago, I was drawn to the culture built around caring for others and bringing people together through high-quality, delicious food. It was my dream as a teenager to open a Chick-fil-A in the Bay Area, and I was fortunate to do exactly that,” said Clifford. “I can’t wait to expand our impact in Pleasanton with this new restaurant, so we can deliver excellence every day, and have a positive influence on our Team Members and community.”
Caring for the Pleasanton Community
The Chick-fil-A business is built to add positive impact beyond profit, including giving back to local communities. Chick-fil-A local Owner-Operators are empowered to support the neighborhoods they serve with a key focus on hunger, education, and specific community needs.
In celebration of the opening, Chick-fil-A, Inc. has donated $25,000 to Feeding America in honor of the new restaurant. These funds will be distributed to partners in the greater Bay Area market to aid in the fight against hunger.
Clifford’s restaurant will plan to participate in the Chick-fil-A Shared Table® program, an initiative that redirects surplus food from the restaurant to local soup kitchens, shelters, food banks and nonprofits in need. To date, more than 25 million meals have been created from Chick-fil-A Shared Table donations from over 2,000 Chick-fil-A restaurants throughout the U.S. and Canada.
In addition, Chick-fil-A Hopyard Road & Inglewood is recognizing 100 local heroes making an impact in the Pleasanton area by providing them with free Chick-fil-A entrées for a year.
Team Member Investment
Chick-fil-A local Owner-Operators strive to hire, develop and retain top talent, helping future leaders optimize their skills and providing pathways for personal and professional developing in a welcoming, purpose-driven environment. A career at Chick-fil-A offers a wide range of benefits, including hands-on training and mentoring, competitive pay and benefits, the chance to apply for scholarships to support continued education, and the flexibility to thrive in and outside of work. Chick-fil-A’s local Owner-Operators are committed to preparing their team for the future, wherever it may lead. To-date, Chick-fil-A has awarded 272 scholarships in the San Francisco Bay Area, totaling $665,000 to support continued education for its Team Members. To learn more about careers at Chick-fil-A, click here.
Delicious Food; Outstanding Customer Service
Chick-fil-A is known for creating a welcoming, remarkable restaurant experience, starting with friendly service, a warm welcome and quality food, including the original Chick-fil-A® Chicken Sandwich.
Made with a real, whole, boneless breast of chicken with no added fillers, the breaded chicken is pressure cooked in fully-refined peanut oil. To complement the great-tasting chicken, fresh produce is delivered to Chick-fil-A restaurants up to six times a week for the best quality and flavor.
Guests of Chick-fil-A Hopyard Road & Inglewood can place an order for pickup, dine-in or delivery on the Chick-fil-A® App or online. When joining the Chick-fil-A One® tiered membership program, Chick-fil-A One members receive points on every qualifying purchase which can be used to redeem available rewards. Guests should visit online to view delivery options in their area.
For the latest news and updates on Chick-fil-A Hopyard Road & Inglewood, visit the local restaurant’s Facebook page and follow along on Instagram. For more information about Chick-fil-A and stories about the Brand’s food, people and customers across the country, visit chick-fil-a.com.
About Chick-fil-A, Inc.
Chick-fil-A, Inc. is the third largest quick-service restaurant company in the United States, known for its freshly-prepared food, signature hospitality and unique franchise model. More than 200,000 Team Members are employed by independent owner-operators in more than 3,000 restaurants across the United States, Canada, and Puerto Rico. In 2023, the company shared plans to expand by 2030 into Europe and Asia. Chick-fil-A owner-operators live and work in the communities their restaurants serve, each supporting local efforts to address hunger, education, and making a positive impact. The family-owned and privately held company was founded in 1967 by S. Truett Cathy. More information on Chick-fil-A is available at www.chick-fil-a.com and @ChickfilANews.
