Chick-fil-A openings in June create 130 jobs in North Carolina

A new Chick-fil-A in Johnston County is set to bring about 130 full- and part-time jobs when it opens June 25 at 6:00 a.m. in the Flowers Plantation community, a reminder that one restaurant opening can quickly become a real hiring event for crew members, cashiers, drive-thru staff, trainers and kitchen team members.

That North Carolina store is part of a June wave that already included a new Chick-fil-A in Melissa, Texas, and the reopening of Chick-fil-A The Fountains of Miramar in Florida. The Melissa restaurant opened June 18 at 6:00 a.m., with Ryan Fister named as the local owner-operator, while Miramar reopened the same day at 6:30 a.m. after an extensive remodel.

For restaurant workers, the important part is the timing. New stores need staffing before the first breakfast shift ever hits the line, and that means hiring can move fast across front counter, drive-thru and kitchen roles. Openings like Johnston County are often where a brand’s growth becomes visible in the labor market: a new schedule to fill, a new management team to stand up and a pool of hourly jobs that can be filled quickly by workers looking for steady hours or a first step into food service.

Chick-fil-A says it operates more than 3,000 restaurants across 48 states, Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico and Canada, and that it opens only a limited number of restaurants each year. The company says new locations are selected by its real estate team based on corporate expansion goals in targeted markets and other business factors. In practical terms, that makes each opening a signal of where hiring demand is likely to show up next.

The openings also carry a financial impact beyond payroll. Chick-fil-A says each new restaurant opening triggers a $25,000 donation to Feeding America or Second Harvest in Canada, tying expansion to local hunger relief as well as labor needs. For workers, that can matter because new-unit growth often comes with fresh training systems, more structured supervision and a chance to move from hourly work into trainer, shift lead or assistant manager roles.

Miramar shows the other side of the pipeline: reopening after a remodel can also create new work routines. Chick-fil-A said remodels can update capacity and facilities, including kitchen expansions, extra drive-thru lanes and other enhancements. The Miramar location was described as having a refreshed dining room, an enhanced drive-thru and an updated play space, changes that usually mean new service expectations, faster pace and a tighter operation on the line.