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What Chick-fil-A fans want, Chick-fil-A fans get. According to a <a href="https://www.qsrmagazine.com/news/thanks-social-media-chick-fil-bbq-sauce-back?utm_source=1851franchise.com&utm_medium=article&utm_campaign=qsr-magazine-thanks-to-social-media-chick-fil-as-bbq-sauce-is-back-6589" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">recent QSR Magazine article</a>, starting on November 7 the company is bringing back the original barbecue sauce due to demands from fans of the brand on social media.

&ldquo;We like to say that while the Cathy family owns the business, our customers own the brand. It&rsquo;s critical that we remain in constant dialogue about changes to the menu or guest experience,&rdquo; David Farmer, Chick-fil-A&rsquo;s vice president of menu strategy and development, says in an email.&nbsp;

The company mentioned that this was the first menu change that resulted from such passion from fans since it was such a simple fix. It was also the first menu change that wasn&rsquo;t a result poor sales or operational difficulties.

Using the hashtag #BringBackTheBBQ, thousands of fans took to social media to complain about the change. Petitions were even created on Change.org to bring justice to the issue.

&ldquo;We knew that we had several sauces with fanatical followers, like Chick-fil-A Sauce and Polynesian Sauce. We just didn&rsquo;t realize that barbecue Sauce was in that category as well,&rdquo; Farmer says.

The original barbecue sauce is slightly sweeter than the newer smokehouse barbecue sauce that has a bold pepper note and more of a kick to it. Chick-fil-A will be sending bottles of the original sauce to over 5,000 customers that contacted the company to complain.

Check out the <a href="https://www.qsrmagazine.com/news/thanks-social-media-chick-fil-bbq-sauce-back?utm_source=1851franchise.com&utm_medium=article&utm_campaign=qsr-magazine-thanks-to-social-media-chick-fil-as-bbq-sauce-is-back-6589" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">full article here</a>.

QSR Magazine: Thanks to Social Media, Chick-fil-A’s BBQ Sauce is Back

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