Chick-fil-A Tries to Dethrone Starbucks With… a Smoothie Shack?
Chick-fil-A is pulling a plot twist nobody asked for: the chicken empire is reportedly opening a drink-oriented restaurant—think coffee, smoothies, teas, maybe even fancy frappes—aka, “Starbucks but with Christian chicken energy.”
The move screams déjà vu, because McDonald’s already tried this stunt with its CosMc’s coffee/smoothie spinoff… and it tanked harder than a Pumpkin Spice Latte in July. CosMc’s was hyped as McDonald’s answer to Starbucks, but instead ended up a weird cosmic fever dream that people visited once, took a TikTok of the alien mascot, and never came back.
Chick-fil-A, though, has one advantage: a cult following so loyal they’d probably drink “blessed lemonade lattes” if the brand told them to. But let’s be real—do people really want their chicken chain trying to be Jamba Juice meets Dunkin’? Or will this be another corporate “what if we…” experiment that flops harder than Crystal Pepsi?
The first “test store” is rumored to roll out soon, so brace yourself: Chick-fil-A might become your new morning coffee stop… Question is: will this be a holy success or another cosmic-sized fail?