Being able to run a good business comes with a lot of different things. Being able to have good quality things, being organized, and being able to come up with no ideas to keep your business hot and busy. 

Chick-fil-A is one of the most famous and successful franchises, and they do all three of those things at an extremely high level. Chick-fil-A will continue to be one of the best stops for fast food, and they have been on a tear for 80 years! To celebrate their 80th anniversary, Chick-fil-A has now introduced a new collectible golden cup. 

They have released 3000 gold cups around the nation, and those cups are capable of winning you free Chick-fil-A for the rest of the 2026 year. To have a chance at winning one of these cups, you must purchase a mystery cup with a design on it, hoping that you will get the design of the golden cup, and these cups cost four dollars. 

Doing this can attract way more attention to Chick-fil-A, bringing in more customers who want to try and win the cup and more customers who are just hungry. This idea from Chick-fil-A is more than just a celebration, but also a very intelligent way to bring in more and more money. 

Speaking personally, I feel that the chance at getting the golden cup has made me want to try and win that cup, and in the process, I’m sure I would want to get Chick-fil-A while I’m purchasing the mystery cup.

Because this whole idea is retro-inspired, Chick-fil-A is using as many ideas as possible, bringing back old-school style fast food. Doing things like changing the wrappers on chicken sandwiches, changing the bag style on the to-go bag, the fry box, the chicken nugget box, and even the cups that the milkshakes come in. 

We asked junior Ni’ani Morales, How do you feel about Chick-fil-a bringing back their retro style and their new golden cup? She responded with “I like the retro more than how it looks normally, it kind of looks like In-N-Out Out it’s cute. Also, I like how they’re allowing their customers to win free Chick-fil-a with the gold cup because who wouldn’t want free Chick-fil-a.”

We also asked junior Brandon Pitts the same question, and his response was, “ I like the fact that they are trying new things. It makes me want to go there just to see it. I love the new golden cup trend. I have bought three mystery cups already, hoping to get free Chick-fil-a for the year.”

Chick-fil-A is finding new ways to make fast food fun and making people want to show up. They will continue to make new ideas and keep going on the run that they have been on