FOOD: C4 Amp up spoonbread for your next get-together PANORAMA Do school gardens really help our kids? Activist takes a look at if this trend SERVING SOUTH CAROLINA SINCE OCTOBER 15, 1894 C1 WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 29, 2018 $1.00 educates, leads to better health Repairs at Second Mill Dam flow in steadily SUMTER ITEM FILE PHOTO The Sumter Mall and standalone Broad Street loca- tions of Chick-fil-A have seen sales jump 15 to 20 percent in a year. Sumter really is enjoying more chicken than last year Chick-fil-A’s 2 locations see increase in revenue from ’17 BY DANNY KELLY
[email protected] Sumter’s Chick-fil-A franchise owner Scott Richardson has seen an increase in revenue at both of his locations this year, and customers have seen more faces at the drive-thru window and behind the counter. Sales are up 15 to 20 percent this year from last year, according to general manager Jake Burleson. With a little more than 100 employees total working at both locations, 1170 Broad St. and inside Sumter Mall, Burleson attributes the success to several key components. “The remodel (of the 1170 Broad St. store) has helped,” he said. “Now we have a two-lane drive-thru.” The remodel also added 800 square feet to the kitchen area for more cooking space. This was MICAH GREEN / THE SUMTER ITEM the first major remodeling investment for the A construction crew works on the road behind the dam at Second Mill Pond on Tuesday afternoon. restaurant since it opened in January 2002.