Earlier this month, Restaurant Business declared that Chick-fil-A is now McDonald’s biggest competitor in the fiercely competitive QSR space. According to QSR Magazine’s annual drive-thru study, Chick-fil-A’s drive-thru time is the 11th fastest in the segment. Chick-fil-A isn’t the only restaurant company experimenting with this non-retail, commissary-type of concept, but it is the biggest. McDonald’s turned in nearly $38 billion in sales in 2017, while Chick-fil-A crossed over the $9 billion mark. Still, McDonald’s recently started testing the Ultimate Chicken Sandwich, which resembles Chick-fil-A’s signature offering down to the pickle topping.

Source: Forbes December 20, 2018 14:32 UTC