

Community & Chicken - Don Ikeler, Development Director at Chick-Fil-A
Apr 4, 2025
59:35
Don Ikeler, Director of Development - West Region for Chick-Fil-A, joins us on the Dirt Dog Pod. Don has spent the last 17 years working for Chick-Fil-A after spending the early years of his career with a couple other notable QSRs including McDonald's. Don has seen Chick-Fil-A grow from an unknown brand to the leader in the fast food world and has been a big part of their expansion in the western US. Don shares his wealth of experiences with us and gives us a glimpse under the hood of the chicken giant.
In this episode, we discuss:
- Don's early experiences with the brand before it became what we know it as today.
- Don's thoughts on developing in different markets across the West including Hawaii.
- What Don believes is the next big frontier of growth for Chick-Fil-A in the near future.