Chick-fil-A Faces Growing Backlash Over ‘Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion’ Efforts

A view of Chick-fil-A on Austell Road as customers pull around for their drive-thru orders on March 18, 2020, in Austell, Ga. Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images

Some conservatives have suggested a boycott of Chick-fil-A after the fast-food chain was discovered to have a vice president of “diversity, equity, [and] inclusion,” or DEI.

In a previously issued Chick-fil-A statement, the company said Erick McReynolds serves as its vice president of DEI.