Proud Owners of Upstate NY's 2 New Chick-fil-A's, Announced!

Two Chick-fil-A's in the Capital Region

Anything but bird-brained, but these two men certainly had chicken on their minds! Meet the two men recently introduced as the owners/operators of the two newest Chick-fil-A restaurants in the Capital Region which are slated to open in the area later this summer.

Where are the restaurants going?

On Friday, Chick-fil-A announced the Owner/Operators that will serve in its two new Capital Region restaurants slated to open later this summer.

One will be at 304 Clifton Park Center Road in Clifton Park, while the other will be at 502 North Greenbush Road in Rensselaer.

The lottery of fast-food franchises

I would imagine that Chick-fil-A sets pretty high standards and owning/operating one is a daunting task, but owners are chosen very carefully, and the two men slated to run the restaurants in the Capital Region appear to be quite credentialed.

Scott Payne

Scott Payne Photo: Chick-fil-A, Inc press release

Scott Payne will serve as the independent franchised Owner/Operator of Chick-fil-A Clifton Park Center. According to the press release, Payne served as a pilot in the Marine Corps before he became the Owner/Operator of Chick-fil-A Purcellville in Virginia.

Will Potts

Will Potts Photo: Chick-fil-A, Inc press release

Will Potts will serve as the independent franchised Owner/Operator of Chick-fil-A North Greenbush at 502 North Greenbush Road in Rensselaer. According to the press release, over the last 10 years, Potts was the General Manager of Chick-fil-A Cheektowaga, outside Buffalo, New York.

When will these two Chic-fil-A's be open?

According to the presser, they hope to open the Chick-fil-A Clifton Park Center and Chick-fil-A North Greenbush later this summer and will share more details once available.

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