The free chicken banquet will be on October 8, 2023, and the free takeaway will be on October 9, 2023.

Recently, Shu Congxuan, chairman of Laoxiang Chicken, posted on Weibo, "On the 20th anniversary of Laoxiang Chicken, I will treat everyone to a free meal." This sparked heated discussion. As the topic continued to ferment, "Fellow chicken for free" immediately became a hot search on Weibo. This banquet event has been launched at noon on October 8, 2023 in more than 1,000 Laoxiang Chicken stores across the country. There are two packages prepared this time, you can choose one of them. Set A is braised local chicken with edamame, farm steamed eggs, Feixi old hen soup and rice, while Set B is braised pork with pickled vegetables, braised eggplant, Feixi old hen soup and rice.

According to the official introduction, in addition to special stores such as service areas, airports, and train stations, all 1,120 Laoxiang Chicken stores are participating in the event. Consumers who enter the store can receive either of the two set meals for free. The event time Starting at 11 o'clock, while supplies last. The official customer service of Laoxiang Chicken stated that the event time is from 11 o'clock to 14 o'clock.

At the same time, Laoxiang Chicken’s official Weibo released the “Laoxiang Chicken 20th Anniversary Benefits List”, including 50% off on 50,000 set meals, free orders for 20 users throughout the year, etc. In addition, at noon on October 9, more than 100,000 takeaways will be free.

Many stores have long queues to eat Laoxiang Chicken for free

According to an article published by the Laoxiang Chicken WeChat public account at 14:00 on October 8, a total of more than 600,000 copies were given away in this event. Set meal, 1.2 million eggs, 2.4 million wedding candies. There were so many people participating in this event that there were long queues at many stores. More than one customer said on social media that they had been waiting in line for nearly two hours.

Some netizens also complained about "queuing up but not getting anything". It is understood that this event can only be dine-in, not takeout, and ordering through mini programs is not allowed. Each store has prepared about 500 copies.

As to whether consumers who queued up but failed to receive the free package will be subsidized, Laoxiangji customer service said: “No, it’s a queue, first come, first served, while supplies last.” He said: "Some customers go earlier, and the success rate of receiving the goods is quite high. Those who queue up after 1 o'clock may not be there at the end of the queue. Such a situation will occur. We have also received such feedback , we also apologize. We have also given coupons and some compensation to some customers.”