release or is otherwise written in a promotional tone . please help by either rewriting this article from a neutral point of view or by moving this article to wikinews . when appropriate blatant advertising may be marked for speedy deletion with db spam . june 2014 foosackly s can t fake the foo industry food founded 2000 ; 16 years ago 2000 founder will fusaiotti eric bechtel headquarters mobile alabama u.s. number of locations 8 products chicken fingers french fries texas toast salads sandwiches website foosacklys.net foosackly s stylized as foosackly s is a chain of chicken restaurants in coastal alabama . 1 the restaurant serves chicken finger boxes as well as sandwiches and salads . the first foosackly s store was opened in mobile alabama during 2000 . contents 1 background 2 advertising 3 see also 4 references 5 external links background edit foosackly s was co founded by will fusaiotti and eric bechtel . the two attended louisiana state university together . fusaiotti moved to mobile with his family in 1995 to help his father open a smoothie king . 2 fusaiotti and bechtel had never fried a piece of chicken until the weekend before opening their first location on university boulevard in mobile in 2000 . 3 the first location opened on april 28 2000 . 4 the restaurant has grown into a mini chain in alabama with 9 current operating locations in foley daphne mobile saraland and semmes . 3 fusaiotti has also considered opening restaurants in downtown mobile spanish fort and locations northward toward montgomery birmingham and tuscaloosa . 3 advertising edit one of the company s advertising campaigns gained national and international attention in 2008 during the u.s. air force s kc 135 aerial refueling tanker dispute between boeing and a northrop grumman eads partnership . 5 6 boeing protested the contract being awarded to northrop grumman eads who would have built the tankers in mobile . after this protest foosackly s placed billboards around the area stating we would like to offer boeing a finger . 7 that advertising campaign saw bumper stickers featuring the slogan sold as far afield as california and france . 6 almost four years later following an announcement in july 2012 from airbus a subsidiary of eads that it planned to build its first north american aircraft assembly plant in mobile foosackly s began using a new slogan that read we d like to offer airbus a hand . 6 see also edit list of fast food chicken restaurants references edit craig tiffany june 23 2008 . a finger for boeing . wkrg news 5 . media general communications holdings llc . retrieved october 20 2008 . murtaugh dan november 2 2011 . foosackly s taps into the social network . press register . advance publications . retrieved october 11 2013 . a b c dugan kelli october 11 2013 . foosackly s opening first baldwin county location in foley expected to hire 35 . press register . advance publications . retrieved october 11 2013 . matthews michelle 2014 06 09 . shiny new foo foosackly s opens its largest restaurant yet on dauphin street . press register . advance publications . retrieved 2014 06 09 . philippe coste jun 19 2009 . en alabama airbus bataille contre boeing in alabama airbus battle against boeing . l express in french . retrieved july 24 2012 . vestige de la gu rilla de 2008 un autocollant r appara t sur les pare chocs we would like to offer boeing a finger . la traduction nous voudrions offrir boeing un doigt d honneur serait un peu leste si le slogan ne provenait de foosackly s un fast food local c l bre pour ses chicken fingers des morceaux de poulet grassouillets la mode cajun . a b c wilkinson kaija july 2 2012 . foosackly s chicken fingers fun in advertising a hand for airbus a finger for boeing . the mississippi press . gulflive.com . retrieved july 24 2012 . grunbaum rami june 29 2008 . boeing gets a taste of southern ribbing . the seattle times . seattletimes.com . retrieved october 20 2008 . external links edit foosackly s web site 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