Credit: PHOTO VIA PUBLIX

Credit: PHOTO VIA PUBLIX
A popular Twitter account that tells followers whether the cultishly beloved Publix chicken tender sub is on sale is back online today.

The account, with other 40K followers, had been dark for over a month, seemingly due to pressure from the grocery chain itself. Account runner and sub enthusiast Bryan Dickey has fairly mum on whether he was being squeezed by the grocery chain. However, he did share that he'd received a cease and desist from Publix after attempting to launch a text message-based service that would notify people when the sandwiches were discounted.

The account's first post back was a solidarity fist and the words "thank you" surrounded by a heart made of bread emojis. They followed that up immediately with a notification that the subs were on sale.

Orlando Weekly has reached out to Dickey and Publix for comment. We will update this story should we receive a response.

This article first appeared at our sister publication Orlando Weekly.

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This article appears in Apr 22-28, 2021.