It all started in 1946, when Truett Cathy opened his first restaurant, The Dwarf Grill, in Hapeville,
Georgia. Credited with inventing Chick-fil-A's boneless breast of chicken sandwich, Mr. Cathy founded
Chick-fil-A, Inc. in the early 1960s and pioneered the establishment of restaurants in shopping malls with
the opening of the first Chick-fil-A Restaurant at a mall in suburban Atlanta in 1967. Since then,
Chick-fil-A has steadily grown to become the second largest quick-service chicken restaurant chain in the
United States, with over 1,615 locations in 39 states and Washington, D.C. In 2011, annual sales were
over $4.1 billion. Chick-fil-A is still privately held and family owned. With 44 consecutive years of positive
sales growth, Chick-fil-A has set itself apart by pioneering innovations and delicious products—including
the ever-popular Chick-fil-A® Chicken Sandwich.
MISSION STATEMENT:
"Be America's Best Quick-Service Restaurant"
DID YOU KNOW?
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In 1982, Chick-fil-A was the first restaurant chain to sell chicken nuggets nationally.
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One of our most popular products is our freshly squeezed Lemonade. At Chick-fil-A, we
make our lemonade at each restaurant with three simple ingredients: freshly squeezed
lemon juice, sugar & cold water.
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Through its Leadership Scholarship program, Chick-fil-A has offered more than $29 million in
financial assistance to more than 28,000 restaurant team members who have attended
3,168 colleges, universities and other educational institutions throughout the country. The
company will award $1.65 million in scholarships to its restaurant team members in 2012.