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Conversely, it only costs $10,00 to open a new Chick-fil-A, with no threshold for net worth or liquid assets. ... Chick-fil-A's franchise website states that the company is looking for franchisees ...
Chick-fil-A headquarters in College Park, Georgia. The chain's origin can be traced to the Dwarf Grill (now the Dwarf House), a restaurant opened by S. Truett Cathy, the chain's former chairman and CEO, in Hapeville, Georgia, a suburb of Atlanta, in 1946, [17] which is near the location of the Ford Motor Company Atlanta Assembly Plant, for many years a source of many of the restaurant's patrons.
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While he went back to coaching at that time, Levine eventually applied to become a Chick-fil-A franchisee, despite having had no restaurant experience. The company's franchisee selection process is notoriously selective—the company receives more than 50,000 annual franchise inquiries, but opens roughly 100 new locations each year.
In 2018, the Chicago Tribune reported that — with 40,000 annual applicants vying for roughly 100 spots per year — landing a Chick-fil-A franchise is harder than getting into Harvard.
On October 18, 2024, Chick-fil-A released a trailer for one of their shows named Legends of Evergreen Hills, [10] with new episodes releasing each week through the holiday season. [6] In a press release on October 21, Chick-fil-A elaborated on the app's features, stating the app would be for parents and kids, and would be free.
The success of that original restaurant is what inspired Cathy to open the first-ever Chick-fil-A (which closed in 2023 after more than 50 years in business) in Atlanta's Greenbriar Shopping Center.
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