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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.
The Chick-fil-A culture and service tradition in our restaurants is to treat every person with honor, dignity and respect and to serve great food with genuine hospitality. [ 7 ] [ 8 ] In June 2021, The Daily Beast reported that the National Christian Charitable Foundation (NCF), to which Cathy is reportedly a major donor, was helping to fund ...
"Food Is Essential to Life", says Truett Cathy on sign in Chick-fil-A in San Antonio, Texas. Cathy began the Chick-fil-A restaurant chain in the Atlanta suburb of Hapeville in 1946 with a restaurant called the Dwarf Grill, named for its size. It was there that he, with his brother and business partner Ben, created the chicken sandwich that ...
[43] Also according to Moreno, Chick-fil-A included a statement of respect for all people regardless of sexual orientation in an internal document called Chick-fil-A: Who We Are. A document released by Chick-fil-A on September 20, 2012, did not mention any organizations opposed to same-sex marriage as being part of Chick-fil-A's donation base.
Name Known for Parent company First store location Founded Locations worldwide Employees Related restaurants 85°C Bakery Cafe: Baked goods: Taipei, Taiwan
In 2004, Golden State Foods became a 100% management-owned and operated company with the acquisition of 50.3% of the company that was owned by Yucaipa Companies. [3] Four GSF distribution centers received awards for food safety in 2004. [24] In 2006, Quality Custom Distribution (QCD) was formed as a subsidiary of GSF.
Prior to college, Cathy operated the Chick-fil-A in Morrow, Georgia's Southlake Mall. [3] In 1995, he was officially named as senior vice president of Chick-fil-A, Inc.In the early 21st century, he serves as executive vice president and president of the company's Georgia-based Dwarf House and Truett's Grill restaurant concepts.
Chick-fil-A released a statement in July 2012: "Going forward, our intent is to leave the policy debate over same-sex marriage to the government and political arena." [20] In March 2014, tax filings for 2012 showed the group stopped funding all organizations which had been previously criticized. [21] [22]