Chick-fil-A

Chick-fil-A is a fast food restaurant chain headquartered in College Park, Georgia, United States that specializes in chicken entrées and is known for promoting the company founder's Christian values. Though long associated with the southern United States, where it has been a cultural icon, the chain has expanded into more of the country. As of August 2011, the chain has 1,575 locations in 39 U.S. states and the District of Columbia, and is expanding especially in southern California and the Midwest.


Type: Private
Industry: Restaurants
Founded: 1946 (first Dwarf House opened in Hapeville, Georgia) 1967 (first Chick-fil-A opened in Atlanta,             Georgia)
Headquarters: College Park, Georgia, U.S.
Key people: S. Truett Cathy, Owner
                   Dan T. Cathy, President
Products: Sandwiches, chicken entrées
Owner(s): S. Truett Cathy
Website: http://www.chick-fil-a.com/