| | [[File:P08-01-12 12.52.jpg|right|thumb|250px| Chick-fil-A on Customer Appreciation Day August 1st, 2012]] | | [[File:P08-01-12 12.52.jpg|right|thumb|250px| Chick-fil-A on Customer Appreciation Day August 1st, 2012]] |
| − | '''Chick-fil-A''' is a privately held and family-owned fast food franchise with over 1500 locations nationwide. Established in 1946 by [[Truett Cathy]], he opened his first restaurant, The Dwarf Grill, in Hapeville, Georgia. Chick-fil-A has performed strongly despite being targeted by left-wing activists.<ref>Duke, Selwyn (December 22, 2018). [https://www.thenewamerican.com/economy/sectors/item/31001-good-food-good-morals-good-business-boycotted-chick-fil-a-crows-in-triumph Good Food+Good Morals=Good Business: Boycotted Chick-fil-A Crows in Triumph]. ''The New American''. Retrieved December 22, 2018.</ref><ref>Maidenberg, Micah (May 8, 2019). [https://www.wsj.com/articles/chick-fil-as-lean-menu-helps-chain-bulk-up-11557313200 Chick-fil-A’s Lean Menu Helps Chain Bulk Up]. ''The Wall Street Journal''. Retrieved May 8, 2019.</ref> | + | '''Chick-fil-A''' is a privately held and family-owned fast food franchise with over 1500 locations nationwide. Established in 1946 by [[Truett Cathy]], he opened his first restaurant, The Dwarf Grill, in Hapeville, Georgia. Chick-fil-A has performed strongly despite being targeted by left-wing activists.<ref>Duke, Selwyn (December 22, 2018). [https://www.thenewamerican.com/economy/sectors/item/31001-good-food-good-morals-good-business-boycotted-chick-fil-a-crows-in-triumph Good Food+Good Morals=Good Business: Boycotted Chick-fil-A Crows in Triumph]. ''The New American''. Retrieved December 22, 2018.</ref><ref>Maidenberg, Micah (May 8, 2019). [https://www.wsj.com/articles/chick-fil-as-lean-menu-helps-chain-bulk-up-11557313200 Chick-fil-A’s Lean Menu Helps Chain Bulk Up]. ''The Wall Street Journal''. Retrieved May 8, 2019.</ref><ref>Bohon, Dave (May 20, 2019). [https://www.thenewamerican.com/culture/item/32385-despite-sunday-closure-and-liberal-attacks-chic-fil-a-set-to-become-no-3-restaurant-chain Despite Sunday Closure and Liberal Attacks, Chic-fil-A Set to Become No. 3 Restaurant Chain]. ''The New American''. Retrieved May 20, 2019.</ref> |
| | Restaurants can be stand-alone locations, mall-based (including in food courts), drive-thru only as well as college campuses, hospitals, and airport "Lunch Counters". They operate themed restaurants known by the names Dwarf House and Truett's Grill. They included the full Chick-fil-A menu. | | Restaurants can be stand-alone locations, mall-based (including in food courts), drive-thru only as well as college campuses, hospitals, and airport "Lunch Counters". They operate themed restaurants known by the names Dwarf House and Truett's Grill. They included the full Chick-fil-A menu. |