Chick-fil-A is one of the largest American fast food restaurant chains and the largest specializing in chicken sandwiches.
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25 Facts About Chick-fil-A
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Chick-fil-A has operations in Canada, and previously had restaurants in the United Kingdom and South Africa.
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Chick-fil-A is a key sponsor of the SEC and the ACC of college athletics.
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In 2008, Chick-fil-A became the first fast-food restaurant to become completely trans-fat free.
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Founder's beliefs are responsible for the chain's most well-known and distinctive feature: in accordance with the Christian doctrine of first-day Sabbatarianism, all Chick-fil-A locations are closed on Sundays, as well as on Thanksgiving and Christmas.
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Chick-fil-A figured if he didn't like working on Sundays, that other people didn't either.
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In February 2014, Chick-fil-A announced plans to serve chicken raised without antibiotics in its restaurants nationwide within five years.
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Chick-fil-A was the first quick service restaurant to set forth a plan and commit to serving only poultry raised without antibiotics.
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Chick-fil-A's asserted that Chick-fil-A sandwiches contained nearly 100 ingredients, including peanut oil with TBHQ.
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In October 2012, Chick-fil-A invited Hari to meet with company executives at its headquarters.
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In December 2013, Chick-fil-A notified Hari that it had eliminated the dye Yellow No 5 and had reduced the sodium content in its chicken soup.
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Chick-fil-A said that it is testing a peanut oil that does not contain TBHQ and that it would start testing sauces and dressings made without high-fructose corn syrup in 2014.
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In September 1994, Chick-fil-A opened its first location outside of the United States inside a student center food court at the University of Alberta in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
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Chick-fil-A announced that it would open two other locations in Toronto during 2019, and 12 additional stores in the Greater Toronto Area over the subsequent five years.
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In February 2019, Chick-fil-A opened a store on a 12-month pilot scheme in Aviemore, Scotland.
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Chick-fil-A vigorously protects its intellectual property, sending cease and desist letters to those they think have infringed on their trademarks.
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Chick-fil-A's public fight drew regional and national attention, the support of Shumlin, and a team of pro-bono law students from the University of New Hampshire legal clinic.
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In June and July 2012, Chick-fil-A's chief operating officer Dan T Cathy made several public statements about same-sex marriage, saying that those who "have the audacity to define what marriage is about" were "inviting God's judgment on our nation".
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Chick-fil-A stopped distributing the toys, claiming that unrelated safety concerns had arisen prior to the controversy.
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At the original Chick-fil-A Dwarf Grill, in addition to the full-size entrances, there is an extra small-sized front door.
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In 2017, Chick-fil-A demolished several Dwarf House locations to replace them with Truett's Grill locations.
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Chick-fil-A has been run by the Cathy family since the restaurant chain's founding in 1946; it is currently being led by the third-generation of the Cathy family.
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