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How one experiment changed the course of fast food history
It was 1965 when Truett Cathy came home with his restaurant’s latest menu offering: a piece of fried chicken breast tucked between two buttered buns. His son, Dan Cathy, remembers the moment well as a 12-year-old boy. Though he didn’t realize it at the time, his father’s new sandwich would change not only Dan’s life but the trajectory of his family’s business and the fast-food industry as a whole.
What to Know About Chick-fil-A’s Scholarship Program
At Chick-fil-A, we pride ourselves not only on customer service, but also taking care of our own. Three decades ago, founder S. Truett Cathy set out to encourage Team Members to further their education by awarding scholarships to help pay for their college tuition.
Music for Memory
There is a common thread from which most human connections are formed. They are the life experiences that make us who we are. We reflect on them. We share them. We listen to them told as stories, looking for how our narratives might fold into another’s. But what if those ever-personal experiences, our very stories were erased from memory? How then are we to form bonds and build relationships
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How One Millennial Leader is Changing the World
Monika Ammerman has always wanted to make the world a better place. As a teen, she participated in her high school’s Model U.N. program and organized field days for underprivileged teens and formal proms for kids with special-needs through the Chick-fil-A Leader Academy. At the University of Georgia, she joined an orientation team that welcomes students from all over the world and helps them navigate a vast social and academic network. Now, as one of only two American students chosen to take part in a unique United Nations program, Ammerman will help achieve an ambitious U.N. agenda: to eradicate poverty by 2030.
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Chick-fil-A names new President and Chief Operating Officer
The Chick-fil-A, Inc. Board of Directors has elected Tim Tassopoulos president and chief operating officer of the privately-held company. The appointment is effective immediately.