History of Chick-Fil-A
by: Jayleen Li
Important Dates:
1946 Truett Cathy opens the "Dwarf Grill" in Hapville, Atlanta
1963 Truett Cathy invents the Chick-Fil-A sandwich
1967 Dwarf Grill changes name to Chick-Fil-A Dwarf Grill and opens in Atlanta's Greenbrair Mall
1973 Truett Cathy creates the Team Member Scholarship Program so restaurant employees can further his/her education
1977 Introduces freshly squeezed lemonade
1982 Introduces Chicken nuggets
1982 A new office is built in southwest Atlanta
1985 Chick-Fil-A Dwarf House opens in another state besides Atlanta, which is Georgia
1985 Chick-Fil-A famous waffles are born
1986 First free standing Chick-Fil-A restaurant opens, also renamed to just Chick-Fil-A
1986 Breakfast Chicken Biscuit is created
1989 Chargrilled Chicken Sandwich is born
1992 Chick-Fil-A opens in a college campus
1993 First Drive-Thru Only restaurant in Atlanta
1993 [milestone] 500th Chick-Fil-A opens
1995 Cow campaign begins(Eat mor chikin!)
1995 Introduces the Chicken strips
1996 First Chick-Fil-A restaurant opens in an airport
1997 New design with a kid's playground(current design today)
1997 Chick-Fil-A.com is launched
2000 [milestone] Chick-Fil-A surpasses 1 billion in total sales
2001 Chick-Fil-A Cool wraps are born
2001 [milestone] 1000th restaurant location opens
2002 Truett Cathy published his first 2 books
2003 Southwest Chargrilled Salad is born
2004 Introduces the Fruit cup
2004 Introduces the Chick-n-Minis a new mini burgers for breakfast
2005 Coffee is now sold as well as Cinnamon Clusters
2006 Introduces the Hand-Spun Milkshakes
2006 [milestone] Chick-Fil-A surpasses 2 billion in sales
2009 [milestone] Chick-Fil-A surpasses 3 billion in sales
2011 Introduces the Spicy Chicken Biscuit
2011 Introduces the Multigrain Oatmeal for Breakfast.
http://www.timetoast.com/timelines/chick-fil-a-timeline
1946 Truett Cathy opens the "Dwarf Grill" in Hapville, Atlanta
1963 Truett Cathy invents the Chick-Fil-A sandwich
1967 Dwarf Grill changes name to Chick-Fil-A Dwarf Grill and opens in Atlanta's Greenbrair Mall
1973 Truett Cathy creates the Team Member Scholarship Program so restaurant employees can further his/her education
1977 Introduces freshly squeezed lemonade
1982 Introduces Chicken nuggets
1982 A new office is built in southwest Atlanta
1985 Chick-Fil-A Dwarf House opens in another state besides Atlanta, which is Georgia
1985 Chick-Fil-A famous waffles are born
1986 First free standing Chick-Fil-A restaurant opens, also renamed to just Chick-Fil-A
1986 Breakfast Chicken Biscuit is created
1989 Chargrilled Chicken Sandwich is born
1992 Chick-Fil-A opens in a college campus
1993 First Drive-Thru Only restaurant in Atlanta
1993 [milestone] 500th Chick-Fil-A opens
1995 Cow campaign begins(Eat mor chikin!)
1995 Introduces the Chicken strips
1996 First Chick-Fil-A restaurant opens in an airport
1997 New design with a kid's playground(current design today)
1997 Chick-Fil-A.com is launched
2000 [milestone] Chick-Fil-A surpasses 1 billion in total sales
2001 Chick-Fil-A Cool wraps are born
2001 [milestone] 1000th restaurant location opens
2002 Truett Cathy published his first 2 books
2003 Southwest Chargrilled Salad is born
2004 Introduces the Fruit cup
2004 Introduces the Chick-n-Minis a new mini burgers for breakfast
2005 Coffee is now sold as well as Cinnamon Clusters
2006 Introduces the Hand-Spun Milkshakes
2006 [milestone] Chick-Fil-A surpasses 2 billion in sales
2009 [milestone] Chick-Fil-A surpasses 3 billion in sales
2011 Introduces the Spicy Chicken Biscuit
2011 Introduces the Multigrain Oatmeal for Breakfast.
http://www.timetoast.com/timelines/chick-fil-a-timeline