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Monday, September 08, 2014

Chick-Fil-A Founder S. Truett Cathy Dies at 93

Chick-fil-A founder and billionaire S. Truett Cathy rose from poverty, building a privately held restaurant chain that famously closes every Sunday but drew unwanted attention for the Cathy family's opposition to gay marriage.

Cathy died early Monday at 93.

He opened his first postwar diner in an Atlanta suburb in 1946 and by 1967 he had founded and opened his first Chick-fil-A Inc. restaurant in Atlanta. Over ensuing decades, the chain's boneless chicken sandwich he is credited with inventing would propel Chick-fil-A expansion to more than 1,800 outlets in 39 states and the nation's capital. By early 2013, the company says on its website, annual sales topped $5 billion as the chain offered up a taste of the South that went beyond chicken to such offerings as sweet tea, biscuits and gravy.

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6 comments:

  1. AnonymousSeptember 8, 2014 at 8:21 PM

    from what I read he was a good man. love Chic fil A.

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  2. AnonymousSeptember 8, 2014 at 8:30 PM


    A very good man. R.I.P.

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  3. UnknownSeptember 8, 2014 at 9:07 PM

    Thank you, Mr Cathy for standing for Christian values and not wavering in your true beliefs. I will take that and teach it to our next generation. Through your guidance, we are all better off!

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  4. AnonymousSeptember 9, 2014 at 3:04 AM

    R.I.P. Mr. Cathy!

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  5. AnonymousSeptember 9, 2014 at 11:08 AM

    Great business man with excellent Christian values. Thank you, RIP.

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  6. AnonymousSeptember 9, 2014 at 11:15 AM

    I hope the company stays with his model of business.

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