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The stores are all company owned, but managed on a franchise basis by company-trained independent "operators". The restaurants are supplied through the company's subsidiaries Chick-fil-A Supply and Bay Center Foods. | The stores are all company owned, but managed on a franchise basis by company-trained independent "operators". The restaurants are supplied through the company's subsidiaries Chick-fil-A Supply and Bay Center Foods. | ||
The employees of the chain's [[Five Points South]] location were convicted of fraud in federal courts for a scheme in which they diverted $492,000 in payments made for catering services to their personal accounts between April 2018 and January 2020. | |||
==Birmingham area locations== | ==Birmingham area locations== | ||
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** 9345 [[Parkway East]], [[Huffman]] | ** 9345 [[Parkway East]], [[Huffman]] | ||
** 320 [[Cahaba Valley Road]], [[Pelham]] | ** 320 [[Cahaba Valley Road]], [[Pelham]] | ||
** 385 [[Fieldstown Road]], [[Gardendale]] | ** 385 [[Fieldstown Road]], [[Gardendale]] (opened 2004) | ||
** 2432 [[Helena Road]], [[Helena]] | ** 2432 [[Helena Road]], [[Helena]] | ||
** 5886 [[Trussville Crossings Parkway]], [[Trussville]] | ** 5886 [[Trussville Crossings Parkway]], [[Trussville]] | ||
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* Thornton, William (July 21, 2021) "Alabama’s first Chick-fil-A closing Brookwood Village location after 47 years." {{BN}} | * Thornton, William (July 21, 2021) "Alabama’s first Chick-fil-A closing Brookwood Village location after 47 years." {{BN}} | ||
* Thornton, William (July 22, 2021) "As Alabama’s first Chick-fil-A closes readers share their memories." {{BN}} | * Thornton, William (July 22, 2021) "As Alabama’s first Chick-fil-A closes readers share their memories." {{BN}} | ||
* Robinson, Carol (January 20, 2022) "Ex-Birmingham Chick-fil-A workers get prison for stealing $492,000." {{BN}} | |||
==External links== | ==External links== |
Latest revision as of 13:39, 5 April 2024
Chick-fil-A is a family-owned fast-food chain founded in 1967 by Truett Cathy as a re-invention of his Atlanta, Georgia-based "Dwarf House" restaurants, featuring boneless fried chicken breast sandwiches, prepared quickly by frying in a pressure cooker.
The chain currently has more than 2,500 locations in the U.S. and Canada. The business is recognized for its adherence to practices associated with Christianity, such as remaining closed on Sunday and promoting "traditional" social mores. Cathy's son, Dan, has served as CEO since 2013, heading the corporate offices in College Park, Georgia.
The first Chick-fil-A opened in Atlanta's Greenbriar Mall, and the chain's initial growth focused on shopping malls. Its first store in Alabama opened on August 6, 1974 as one of the original tenants at Brookwood Mall.
Chick-fil-A's first freestanding restaurant opened on North Druid Hills Road in Atlanta in 1986.
The stores are all company owned, but managed on a franchise basis by company-trained independent "operators". The restaurants are supplied through the company's subsidiaries Chick-fil-A Supply and Bay Center Foods.
The employees of the chain's Five Points South location were convicted of fraud in federal courts for a scheme in which they diverted $492,000 in payments made for catering services to their personal accounts between April 2018 and January 2020.
Birmingham area locations
- Full-service locations
- 1913 5th Avenue North, Downtown Birmingham
- 2000 Highland Avenue, Five Points South (built 2010)
- 513 Montgomery Highway, Vestavia Hills (opened 2016)
- 211 Lakeshore Parkway, Wildwood
- 1648 Montclair Road, Eastwood Village
- 1609 Montgomery Highway, Hoover Commons
- 4620 U.S. Highway 280, Inverness
- 158B Riverchase Galleria
- 215 Howell Street, Fultondale
- 3020 John Hawkins Parkway, Patton Creek Shopping Center
- 5375 U.S. Highway 280, Greystone
- 5658 Grove Boulevard, The Grove
- 9345 Parkway East, Huffman
- 320 Cahaba Valley Road, Pelham
- 385 Fieldstown Road, Gardendale (opened 2004)
- 2432 Helena Road, Helena
- 5886 Trussville Crossings Parkway, Trussville
- 6000 Harris Lane, McCalla
- 1808 Ashville Road, Leeds
- 125 Colonial Promenade Parkway, Alabaster
- 64 Shelby County Road 304, Calera
- 1653 Martin Street North, Pell City
- 1812 U.S. Highway 78, Jasper
- 75 MCS Boulevard, Sylacauga
- 1830 Cherokee Avenue Southwest, Cullman
- Licensed retailers
- Former locations
- 746 Brookwood Village (Jerry Cotney operator. Opened August 1974, closed July 2021)
References
- "Chick-fil-A" (July 19, 2021) Wikipedia - accessed July 22, 2021
- Thornton, William (July 21, 2021) "Alabama’s first Chick-fil-A closing Brookwood Village location after 47 years." The Birmingham News
- Thornton, William (July 22, 2021) "As Alabama’s first Chick-fil-A closes readers share their memories." The Birmingham News
- Robinson, Carol (January 20, 2022) "Ex-Birmingham Chick-fil-A workers get prison for stealing $492,000." The Birmingham News
External links
- Chick-fil-a website