Businessweek: Samuel Truett Cathy, founder of the Atlanta-based chicken restaurant chain, passed away this morning.
Businessweek: Samuel Truett Cathy, founder of the Atlanta-based chicken restaurant chain, passed away this morning.
Chick-fil-A, founded in 1967, took in more than $5 billion in sales last year, making it the country’s largest fast-food chicken chain by sales (Yum Brands’ (YUM) KFC has more stores), and the ninth largest fast-food chain of any sort, according toQSR. Cathy had a net worth of $1.9 billion, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index.
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