About Cathy family
- Brothers Dan and Bubba Cathy own and run fast-food chain Chick-fil-A, founded by their father S. Truett Cathy (d. 2014) in 1967 in Atlanta.
- Dan is chairman and CEO of the chain, which has 2,500 outlets--nearly all franchises--in the U.S.; younger brother Bubba is executive vice president.
- Chick-fil-A is known for its chicken sandwiches and for being closed on Sundays so employees can attend church; Truett Cathy was a devout Baptist.
- Dan Cathy grew up doing odd jobs in his father's restaurants, including scraping chewing gum from table bottoms with a butter knife.
- Dan became CEO of Chick-fil-A in 2012, sparking nationwide protests when he made anti-same sex marriage remarks.
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- Fortune Founded
- 1946
- Source of Wealth
- Chick-fil-A
- Company Headquarters
- Atlanta, Georgia
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