- Collection:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia
- Title:
- Truett Cathy
- Date of Original:
- 1921/2014
- Subject:
- Businessmen--Georgia--Atlanta
Businesspeople--Georgia--Atlanta
Restaurants--Georgia--Atlanta
Executives--Georgia--Atlanta
Restaurateurs--Georgia--Atlanta
Men--Georgia--Atlanta
Logos (Symbols)--Georgia--Atlanta
Corporations--Headquarters--Georgia--Atlanta
Chick-Fil-A Corporation
Philanthropists--Georgia--Atlanta
Cathy, S. Truett - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Fulton County, Atlanta, 33.749, -84.38798
- Medium:
- color photographs
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- Atlanta native Truett Cathy was the founder and chairman of Chick-fil-A, one of the largest privately owned restaurant chains in the United States. Cathy, who attributed his business success to hard work and trust in God, donated a significant portion of his wealth to disadvantaged children and provided college scholarships to many of his employees.
Photograph of Truett Cathy, founder and chairman of the Chick-fil-A restaurant chain, posing inside a Chick-fil-A restaurant. Wearing a suit, he stands next to the ordering counter. The company has opened locations in thirty-eight states, as well as in the District of Columbia, and is the nation's second-largest chicken restaurant within the fast-food industry. - Metadata URL:
- https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/business-economy/truett-cathy-1921-2014/m-8300/
- Rights Holder:
- Courtesy of Chick-fil-A
- Additional Rights Information:
- Please contact holding institution for information regarding use and copyright status.
- Original Collection:
- http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/business-economy/truett-cathy-b-1921
Forms part of: New Georgia Encyclopedia - Holding Institution:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia (Project)
- Rights:
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