Global Impact
From the beginning, Chick-fil-A founder S. Truett Cathy believed in a simple but powerful idea: “a great company is a caring company.”
Everyone’s job at Chick-fil-A is to care for and serve others.
No matter the role, our reason for coming to work is to generously share our time, talents and resources.
Our approach
At Chick-fil-A restaurants, we focus on creating moments of care for people, for communities, through food, and for our planet.
Caring for people
Cultivating a positive environment where people feel known and cared for
Caring for communities
Strengthening the cities and neighborhoods we serve
Caring through food
Serving food with quality ingredients and signature hospitality
Caring for the planet
Working to eliminate food waste in our restaurants
Community Grants
Chick-fil-A True Inspiration Awards®
The Chick-fil-A True Inspiration Awards program was created in 2015 to honor the legacy of Truett Cathy. Through these annual grants, it is our pleasure to celebrate and support non-profit organizations making an impact in their local communities. The grants range from USD 30,000 to USD 350,000, with USD 6 million awarded to date since 2015 to non-profit organizations throughout the United States and Puerto Rico, Canada and the United Kingdom.
In 2026, Singapore will award the first Chick-fil-A True Inspiration Award recipient.
“The leadership development, mentorship and hospitality job training that Old Skool Cafe provides to at-risk youth in San Francisco creates unparalleled opportunities for economic mobility. This generous grant from Chick-fil-A will help Old Skool Cafe continue to transform the lives of underserved young people in the Bay Area for years to come.”
Susanna Choe, local Owner-Operator of Chick-fil-A® Serramonte
Chick‑fil‑A Shared Table® Food Donation Program
More than 2,200 Chick‑fil‑A® restaurants across the United States and Puerto Rico, and Canada participate in the Chick-fil-A Shared Table program, which helps local Owner-Operators donate surplus food to charitable organizations in their community. In Singapore, the Chick-fil-A Shared Table program will work with Food Bank Singapore, in support of its beneficiaries.
How it works
At the end of each day (except Sundays), participating Chick‑fil‑A restaurants prepare and package their surplus food for donation to local organizations.
- Chick‑fil‑A restaurants partner with local non-profits and organizations, like soup kitchens, senior centers and after-school programs.
- Chick‑fil‑A Team Members regularly package extra food, such as Chick‑fil‑A® Nuggets and other prepared items.
- Participating non-profits and organizations pick up the packaged food.
- The donated food is transformed into new meals and served to those in need.
Chick‑fil‑A Shared Table by the numbers
Through our four Global Impact pillars, we focus on creating moments of care for people, for communities, through food and for our planet.
30M
meals created for individuals in need through the Chick‑fil‑A Shared Table program since 2012
2,200+
Chick‑fil‑A restaurants across the United States and Puerto Rico, and Canada participate in the Chick‑fil‑A Shared Table program
38.6M+
pounds of food waste diverted from landfills by Chick‑fil‑A, Inc. and Chick‑fil‑A restaurants since 2020
1,200+
non-profit organizations across the US, Canada and the UK engaged in the Chick‑fil‑A Shared Table program
“Chick‑fil‑A Shared Table is part of a larger vision that we share with our community to help people in need. Our Team Members get really involved — they know our food is going to help others instead of being thrown away, and they embrace that opportunity to give back.”
Karen Colley, Local Chick‑fil‑A Owner-Operator, Keith Street & Paul Huff Parkway Cleveland, Tennessee, USA
Caring for Team Members
Most restaurants are locally owned and operated, with Owner-Operators taking a hands-on approach—working side by side with their Team Members, building and fostering a positive work culture.
Additionally, the Owner-Operators of Chick‑fil‑A restaurants typically aim to add a positive impact beyond profit, including giving back to local communities and advancing opportunities for others. Owner-Operators support their Team Members who, in turn, take care of restaurant customers.
A positive work environment
Throughout our restaurants, Support Centers and subsidiaries, more than 200,000 people represent the Chick-fil-A brand. From wellness hours and community volunteering opportunities at the Singapore Support Center, to leadership & training development opportunities in Chick-fil-A restaurants, we aim to provide a place where people can thrive and belong.
Community Support
Every day, thousands of Chick‑fil‑A Owner-Operators, restaurant Team Members and Staff live out Truett Cathy’s powerful idea that ‘a great company is a caring company’, working to create impactful change in their local neighbourhoods throughout our active markets.
Moreover, and as part of Chick‑fil‑A’s longstanding mission to aid in the fight against food insecurity, every time we open a new restaurant, we’re donating SGD 25,000 to Food Bank Singapore in celebration of each new restaurant opening.
Sustainability
We are committed to reducing food waste, taking a “cook less, more often” approach, serving freshly prepared food while reducing food waste.
Powering positive change
We understand the importance of innovative and alternative energy sources and encourage our local Owner-Operators to follow best practices. We’re also exploring new energy-saving opportunities, like piloting a solar-powered microgrid system in two Chick-fil-A restaurants in California.
Focusing on our planet
At Chick‑fil‑A, we take great care in how we source our ingredients and partner with suppliers.