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🟢 NOT PRIVATE EQUITY OWNED
Chick-fil-A
fast food · College Park, GA
“Family-owned. Closed Sundays. PE need not apply.”
Why It's Different
- •100% owned by the Cathy family since S. Truett Cathy founded it in 1967; now run by grandson Andrew Cathy as CEO
- •$22.7 billion in systemwide sales in 2024 — the highest average unit volume in fast food at $9.4 million per location, while closed every Sunday
- •Franchise fee is just $10,000 (Chick-fil-A pays for the build-out); acceptance rate is under 1% of 60,000+ annual applicants
- •3,100+ locations generating $7.9 billion in corporate revenue without answering to Wall Street — privately held, not for sale