Chick-fil-A founder Truett Cathy died Monday
Source: Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Truett Cathy, the Depression-era entrepreneur who turned a boneless chicken sandwich into the multi-billion dollar Chick-fil-A chain known for its exacting service and quirky Eat Mor Chikin cow advertising campaign, died at home early Monday at 1:35 a.m. He was 93.
Known for his genial manner and staunch religiou faith that was at the root of his business empire, Cathy was a rock star among Chick-fil-A fans. They swooned at signings of his books and were rapt when listening to how he accomplished his dream while sticking to his values, such as keeping stores closed on Sundays.
Cathy created his marquee sandwich in the early 1960s, testing it on customers at the Dwarf Grill (now called the Dwarf House) in Hapeville. He got the idea for the chicken patties after a poultry distributor asked if he could use chicken leftover from meals made for compact meals on planes.
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Cathy slowed down in the past few years. In 2013, his son Dan Cathy assumed the post of chief executive officer and chairman. Truett Cathy became chairman emeritus.
Read more: http://www.ajc.com/news/business/chick-fil-a-founder-truett-cathy-is-gravely-ill/nhHqC/
Article doesn't even get into how Chick fil A became a hero to the right before Obama's re election with Dan Cathy speaking out against gay marriage. Seems that his dad had no problem with the restaurant he founded turning into an anti gay money laundering operation.
msongs
(67,420 posts)roguevalley
(40,656 posts)waiting there for him, just the sick realization that he was wrong and can't fix it.
MADem
(135,425 posts)The staff was very nice, actually. No one got all religious. The food was good. I was with a big group and we ordered a bunch of the fattening "sides" and took bites. We also had the chicken which was really, really--I mean REALLY--tasty.
Sinful, I guess.
I feel bad that our money may have gone towards spreading hate.
I also found a disconnect with the "dwarf" name of the restaurant.
rpannier
(24,330 posts)It's gotten to the point where any fast food place you go to, you're giving money to some company that sux whether it's anti-worker, anti-Obama, anti-whatever
At some point in your life you're kind of forced to unless you grow all your own food, spin your own yarn and thread to make your own clothes.
Sadly, no matter what you buy today it's funneling money into some sleeze's pocket
theHandpuppet
(19,964 posts)My wife and I do our best to make choices that are mindful of labor unions, human rights, LGBT equality, etc. In some cases the egregious violations of these principles in which we believe are easy to spot and even easier to avoid. Not eating at Chick fil A, Cracker Barrel, Papa Johns and Dominos is an easy choice.
yeoman6987
(14,449 posts)There bad too? It is getting too much. Nothing left. I have tried to stop giving money to places that are bad. I hope you made a mistake about Cracker Barrell.
theHandpuppet
(19,964 posts)I've known about Cracker Barrel's racist and homophobic policies for years and personally knew of one gay man who was fired for being gay, which they wrote in very ugly terms on his termination notice. I also knew of the longstanding investigation of and lawsuit filed against their racist policies. Maybe you can pick up some Duck Dynasty trinkets while you're there. They love those.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/10/16/anti-gay-companies_n_4110344.html
7. Cracker Barrel
It's almost a laughable stereotype that Cracker Barrel would be racist and anti-gay because of its southern roots, but of course, there's nothing funny about a company that doesn't treat its employees equally.
In 1991, 11 employees were fired for not displaying "normal heterosexual values," as was prescribed by an intra-company memo. Although founder Dan Evins later called this policy a "mistake," the attitude remains.
Since 2008, Cracker Barrel has jumped from 15 to 35 on the HRC scale, but thats not much. It also has yet to include same-sex couples in its benefits coverage and doesnt have a non-discrimination policy that protects "gender identity and/or expression," according to HRC.
It should also be noted that in 2004, the US Justice Department, after a long investigation, found that the chain restaurant had segregated customers, seated and served white customers before black customers, and allowed for white servers to refuse to wait on black customers.
Of course this list is just a handful of companies who have knowingly, and without care, discriminated against gays. But if you truly care about where your dollars are going, you can get the complete rundown of just how gay-friendly a company is or isn't by checking out the Human Rights Campaigns Buyers Guide.
yeoman6987
(14,449 posts)theHandpuppet
(19,964 posts)Sorry you didn't like the answer.
nomorenomore08
(13,324 posts)Even if the "Duck Dynasty" reference was going a bit far, perhaps.
theHandpuppet
(19,964 posts)Cracker Barrel carries Duck Dynasty souvenirs in its restaurants. When the uproar over the Robertson's anti-gay rants became public, CB removed the items from its restaurants only to put them back on the shelves the very next day. It was a well-publicized stunt.
nomorenomore08
(13,324 posts)Mainly I thought it was funny how the other poster took such offense.
7962
(11,841 posts)2 guys I went to school with worked at 2 different CFAs. One went into management and was with them for quite awhile before moving to management in the Burger King chain. I dont think there was a "no gays" unspoken policy. Matter of fact, I dont think you could own a CFA without actually working there for some time either. All franchises should be that way, IMO
tomm2thumbs
(13,297 posts)itsrobert
(14,157 posts)Terrible food.
Iamthetruth
(487 posts)Say what you want.
blkmusclmachine
(16,149 posts)Kingofalldems
(38,458 posts)SoapBox
(18,791 posts)And good bye/good riddance to him.
Skittles
(153,169 posts)chik fil a is DISGUSTING
NaturalHigh
(12,778 posts)but I love their boneless chicken pieces. I have to hold myself back from eating too many.
JI7
(89,252 posts)wyldwolf
(43,867 posts)Some grocery stores have 'restaurant-style' chicken patties in their frozen aisle. Very similar in taste.
McDonald's southern-style chicken sandwich. If the golden arches aren't in your 'no business' category yet, it tastes remarkably similar.
try this recipe.
http://www.topsecretrecipes.com/Chick-fil-A-Chicken-Sandwich-Copycat-Recipe.html
What my wife and I have done differently is use a buttermilk batter instead of plain milk, and marinated the chicken in dill pickle juice 6 hours before cooking.
haele
(12,660 posts)But then, my mother (born and bred Scandahoovian) taught me to brine my poultry for at least three hours in a apple cider vinegar, citrus, and salt bath before preparing it to "kill off any salmonella" when I was eight, so marinating raw chicken in pickle juice was not a big stretch to begin with. Chickens also tended to be older when sold (you had a choice of the bigger but stringer plain chicken or the smaller, more tender and therefore more expensive young chicken), so brining also tenderized the poultry.
My southern in-laws swear my pan fried chicken is just like Chik-fil-A's, only better. Vlasic pickle "juice" seems to give the best results, and the Mt. Olive brand with Splenda works for my diabetic husband's fried chicken fix, but one of these days, I'm going to experiment with my own pickle recipes and see if I can't come up with a spicier pickle for the chicken.
Haele
RKP5637
(67,111 posts)becareful when you spit in the wind as it falls back on you.
What did he do so wrong that you have such hate? I don't eat at fast food places, so if it was his food I wouldn't know.
I know his stores were closed on Sunday (as he viewed that as family time)
I know he only believed in the "traditional" family, but he was 93.
Please provide me a link so I can understand your hate
thanks
RKP5637
(67,111 posts)strawberries
(498 posts)what you wrote
Post 1. You hate this guy, glad he is dead.
post 2. You have no respect for haters
RKP5637
(67,111 posts)others brought on by people of his ilk for mindless reasons!
Aristus
(66,388 posts)RKP5637
(67,111 posts)closeupready
(29,503 posts)How old are we?
Do you think I lived a life of not feeling hate from others? I am far from being privileged. I don't even have the white privilege that gets discussed on this board.
You know nothing about me. Hate is something that is learned and I am sorry for your anger and hate. Don't put it on me because my "post" are low in numbers.
heaven05
(18,124 posts)you have access to 'white privilege". You're only kidding yourself. If you're so under privileged, you better get crackin.......
RKP5637
(67,111 posts)strawberries
(498 posts)because I am a sucker for love stories
RKP5637
(67,111 posts)Skittles
(153,169 posts)I won't grave dance but don't act like he was some kind of great guy
Hoppy
(3,595 posts)Temperature there just went up a couple of degrees.
BlueStreak
(8,377 posts)These are the days I wish I did believe it the silliness of heaven, hell, and a nanny god meting out sentences on Judgement Day.
TBF
(32,067 posts)even the salads are good. And that's the most I can say for this man.
WhoWoodaKnew
(847 posts)by far. I just don't hate the guy or the restaurant as much as I should I guess.
theHandpuppet
(19,964 posts)As long as he made a cheap chicken sandwich.
Skittles
(153,169 posts)sickening
LeftinOH
(5,354 posts)nor fast food restaurants. Meh.
packman
(16,296 posts)their chicken salad sandwich made with that berry wheat bread followed with a vanilla shake. But haven't been back since that gay-bashing episode.
indepat
(20,899 posts)stored-up rewards in heaven.
Arugula Latte
(50,566 posts)wilt the stilt
(4,528 posts)i have been there about 5 times and was always treated very nicely. I was consulting with them on their POS system. If i hadn't changed jobs i probably would have cabled all their restaurants.
They are wrong about their stance on gay rights but as opposed to some other organizations I don't think they are mean people. They are just very religious.
theHandpuppet
(19,964 posts)... are you referring to the family, the company, employees, what? Because I can assure you the family has given millions to persecute LGBTs. I'm sorry, but that's way beyond "mean" and religion is no excuse for that kind of bigotry.
nomorenomore08
(13,324 posts)Recursion
(56,582 posts)I didn't like Mr. Cathy, rest his soul, but I thought that was classy.