Chick-Fil-A Timeline By Jayleenl Sep 25, 1946 Truett Cathy opens the "Dwarf Grill" in Hapville, Atlanta Sep 26, 1963 Truett Cathy inventes the Chick-Fil-A sandwhich Sep 26, 1967 Dwarf Grill changes name to Chick-Fil-A Dwarf Grill, and it opens in an Atlanta Mall Sep 26, 1973 Truett Cathy creates the Team Member Scholarship Program so that restaurant employees can further his/her education Sep 26, 1977 Introduces freshly squeezed lemonade Sep 26, 1982 Introduces Chicken Nuggetys, and a new Chick-Fil-A office building is made Sep 26, 1985 Chick-Fil-A's famous Waffle fries are born Sep 26, 1986 First free stand Chick-Fil-A restaurant is opened, and restaurant is renamed to Chick-Fil-A. Also the Breakfast Chicken biscuit is created Sep 26, 1989 Introduces the Chargrilled Chicken Sandwhich Sep 26, 1993 [milestone] 500th Chick-Fil-A opens Sep 26, 1995 Cow campaign begins(Eat mor chikin!) Also introduces the chicken strips Sep 26, 1997 chick-fil-a.com is launched, new design (current one today) Sep 26, 2000 [milestone]Chick-Fil-A surpasses 1 billion in sales Sep 26, 2001 Introducing the Cool Wraps Sep 26, 2001 [milestone] 1000th restaurant opens Sep 26, 2002 Truett Cathy publishes his first two books Sep 26, 2003 Southwest Chargrilled Salad is born Sep 26, 2004 Fruit cup and Chick-n-minis are invented Sep 26, 2011 Introduces the Spicy Chicken Biscuit and multigrain Oatmeal for breakfast
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