Chick-fil-A bet on chicken in the 1960s. Now it’s one of America’s biggest restaurant chains.

NBC News · Kayla Steinberg, Craig Melvin · 2026-10-14 12:09 UTC

The family-owned company reported nearly $24 billion in sales last year and recently expanded to Singapore and the United Kingdom.

For decades, Chick-fil-A — with its iconic cow mascot — has encouraged Americans to skip hamburgers and instead “Eat Mor Chikin.”

Today Chick-fil-A is the third-largest restaurant chain in the U.S. behind McDonald’s and Starbucks, with nearly $24 billion in sales last year. Chick-fil-A also has around 3,000 locations around the world, having recently expanded to the U.K. and Singapore.

But the global giant came from humble beginnings.

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