What is the name of the founder of Chick-fil-A?

The founder of Chick-fil-A was S. Truett Cathy, commonly known as Truett Cathy.

Cathy entered the restaurant business in 1946, when he and his brother Ben opened the Dwarf Grill in Hapeville, Georgia. That restaurant, later known as the Dwarf House, became the early home of the pressure-cooked chicken breast sandwich that eventually defined Chick-fil-A.

After developing the sandwich and registering the Chick-fil-A name, Cathy opened the first standalone Chick-fil-A location in 1967 in the Greenbriar Mall food court in Atlanta. The company’s name is a wordplay on “chicken filet,” with the capital A signaling top quality. Cathy’s business practices also shaped the brand: Chick-fil-A restaurants close on Sundays, a policy connected to his Christian beliefs and his desire to give employees a regular day for worship and family.

A frequent mix-up is confusing Truett Cathy with Dan Cathy, his son. Dan later led Chick-fil-A as chairman and CEO, but S. Truett Cathy was the founder. Cathy died in 2014 at age 93.