When did CFA Supply begin operations for Chick Fil A?
Chick_Fil_A Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
Our affiliate CFA Supply is a distributor approved to carry food products, ingredients, and supplies for franchised, licensed, and company and affiliate owned Chick-fil-A Restaurants. CFA Supply may be the only approved primary distributor serving the geographic area in which it operates. CFA Supply began operations in July 2019. If your franchised Chick-fil-A Restaurant is in a location CFA Supply services, your cost for the food products, ingredients, and supplies depends on a pricing formula CFA Supply determines in the exercise of its sole and exclusive business judgment that includes, among other factors, a distribution fee and an allowance for fuel and freight costs from the CFA Supply warehouse to the Chick-fil-A Restaurants it will supply.
Source: Item 8 — Restrictions on Sources of Products and Services (FDD pages 43–49)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Chick Fil A's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, CFA Supply, an affiliate and approved distributor for food products, ingredients, and supplies, began operations in July 2019. Chick Fil A Operators within CFA Supply's service area are required to source these items from them.
The cost for these products is determined by a pricing formula established by CFA Supply, which includes a distribution fee and allowances for fuel and freight costs from the CFA Supply warehouse to the Chick Fil A Restaurants. This pricing is subject to CFA Supply's sole business judgment.
In 2024, CFA Supply received $1,996,943,030 from Chick Fil A Operators and Licensees for purchases within its service areas. This revenue is included in Chick Fil A's consolidated revenues, highlighting the significant role CFA Supply plays in the Chick Fil A system.