What is the name of the Chick-fil-A affiliate that produces lemon juice?
Chick_Fil_A Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
Bay Center Foods, LLC ("Bay Center") is our affiliate. Bay Center is a Georgia limited liability company formed on December 14, 2018 under the name Bay Center, LLC. The name of the company was changed to Bay Center Foods, LLC on January 4, 2019. Bay Center's principal business address is 5200 Buffington Road, Atlanta, Georgia 30349-2998. Bay Center produces Chick-fil-A branded lemon juice that is a proprietary principal ingredient used to produce our proprietary Chick-fil-A branded lemonade. Bay Center is an approved supplier to supply lemon juice to Chick-fil-A Restaurants in geographic areas where it operates. Bay Center may be the only approved supplier of lemon juice for the geographic area where it operates. Bay Center began operations in 2020.
Source: Item 1 — The Franchisor and any Parents, Predecessors, and Affiliates (FDD pages 7–15)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Chick-fil-A's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, Bay Center Foods, LLC, is an affiliate of Chick-fil-A that produces Chick-fil-A branded lemon juice. This lemon juice is a proprietary principal ingredient used to produce Chick-fil-A branded lemonade. Bay Center is authorized to supply lemon juice to Chick-fil-A restaurants in specific geographic areas where it operates and may be the only approved supplier in those regions. Bay Center Foods, LLC, was formed on December 14, 2018, as Bay Center, LLC, and its name was changed on January 4, 2019. Bay Center began operations in 2020.
For a prospective Chick-fil-A franchisee, this means that the supply of a key ingredient like lemon juice is controlled through an approved supplier, Bay Center Foods, LLC. This ensures consistency in the lemonade product across all Chick-fil-A locations. It also highlights the importance of maintaining relationships with approved suppliers to meet Chick-fil-A's quality standards.
The address for Bay Center Foods, LLC is 5200 Buffington Road, Atlanta, Georgia 30349-2998. Chick-fil-A Supply, LLC purchases proprietary products from Bay Center and other suppliers and resells and delivers them to Chick-fil-A's franchisees, licensees, and company and affiliate owned Chick-fil-A Restaurants in geographic areas where it operates. Chick-fil-A Supply may be the only approved primary distributor serving the geographic area where it operates.