What is the relationship between Chick Fil A, Inc. and Bay Center Foods, LLC?
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.
Chick-fil-A (Asia) Pte. Ltd. ("CFA Asia") is our affiliate. CFA Asia is a private company limited by shares, incorporated in Singapore on October 23, 2020. The registered office address of CFA Asia is 8 Marina Boulevard #05-02, Marina Bay Financial Centre, Singapore 018981. In the future, CFA Asia will offer franchises and licenses for the development of a system of retail quick-service restaurants in Singapore under the trademark "Chick-fil-A" specializing in a boneless breast of chicken sandwich. CFA Asia may also operate various Chick-fil-A and other restaurants itself from time to time in Singapore in the future directly or through its affiliates and subsidiaries.
Chick-fil-A Canada ULC ("CFA Canada") is our affiliate. CFA Canada is a British Columbia unlimited liability company incorporated on September 19, 2017. CFA Canada's principal business address is 5200 Buffington Road, Atlanta, Georgia 30349-2998. CFA Canada offers franchises and licenses for the development of a system of retail quick-service restaurants in Canada under the trademark "Chick-fil-A" specializing in a boneless breast of chicken sandwich. CFA Canada offers its franchises and licenses under separate Canadian Disclosure Documents.
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, Inc. Bay Center is a Georgia limited liability company that was formed on December 14, 2018, originally named Bay Center, LLC, and changed to Bay Center Foods, LLC on January 4, 2019. Its principal business address is 5200 Buffington Road, Atlanta, Georgia 30349-2998.
Bay Center's primary function is to produce Chick-fil-A branded lemon juice, which is a key ingredient in Chick-fil-A's proprietary lemonade. As an approved supplier, Bay Center provides lemon juice to Chick-fil-A restaurants within its operating geographic areas. In some regions, Bay Center may be the exclusive supplier of lemon juice. Bay Center commenced its operations in 2020.
Bay Center has never owned or operated Chick-fil-A restaurants, nor has it offered or sold franchises for Chick-fil-A restaurants or any other type of business. 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.