Global Impact
From the beginning, Chick-fil-A founder Truett Cathy believed in a simple but powerful idea: “a great company is a caring company.” Everyone’s job at Chick-fil-A is to care for and serve others. No matter the title or job description, our reason for coming to work is to generously share our time, talents and resources.
Our approach
Across all our Chick-fil-A Restaurants, we focus on creating moments of care for people, communities, and our planet. This will continue to be a priority, with UK-specific programmes centred on community and hunger initiatives.
More information will follow as we build our communities across the UK.
Caring for people
Cultivating a positive work environment where people feel known and cared for
Caring for our communities
Strengthening the cities and neighbourhoods we serve
Caring through food
Serving food with quality ingredients and signature hospitality
Caring for our planet
Working to eliminate food waste through the Chick-fil-A Shared Table programme
How it works
At the end of each day (except Sundays), participating Chick-fil-A Restaurants prepare and package their surplus food for donation to local organisations to help reduce hunger and minimise waste from Restaurants by partnering with local charitable organisations.
- Chick-fil-A Restaurants partner with local nonprofits and organisations, like soup kitchens.
- Chick-fil-A Team Members regularly package extra food, such Chick-fil-A® Nuggets and other prepared items.
- Participating nonprofits and organisations pick up the packaged food.
- The donated food is transformed into new meals – like chicken parmesan, stir-frys and breakfast casseroles – and served to those in need.
In celebration of each new Restaurant opening in the UK, each Restaurant will have the opportunity to participate in the Chick-fil-A Shared Table programme. Chick-fil-A is excited to partner with award-winning giving platform Neighbourly to implement the Chick-fil-A Shared Table programme in the UK.
“Supporting the communities where we operate is at the core of our business, and addressing hunger and food insecurity is one of the best ways that we can help make a positive impact.
We are delighted to partner with The People’s Kitchen in Belfast as part of our Shared Table™ programme. Through providing a safe and welcoming environment to those in need, the charity aligns with our core values of caring for people and communities.”
Brent Fielder, VP, Global Impact
Chick-fil-A Shared Table by the numbers
Through our four Global Impact pillars, we focus on creating moments of care for people, for communities, through food and for our planet.
30M
meals created for individuals in need through the Chick-fil-A Shared Table programme since 2012
2,200+
Chick-fil-A Restaurants participate in Chick-fil-A Shared Table programme
38.6M+
million pounds of food waste diverted from landfills by Chick-fil-A, Inc. and Chick-fil-A Restaurants since 2020
1,200+
nonprofit organisations across the US, Canada and the UK engaged in the Chick-fil-A Shared Table programme
True Inspiration Awards
The True Inspiration Awards programme was created in 2015 to honour the legacy of Chick-fil-A founder Truett Cathy. Through these annual grants, it is our pleasure to celebrate and support nonprofit organisations making an impact in their local communities. True Inspiration Awards grants range from £20,000 to £300,000, benefiting organisations throughout North America, including Puerto Rico and Canada, and the United Kingdom.
In 2025, we awarded our first True Inspiration Awards grant in the UK, donating £100,000 to Hospitality Action, a nonprofit focused on providing support and resources to workers in the UK’s hospitality sector.
“Hospitality Action’s work resonates deeply with Chick-fil-A’s commitment to caring for people. As we grow within the U.K. community, we want to support those who make the hospitality industry so special.” Joanna Symonds, Head of UK Operations for Chick-fil-A, Inc.
True Inspiration Global Award Recipients By the Numbers
£25 Million+
in grants since 2015
350+
recipient nonprofit organisations
40
states throughout the US, in addition to Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico, Canada and the United Kingdom
2024 True Inspiration Global Award Recipients
£4.4 Million
in grants awarded to nonprofits
56
recipient organisations
500k
people served annually
Sustainability
We’re committed to operating our Restaurants across North America and the United Kingdom with minimal food waste, including measuring food waste in our operations, utilising food waste recycling, and maximising food surplus redistribution.
Powering positive change
We understand the importance of innovative and alternative energy sources and encourage our local Owner-Operators to follow best practices. We’re also exploring new energy-saving opportunities, like piloting a solar-powered microgrid system in two Chick-fil-A Restaurants in California.
Focusing on our planet
At Chick-fil-A, we take great care in how we source our ingredients and partner with suppliers. We share a commitment to sourcing sustainable commodities, such as chicken certified to Red Tractor standards.
Caring for Team Members
While most Restaurants are locally owned and operated, Owner-Operators in the US typically invest in their Team Members with a wide range of competitive benefits.
Additionally, the Owner-Operators of Chick-fil-A Restaurants typically aim to add a positive impact beyond profit, including giving back to local communities and advancing opportunities for others. Owner-Operators support their Team Members who, in turn, take care of our customers.
“Creating greater access to education is one of the best ways Chick-fil-A serves communities. Our long-standing commitment to investing in the future dreams and aspirations of Restaurant Team Members remains at the forefront of Chick-fil-A efforts to have a positive impact on the lives of others.”
Andrew T. Cathy, CEO, Chick-fil-A, Inc.
Community Support
Every day, thousands of Chick-fil-A Owner-Operators, Restaurant Team Members and staff live out Truett Cathy’s powerful idea that ‘a great company is a caring company’, creating impactful change in their local neighbourhoods throughout our active markets.
Chick-fil-A plans to invest over £82M in the UK over the next 10 years, and the brand’s initial expansion into the UK will create approximately 400 new jobs at licensed and franchised Restaurants.
Moreover, and as part of Chick-fil-A longstanding mission to aid in the fight against hunger, the brand will donate £25,000 to a local nonprofit organisation in celebration of each new Restaurant opening. This tradition will be introduced to all UK locations to support their local communities.
Leading locally
While the ways they give back may differ, one thing is the same: all local Chick-fil-A Owner-Operators are committed to serving others, in and outside their community.