Atlanta-based Chick-fil-A, Inc., the nation's second-largest quick-service chicken restaurant chain (based on sales), currently has more than 1,200 restaurants in 38 states and Washington, D.C.�Credited with inventing the chicken sandwich and first introducing the chicken nugget concept, Chick-fil-A serves nutritious and freshly prepared food products in malls, free-standing units, drive thru-only outlets, Chick-fil-A Dwarf House and Truett's Grill full-service restaurants, and through licensed outlets in college campuses, hospitals, airports, businesses and industrial sites.

In 2004, Chick-fil-A reported system-wide sales of more than $1.746 billion, sustaining its 37-year-streak of consecutive sales gains. Chick-fil-A is a 10-time recipient of Restaurants & Institutions magazine's Choice In Chains Customer Satisfaction award and, as reported in the October 2004 edition of QSR magazine, the chain has been recognized for the third consecutive year as having the "Best Drive-Thru in America."�More information about Chick-fil-A is available at www.chick-fil-a.com , www.chick-fil-apressroom.com or www.truettcathy.com .