Chick-fil-A CEO Andrew Cathy says the 80-year policy of closing on Sundays will not change, even though it may cost billions in revenue, because it is important to the company's culture and employees.
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01Summary
- 01Chick-fil-A posted US systemwide sales of $23.9 billion in 2025, up 5% from $22.7 billion in 2024.
- 02CEO Andrew Cathy told NBC's Today on 14 October that he has never calculated the cost of the Sunday closure policy.
- 03The policy began in 1946 when founder S. Truett Cathy opened his first restaurant in Hapeville, Georgia.
- 04Analysts estimated in 2019 that closing on Sundays cost the chain at least $1.2 billion a year in sales.
- 05The company received about 150,000 franchise applications in 2025 and opened roughly 150 new restaurants.
02Why it matters
This matters because Chick-fil-A is one of only three US restaurant brands with more than $20 billion in sales, and its Sunday closure policy influences how other fast-food chains think about employee schedules and brand scarcity.
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