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Hunger Relief at Chick-fil-A

Chick-fil-A, Inc. and local Owner-Operators work together with nonprofit partners to help nourishing food reach neighbors who need it. Chick-fil-A supports hunger relief through restaurant and supply chain food recovery, grants, nonprofit partnerships, volunteer service and disaster response.

Chick-fil-A Team Members prepare meals for distribution under a Chick-fil-A tent.

Chick-fil-A Shared Table: Chick-fil-A’s signature food recovery program

At the heart of this work is the Chick-fil-A Shared Table® program, which helps participating Restaurants donate high-quality surplus food – like chicken, fruit, salads, biscuits and more – to local nonprofit organizations who transform those recipe-ready ingredients into meals.

See how the Chick-fil-A Shared Table program works

Today, more than 90% of Chick-fil-A® restaurants participate in the Chick-fil-A Shared Table® program, helping create more than 50 million meals since 2012.

For every new restaurant opening in the United States, Chick-fil-A, Inc. donates $25,000 to a nearby Feeding America partner food bank, contributing more than $20 million since 2020.

For new restaurant openings in Canada, the U.K. and Singapore, Chick-fil-A, Inc. donates 25,000 in local currency to community food banks.

Between the Chick-fil-A Shared Table program, Chick-fil-A’s donations to local food banks, and Chick-fil-A True Inspiration Awards® grants to community partners, Chick-fil-A, Inc. has donated the equivalent of more than 200 million meals since 2020.

How Chick-fil-A helps address hunger

Hunger remains one of the greatest needs facing communities around the world. Nearly 48 million Americans, including 14 million children, experience food insecurity according to Feeding America. In Canada, one in four face similar challenges according to Second Harvest. 

Hunger affects communities of every size, including all the communities Chick-fil-A restaurants call home. While hunger exists in plain sight, so does the opportunity for Chick-fil-A and its local Owner-Operators to respond.

Sharing nourishing food

The Chick-fil-A Shared Table® program is one of the clearest ways local Chick-fil-A restaurants help address hunger in their communities. Through the program, which was inspired by a local Owner-Operator, participating Restaurants donate prepared food to local nonprofit organizations, including food banks, shelters, soup kitchens, senior centers and after-school programs.  

The Chick-fil-A Shared Table program has grown into one of the largest food recovery programs in the quick-service restaurant (QSR) industry. 

Old Skool Cafe and Chick-fil-A team members celebrating with an over-sized check.

Chick-fil-A Shared Table in action 

See how Chick-fil-A local Owner-Operator Susanna Choe partners with a local nonprofit to help feed those experiencing food insecurity in the San-Francisco Bay Area

Supporting local and national hunger organizations

Chick-fil-A, Inc. provides financial support to nonprofit organizations working to increase food access and care for their communities.

  • With every new Restaurant opening, Chick-fil-A, Inc. donates 25,000 in local currency to a local food bank through partnerships with organizations including Feeding America and Second Harvest. Since 2020, Chick-fil-A, Inc. has awarded more than $20 million in grants.  
  • Each year, Chick-fil-A True Inspiration Awards® program delivers grants ranging from $30,000 to $350,000 given to impactful local nonprofit organizations, including those demonstrating care through food in their communities.  
  • During Hunger Action Month in September 2025, Chick-fil-A, Inc. invested an additional $4 million to support local hunger-relief efforts across the U.S. 

Serving communities

Local Owner-Operators, their Team Members and Chick-fil-A, Inc. Staff contribute time, talent and resources to hunger-focused organizations throughout the year, volunteering at local food banks and participating in meal-packing events. 

  • Chick-fil-A Team Members volunteer at Second Harvest Heartland food bank, sorting potatoes for distribution.
  • Chick-fil-A volunteers prepare sandwiches together during a community service event.
  • Chick-fil-A mobile kitchen parked outside a community facility.
  • Chick-fil-A volunteers sort and pack canned food at a food bank.

Responding in times of need

Following natural disasters and during times of crisis, Chick-fil-A works with nonprofit partners, including Convoy of Hope, the American Red Cross and others, to provide food and support based on community needs. 

Recovering protein through our supply chain  

Chick-fil-A is also testing ways to recover nourishing food through its supply chain. 

Through a protein repack pilot connected to the Chick-fil-A Supply® distribution center in Cartersville, Georgia, safe frozen chicken that cannot be sent to Restaurants in its original packaging can be redirected to a qualified food bank partner. At the food bank, the usable product is safely repacked for distribution to people experiencing food insecurity. 

The pilot is helping Chick-fil-A learn how this type of food recovery could work at additional locations, with the right food safety, cold storage, transportation and partner support in place. 

True Inspiration impact

See Chick-fil-A CEO Andrew T. Cathy surprise San Antonio nonprofit Faith Kitchen with the 2026 S. Truett Cathy Award, a $350,000 True Inspiration Awards® grant to continue their work fighting hunger in Texas. 

Learn more about True Inspiration Awards

Fighting hunger together 

During his keynote address at the QSR Evolution Conference, Chick-fil-A, Inc. CEO Andrew T. Cathy urged restaurant industry leaders to work together as an industry. Andrew called on local Chick-fil-A Owner-Operators to be bridge builders, connecting with community partners, other QSR brands and within Chick-fil-A to address this pressing issue. 

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