Creating the Chick-fil-A® Chicken Sandwich led to one of Chick-fil-A Founder Truett Cathy’s greatest unexpected opportunities—the chance to have a positive influence on hundreds of thousands of employees who would work in Chick-fil-A restaurants over the years. Especially teenagers.

Cathy always had a heart for young people. For fifty years he taught thirteen-year-old boys in his church and became a mentor to dozens of them. And though he did not have direct contact with all of those restaurant team members in his restaurants, his influence in selecting and coaching his local restaurant owners created an atmosphere where people truly enjoyed working – and learned strong work habits and positive attitudes.

“They will be adults in the business world,” Cathy wrote in his book Eat Mor Chikin: Inspire More People. “Even when they’re not with Chick-fil-A, we want them to have fond memories of having worked for us.”