But the odds of becoming a Chick-fil-A franchise operator are stacked against you.
As the company's corporate materials indicate, they expect franchise operators to give an enormous amount of personal attention to their franchises.
"Being a franchised Chick-fil-A Operator is anything but a passive investment," Chick-fil-A says on its website.
Though there are exceptions, franchise operators generally get to run only one store at a time.
Chick-fil-A touts Jim Toth, a franchise operator in Temecula, California, who is a retired Marine with no prior food-service experience.
Persons:
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Locations:
Temecula , California