Truett Cathy, the 85-year-old owner of the Chik-fil-A restaurant, maintains that the success of his greasy spoon is due in large part to the Ford plant down the street. The Chik-fil-A is Mr.

That's because the Cathys created the Chick-fil-A empire. S. Truett Cathy officially founded the popular fast-food chain in the late 1960s, laying the roots for what is today one of America's ...