Basics
Farm
Processing
Transportation
Restaurant
100
The government's role in macroeconomy
Regulating markets, protecting private property, and raising taxes as needed.
100
Regulating practices enforced by USDA for the protection of animals.
What is the Animal Welfare Act and Regulations?
100
What government organizations set safety standards
What is the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) and The Food and Drug Administration (FDA)?
100
The amount of people Chick-fil-a employs to oversee the transportation of chicken
Chick-fil-a employs 328 individuals.
100
Number of employees at Chick-fil-a restaurants to cook and assemble sandwich's using recipes
Each Chick-fil-a restaurant typically employs 50-75 people
200
Define a circular flow model
Shows how money flows within an economy.
200
Number of farmers to supply poultry to Tyson Foods
What is 11,000 independent livestock farms?
200
Tyson Food's plant employs this number of people
They employ over 2,700 team members.
200
Regulation on transportation practices, including cold chain compliance
What is the Transportation taxes including fuel excise taxes, registration fees, tolls, and environmental taxes
200
Typical shifts for employees at Chick-fil-a
Part-time workers, typical shifts range 4-6 hours per day. Full time employees generally work 8-10 hours per shift.
300
Define a market system
Mixed economy or capitalism. Mixture of a centralized government and actions taken by firms of individuals.
300
The company that supplies chicken to Chicks-Fil-A
What is Tyson Foods?
300
Number of chickens processed
42 million chickens over all of their facilities
300
Chick-fil-a supply manages the distribution of the chicken.
What is the nine distribution centers across the USA.
300
Money earned at chick-fil-a
Chick-fil-A’s 2,926 restaurants generate an average of $9.3 million annually per location
400
Define an Economic System
A particular set of institutional arrangements and a coordinating mechanism to respond to the economizing problem.
400
The most common breed of chicken in poultry farming
Cornish Cross
400
Number of facilities Tyson Foods has to process meat
169 different facilities
400
Chick-fil-a Supply ensures the restaurants reacives quality and timly deliveries
Specifics not disclosed, North Carolina distribution center serves around 100 restaurants in the Charlotte region.
400
Assemble and sell products to the public.
While it is not publicly broken down a significant portion of Chick-fil-A’s revenue comes from chicken sandwiches likely well over 50%
500
Amount of money Chick-fil-a made in 2023
21.6 billion dollars in sales
500
Amount of chicken bought in a year
100 million pounds of chicken
500
Number of chickens Tyson Food's produces annually
Over 2 billion chickens every year
500
Government involved in health of restaurants.
Oversees health and safety standards to ensure food Comsumer safety. Inspection scores can vary by location and are typically reported on a scale from 0 to 100, with scores above 90 generally considered good
500
Fun Fact: Number of chickens used per day
Chick-fil-a uses 8 million chickens per day