Chick-fil-A Launches Free Cookbook to Highlight Food Insecurity

Published: October 23, 2023

Chick-fil-A Launches Free Cookbook to Highlight Food Insecurity

By Movieguide® Contributor

Chick-fil-A released a free digital cookbook – “Extra Helpings” – sharing recipes for discontinued items and raising awareness about food waste and food insecurity.

“Our goal for ‘Extra Helpings’ is not only to inspire individuals to reimagine their extra food into new, delicious recipes, but also spark conversations about the important issues of food insecurity and food waste,” said Brent Fielder, senior director of corporate social responsibility for Chick-fil-A, Inc.

“Participating Chick-fil-A Owner-Operators across the U.S. and Canada care for their neighboring communities through Chick-fil-A Shared Table food donations, collectively donating over 23 million meals in the past 11 years,” Fielder added. “While we’re pleased with this milestone, we know there is more work to be done, which is why we’re spotlighting this important issue.”

“Extra Helpings” includes 26 recipes for breakfasts, side dishes, dinners and desserts. The cookbook’s offerings include the restaurant’s discontinued coleslaw, a chicken and egg breakfast casserole, chicken pot pie and apple cobbler.

The cookbook was inspired by Chick-fil-A’s Shared Table program, which works with participating Chick-fil-A locations to address food insecurity and hunger across the U.S. and Canada.

This October, Chick-fil-A is donating $1 million to “Feeding America, Second Harvest in Canada, and seven Chick-fil-A Shared Table nonprofit partners working to address food insecurity and hunger.”

“Extra Helpings” is now available through its dedicated website.

Movieguide® previously reported on Chick-fil-A:

While many restaurant chains focus on profit and business growth, former Chick-fil-A CEO Dan Cathy recently shared that the mission behind America’s favorite fast food chain is to “glorify God.”

“At Chick-fil-A, we are very grounded on our corporate purpose, to be a purpose-driven organization,” Cathy recently shared. “That purpose is defined in the statement that we’re here to glorify God by being a faithful steward of all that’s entrusted to us and have a positive influence on all who come in contact with Chick-fil-A.”

For Cathy, Chick-fil-A’s mission is about more than serving food or making money. It’s about treating customers well and reaching them at a deeper level.

“People are hungry to be treated with honor, dignity and respect. As delicious as our chicken bite sandwiches are, our fresh-squeezed lemonade and those hot waffle fries, people are in greater need of being restored and encouraged from an emotional standpoint,” he said.