Last updated as of January 29, 2025
California Transparency in Supply Chains Act of 2010 Disclosure
The California Transparency in Supply Chains Act of 2010 (SB 657) requires large retailers and manufacturers doing business in California to disclose their efforts to eradicate slavery and human trafficking from their direct supply chains for tangible goods offered for sale.
Bay Center Foods (a wholly owned subsidiary of Chick-fil-A, Inc.) has heart for each other and our customers: Chick-fil-A restaurant local franchised Operators, their Restaurant Team Members and their customers. Our culture is built on a foundation of trust, authenticity, community and mutual respect. In line with this ethos, Bay Center Foods follows the principles set forth in Chick-fil-A’s Supplier Code of Conduct and is equally committed to legal, compliant, and ethical conduct for itself and expects the same of its vendors.
Chick-fil-A will only conduct business with vendors whose practices are lawful, ethical and compliant and expects its vendors to take steps to ensure the same of their own supply chains. Specifically, Chick-fil-A will not conduct business with vendors employing underaged persons or violating child labor laws applicable to their work force; benefitting from involuntary labor, slave labor, or human trafficking; using inhumane treatment or other forms of mental and physical abuse, or the threat of such abuse to coerce labor; or providing or supplying goods or services tainted by any of the foregoing practices.
In accordance with the California Transparency in Supply Chains Act of 2010, Chick-fil-A makes the following disclosures:
Chick-fil-A requires its suppliers to take steps to ensure that their business practices are lawful, ethical and in compliance with the principles set forth in Chick-fil-A’s Supplier Code of Conduct (including those provisions relating to human trafficking and slavery). To ensure accountability, Chick-fil-A reserves the right to terminate its business relationship with any vendor whose business practices, or the business practices of its own suppliers and subcontractors, are not lawful, ethical and in compliance with the principles set forth in Chick-fil-A’s Supplier Code of Conduct. Chick-fil-A reserves the right to terminate its business relationship with any supplier who violates Chick-fil-A’s Supplier Code of Conduct or whose suppliers violate Chick-fil-A’s Supplier Code of Conduct. Chick-fil-A may also terminate its business relationship with suppliers who fail to provide confirmation (i.e., certification) of their monitoring of their suppliers. Chick-fil-A reserves the right to conduct audits, announced or unannounced, of suppliers’ business practices, records, and facilities, and of any goods and/or services provided by suppliers to Chick-fil-A – either by Chick-fil-A or by an accredited auditing firm approved by Chick-fil-A. Any such audit shall be performed against Chick-fil-A’s Supplier Code of Conduct and any applicable approved international code. Chick-fil-A is currently considering how best to implement additional practices regarding verification and training efforts to ensure 1) verification of product supply chains is enhanced to evaluate and address risks of human trafficking and slavery; and 2) Chick-fil-A employees and management (who have direct responsibility for supply chain management) are equipped with specialized training on Chick-fil-A’s business practices, vendor requirements, and Chick-fil-A’s Supplier Code of Conduct as it relates to mitigating risks of human trafficking and slavery.
