Chick-fil-A, celebrating its 40th anniversary this year, will open its newest stand-alone restaurant at 1100 N. Peachtree Parkway March 29, giving away $26,000 in free Chick-fil-A food to the first 100 adults in line that morning.

A one-year supply of free Chick-fil-A® Combo Meals (52 coupons) will be awarded to each of the first 100 adults, age 18 and older with identification, at the new stand-alone restaurant in Kedron Village. The line can begin forming up to 24 hours prior to the opening, with the prizes being given away on March 29 between 6 a.m. and 6:30 a.m. The restaurant will open immediately afterward.

“Chick-fil-A’s raving fans have turned our grand openings into overnight tailgate parties, often arriving 24 hours in advance with tents, TVs, sleeping bags, games, computers and other gear to spend the night,” said Chick-fil-A Inc. President Dan Cathy, son of chain founder Truett Cathy.

“When we started the First 100 Fans promotion in 2003, we never could have imagined we’d give away nearly $5 million in free food to raving fans who have camped out in all kinds of weather conditions to win free Chick-fil-A for a year,’’ said Cathy, who regularly attends and camps out overnight in the parking lots.

Chick-fil-A veteran of 10 years, Mike Holmes, has been selected as the franchised Operator of the new Chick-fil-A at Kedron Village. Holmes will continue to operate the Chick-fil-A restaurant on Hwy. 54 as well as the new location on N. Peachtree Parkway. He and his wife, Cindy, are eager to continue their involvement in the Peachtree City community.

As part of grand opening festivities, Holmes will host a golf cart parade at the new restaurant at

6 p.m. March 28. Following the golf cart event, Holmes will present team-member Drew Johnson with the S. Truett Cathy scholar award. Only 25 students nationwide are selected to receive the S. Truett Cathy scholar award each year.

“For more than 40 years, the Chick-fil-A legacy has grown to mean award-winning freshly prepared food and ‘my pleasure” customer service,” said Holmes. “My team looks forward to continuing that tradition at our new Kedron Village location.”

The new Kedron Village location is one of four new stand-alone Chick-fil-A restaurants to open in metro-Atlanta this month. The other new locations are in Lawrenceville and Villa Rica, which opened March 22, and in Vinings, which will open March 29.

Quick Service Restaurant magazine released its 2006 scores for the Best Drive-Thru in America Survey with the Chick-fil-A chain’s overall composite scores placing it in the lead – making it four out of the past five years that the chain has earned top rankings.

Chick-fil-A founder Truett Cathy marked several milestones in 2006, including the 60th anniversary of the opening of his first restaurant, the Dwarf Grill in Hapeville, Ga. Also, the third generation entered the Chick-fil-A business with two Cathy grandsons becoming restaurant Operators.

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