Chick-fil-A Tries to Bury the Hate Hatchet by Giving Away Free Food to Same-Sex Marriage Supporters Neetzan Zimmerman · 03/29/13 08:46AM Chick-fil-A and its president/COO Dan Cathy have gone out of their way several times to make it clear that they stand in direct opposition to the wave of equality sweeping the nation, namely in matters of marriage.