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Lathrop's first Chick-fil-A opens

By Cecilio Padilla

March 6, 2025 / 6:51 AM PST / CBS Sacramento

Lathrop to get its first Chick-Fil-A

LATHROP – A Central Valley community is getting its first Chick-fil-A.

People were lined up early Thursday morning for the grand opening of the new fast food restaurant on Golden Valley Parkway.

The eatery officially opened at 6:30 a.m. Emily Martin, a Sacramento native, will be the owner-operator of the restaurant.

Chick-fil-A corporate says the new restaurant brings about 140 jobs to Lathrop.

To celebrate the opening, 100 local heroes will be getting free Chick-fil-A for a year. The fast food company is also donating $25,000 to Feeding America in support of Second Harvest of the Greater Valley.

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Cecilio Padilla

Cecilio Padilla is a digital producer for CBS Sacramento and a Sacramento-area native who has been covering Northern California for more than a decade.