"Church's", "Church's Chicken", and "Church's Texas Chicken"
Source filing: WI · filed 2026-05-01
Item 5 — Initial franchise fee
$20,000 [p.17 · WI · 2026-05-01]
Item 6 — Recurring fees (royalty & advertising)
| Royalty2 | 5% of Gross Sales [p.19 · WI · 2026-05-01] |
|---|---|
| Advertising Fund Contribution | 5% of Gross Sales (up to 1% of Gross Sales if a Regional Co-Op has been formed, plus contribution to Co-Op) and at least $25,000/year [p.19 · WI · 2026-05-01] |
| Default Royalty | 1% of Gross Sales [p.21 · WI · 2026-05-01] |
| Minimum Royalty During Closure | The average weekly royalty that you owed to us during the 52 weeks before the closure of the Restaurant multiplied by the number of weeks or partial weeks that the Restaurant is not in operation. [p.21 · WI · 2026-05-01] |
Full Item 6 schedule (including one-time and conditional fees) is in the FDD itself.
Item 7 — Estimated initial investment (total)
$1,252,400 [p.24 · WI · 2026-05-01] – $1,970,300 [p.24 · WI · 2026-05-01]
Base single-franchise offering as stated in the FDD's total row. Multi-unit or area-development formats are not broken out here.
Item 20 — Outlets
| Franchised outlets at start of year | 714 [p.64 · WI · 2026-05-01] |
|---|---|
| Franchised outlets at end of year | 722 [p.64 · WI · 2026-05-01] |
| Net change in franchised outlets | 8 [p.64 · WI · 2026-05-01] |
| Transfers | 8 [p.65 · WI · 2026-05-01] |
| Terminations | 1 [p.67 · WI · 2026-05-01] |
| Non-renewals | 0 [p.67 · WI · 2026-05-01] |
| Ceased operations (other) | Not disclosed |
| Company-owned outlets at end of year | 163 [p.64 · WI · 2026-05-01] |
Item 19 — Financial performance representation
Headline cohort
Domestic System (Franchised + Company) FY2025 · 2025 fiscal year
| Outlets in sample | Average | Median | High | Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 710 [p.62 · WI · 2026-05-01] | $1,140,081 [p.62 · WI · 2026-05-01] | Not disclosed | $2,648,149 [p.62 · WI · 2026-05-01] | Not disclosed |
All disclosed cohorts (26)
| Cohort | Outlets | Average | Median | High | Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Franchised Restaurants FY2025 2025 fiscal year |
565 [p.56 · WI · 2026-05-01] | $1,114,233 [p.62 · WI · 2026-05-01] | Not disclosed | Not disclosed | Not disclosed |
| All Company Restaurants FY2025 2025 fiscal year |
145 [p.56 · WI · 2026-05-01] | $1,239,870 [p.62 · WI · 2026-05-01] | $1,159,787 [p.62 · WI · 2026-05-01] | $2,648,149 [p.62 · WI · 2026-05-01] | Not disclosed |
| Domestic System (Franchised + Company) FY2025 2025 fiscal year |
710 [p.62 · WI · 2026-05-01] | $1,140,081 [p.62 · WI · 2026-05-01] | Not disclosed | $2,648,149 [p.62 · WI · 2026-05-01] | Not disclosed |
| Franchised Freestanding Restaurants FY2025 2025 fiscal year |
372 [p.57 · WI · 2026-05-01] | $1,270,033 [p.57 · WI · 2026-05-01] | $1,447,583 [p.57 · WI · 2026-05-01] | $1,542,000 [p.57 · WI · 2026-05-01] | Not disclosed |
| Company Freestanding Restaurants FY2025 2025 fiscal year |
142 [p.57 · WI · 2026-05-01] | $1,236,658 [p.57 · WI · 2026-05-01] | Not disclosed | Not disclosed | Not disclosed |
| Franchised Convenience Store Restaurants FY2025 2025 fiscal year |
44 [p.58 · WI · 2026-05-01] | $1,116,371 [p.58 · WI · 2026-05-01] | Not disclosed | Not disclosed | Not disclosed |
| Company Convenience Store Restaurants FY2025 2025 fiscal year |
Not disclosed | Not disclosed | Not disclosed | Not disclosed | Not disclosed |
| Re-Imaged Franchised Restaurants Before Reimage 12 months before reimage |
44 [p.59 · WI · 2026-05-01] | $1,189,052 [p.59 · WI · 2026-05-01] | $1,164,871 [p.59 · WI · 2026-05-01] | $2,057,653 [p.59 · WI · 2026-05-01] | $492,782 [p.59 · WI · 2026-05-01] |
| Re-Imaged Franchised Restaurants After Reimage after reimage to Dec 28, 2025 |
44 [p.59 · WI · 2026-05-01] | $1,268,600 [p.59 · WI · 2026-05-01] | $1,289,850 [p.59 · WI · 2026-05-01] | $2,004,014 [p.59 · WI · 2026-05-01] | $491,076 [p.59 · WI · 2026-05-01] |
| Franchised Freestanding Drive-Thru Restaurants Quartile 4 FY2025 2025 fiscal year |
106 [p.59 · WI · 2026-05-01] | $1,628,718 [p.59 · WI · 2026-05-01] | Not disclosed | Not disclosed | Not disclosed |
| Franchised Freestanding Drive-Thru Restaurants Quartile 3 FY2025 2025 fiscal year |
105 [p.59 · WI · 2026-05-01] | $1,201,290 [p.59 · WI · 2026-05-01] | Not disclosed | Not disclosed | Not disclosed |
| Franchised Freestanding Drive-Thru Restaurants Quartile 2 FY2025 2025 fiscal year |
105 [p.59 · WI · 2026-05-01] | $986,054 [p.59 · WI · 2026-05-01] | Not disclosed | Not disclosed | Not disclosed |
| Franchised Freestanding Drive-Thru Restaurants Quartile 1 FY2025 2025 fiscal year |
105 [p.59 · WI · 2026-05-01] | $743,492 [p.59 · WI · 2026-05-01] | Not disclosed | Not disclosed | Not disclosed |
| Company Freestanding Drive-Thru Restaurants Quartile 4 FY2025 2025 fiscal year |
Not disclosed | $1,753,577 [p.60 · WI · 2026-05-01] | Not disclosed | Not disclosed | Not disclosed |
| Company Freestanding Drive-Thru Restaurants Quartile 3 FY2025 2025 fiscal year |
Not disclosed | $1,287,473 [p.60 · WI · 2026-05-01] | Not disclosed | Not disclosed | Not disclosed |
| Company Freestanding Drive-Thru Restaurants Quartile 2 FY2025 2025 fiscal year |
Not disclosed | $1,079,702 [p.60 · WI · 2026-05-01] | Not disclosed | Not disclosed | Not disclosed |
| Company Freestanding Drive-Thru Restaurants Quartile 1 FY2025 2025 fiscal year |
Not disclosed | $852,470 [p.60 · WI · 2026-05-01] | Not disclosed | Not disclosed | Not disclosed |
| Franchised Restaurants South Region FY2025 2025 fiscal year |
391 [p.60 · WI · 2026-05-01] | $1,061,478 [p.60 · WI · 2026-05-01] | $1,005,763 [p.60 · WI · 2026-05-01] | $2,435,926 [p.60 · WI · 2026-05-01] | Not disclosed |
| Franchised Restaurants Midwest Region FY2025 2025 fiscal year |
62 [p.60 · WI · 2026-05-01] | $1,228,493 [p.60 · WI · 2026-05-01] | $1,144,538 [p.60 · WI · 2026-05-01] | $2,209,284 [p.60 · WI · 2026-05-01] | Not disclosed |
| Franchised Restaurants West Region FY2025 2025 fiscal year |
112 [p.60 · WI · 2026-05-01] | $1,239,058 [p.60 · WI · 2026-05-01] | Not disclosed | Not disclosed | Not disclosed |
| Company Restaurants South Region FY2025 2025 fiscal year |
135 [p.61 · WI · 2026-05-01] | $1,229,448 [p.61 · WI · 2026-05-01] | $1,154,039 [p.61 · WI · 2026-05-01] | $2,648,149 [p.61 · WI · 2026-05-01] | Not disclosed |
| Company Restaurants Midwest Region FY2025 2025 fiscal year |
10 [p.61 · WI · 2026-05-01] | $1,380,576 [p.61 · WI · 2026-05-01] | $1,386,818 [p.61 · WI · 2026-05-01] | $1,768,192 [p.61 · WI · 2026-05-01] | Not disclosed |
| Franchised Restaurants FY2023 2023 fiscal year |
586 [p.62 · WI · 2026-05-01] | $1,004,955 [p.62 · WI · 2026-05-01] | $956,367 [p.62 · WI · 2026-05-01] | Not disclosed | $358,293 [p.62 · WI · 2026-05-01] |
| Franchised Restaurants FY2024 2024 fiscal year |
521 [p.62 · WI · 2026-05-01] | $1,099,681 [p.62 · WI · 2026-05-01] | Not disclosed | Not disclosed | Not disclosed |
| Company Restaurants FY2023 2023 fiscal year |
146 [p.62 · WI · 2026-05-01] | $1,062,508 [p.62 · WI · 2026-05-01] | Not disclosed | Not disclosed | $520,122 [p.62 · WI · 2026-05-01] |
| Company Restaurants FY2024 2024 fiscal year |
139 [p.62 · WI · 2026-05-01] | $1,162,270 [p.62 · WI · 2026-05-01] | $1,117,174 [p.62 · WI · 2026-05-01] | $2,226,691 [p.62 · WI · 2026-05-01] | Not disclosed |
“The information included in Tables 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7 is based on Gross Sales during 2025 fiscal year.” [p.56 · WI · 2026-05-01]
Extraction notes
- One or more Item 19 figures failed source verification and were removed.
- Item 7 totals were extracted with model assistance and verified against the cited page.