KFC (Traditional)
Source filing: WI · filed 2026-03-25
Item 5 — Initial franchise fee
$45,000 [p.16 · WI · 2026-03-25]
Item 6 — Recurring fees (royalty & advertising)
| Royalty (Note 2) | 4% to 5.25% of Gross Revenue or a minimum of $1,440, whichever is greater, per month (minimum fee subject to adjustment based upon the Consumer Price Index). [p.17 · WI · 2026-03-25] |
|---|---|
| Late royalty payments | 1.5% per month. [p.18 · WI · 2026-03-25] |
Full Item 6 schedule (including one-time and conditional fees) is in the FDD itself.
Item 7 — Estimated initial investment (total)
$2,107,575 [p.23 · WI · 2026-03-25] – $4,155,000 [p.23 · WI · 2026-03-25]
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 | 3,558 [p.52 · WI · 2026-03-25] |
|---|---|
| Franchised outlets at end of year | 3,404 [p.52 · WI · 2026-03-25] |
| Net change in franchised outlets | -154 [p.52 · WI · 2026-03-25] |
| Transfers | 30 [p.54 · WI · 2026-03-25] |
| Terminations | 155 [p.59 · WI · 2026-03-25] |
| Non-renewals | 0 [p.59 · WI · 2026-03-25] |
| Ceased operations (other) | 1 [p.59 · WI · 2026-03-25] |
| Company-owned outlets at end of year | 86 [p.52 · WI · 2026-03-25] |
Item 19 — Financial performance representation
Headline cohort
Same 2,227 Sample Outlets - actual annual Net Sales for FYE 2025 · FYE 2025 (actual)
| Outlets in sample | Average | Median | High | Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2,227 [p.51 · WI · 2026-03-25] | Not disclosed | Not disclosed | $3,379,000 [p.51 · WI · 2026-03-25] | $387,000 [p.51 · WI · 2026-03-25] |
All disclosed cohorts (2)
| Cohort | Outlets | Average | Median | High | Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2,227 single-brand Outlets (2,167 franchisee-owned and 60 Company-Owned) with drive thru, built or remodeled in American Showman or Next Gen image, open at least one year as of FYE 2025 - Forecast Tool projected annual Net Sales FYE 2025 (projected) |
2,227 [p.51 · WI · 2026-03-25] | Not disclosed | Not disclosed | $3,151,000 [p.51 · WI · 2026-03-25] | $545,000 [p.51 · WI · 2026-03-25] |
| Same 2,227 Sample Outlets - actual annual Net Sales for FYE 2025 FYE 2025 (actual) |
2,227 [p.51 · WI · 2026-03-25] | Not disclosed | Not disclosed | $3,379,000 [p.51 · WI · 2026-03-25] | $387,000 [p.51 · WI · 2026-03-25] |
Extraction notes
- Item 7 totals were extracted with model assistance and verified against the cited page.
- The headline cohort's description does not explicitly state the population is franchised outlets — population not verified.