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    Checkers & Rally’s Restaurants, Inc vs Chick-fil-A

    Reviewed figures from each brand's Franchise Disclosure Document (FDD), side by side. Each figure carries its FDD year and page. This is not a ranking or recommendation, and the two FDDs may cover different years and location groups.

    Checkers & Rally’s Restaurants, Inc2026 FDDChick-fil-A2026 FDD

    Initial investment · Item 7

    Checkers & Rally’s Restaurants, Inc

    $214,000 – $1,915,000

    2026 FDD · Item 7

    Chick-fil-A

    $585,500 – $3,437,000

    2026 FDD · Item 7

    Initial franchise fee · Item 5

    Checkers & Rally’s Restaurants, Inc

    $30,000

    2026 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 16

    Chick-fil-A

    Not available

    Royalty · Item 6

    Checkers & Rally’s Restaurants, Inc

    $2.00

    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 20

    Chick-fil-A

    Not available

    Before you compare

    • Both sets of figures come from 2026 FDDs.
    • Checkers & Rally’s Restaurants, Inc and Chick-fil-A disclose more than one business format, so the investment range spans formats; the full report breaks them out.
    • Item 19 figures cover the location groups each FDD names (Checkers & Rally’s Restaurants, Inc: 26, Chick-fil-A: 2). Different groups are not directly comparable.

    Financial commitment

    Estimated initial investment (Item 7)

    Checkers & Rally’s Restaurants, Inc

    $214,000 – $1,915,000
    2026 FDD · Item 7

    Chick-fil-A

    $585,500 – $3,437,000
    2026 FDD · Item 7
    Standard initial franchise fee (Item 5)

    Checkers & Rally’s Restaurants, Inc

    $30,000
    2026 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 16

    Chick-fil-A

    Not available
    No single standard fee identified
    Royalty (Item 6)

    Checkers & Rally’s Restaurants, Inc

    $2.00
    Nontraditional net sales royalty
    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 20

    Chick-fil-A

    Not available
    No reviewed royalty record
    Brand / advertising fund (Item 6)

    Checkers & Rally’s Restaurants, Inc

    $15,000
    New restaurant initial advertising deposit
    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 18

    Chick-fil-A

    Not available
    No reviewed brand or advertising fund fee

    System scale & health

    Total outlets (Item 20)

    Checkers & Rally’s Restaurants, Inc

    288
    Outlets at end of 2025
    2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 84

    Chick-fil-A

    424
    Outlets at end of 2025
    2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 55
    Net outlet change (Item 20)

    Checkers & Rally’s Restaurants, Inc

    −9
    Calculated: 297 at end of 2023 → 288 at end of 2025

    Chick-fil-A

    +12
    Calculated: 412 at end of 2023 → 424 at end of 2025
    Outlet exits (Item 20)

    Checkers & Rally’s Restaurants, Inc

    Not available
    No complete exit records for a year

    Chick-fil-A

    Not available
    No complete exit records for a year
    Franchising since (Item 1)

    Checkers & Rally’s Restaurants, Inc

    1999
    From a verified franchisor listing

    Chick-fil-A

    Not available
    Not in reviewed records
    Franchisor founded (Item 1)

    Checkers & Rally’s Restaurants, Inc

    Not available
    Not in reviewed records

    Chick-fil-A

    Not available
    Not in reviewed records

    Financial performance (Item 19), by location group

    Checkers & Rally’s Restaurants, Inc
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Two new company-owned Checkers
    50 percent
    other New company Checkers
    2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 76
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Checkers Table A ALL CHECKERS RESTAURANTS
    115 restaurants
    other Checkers Table A ALL CHECKERS RESTAURANTS Company- owned
    2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 72
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Checkers Table A ALL CHECKERS RESTAURANTS
    $1,136,589
    other Checkers Table A ALL CHECKERS RESTAURANTS Franchised
    2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 72
    +23 more groups in the full report
    Chick-fil-A
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Domestic Chick-fil-A Licensed Units on college or university campuses, full cal…
    $1,279,605
    other Campus median annual sales
    2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 52
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Domestic Chick-fil-A Licensed Units at hospitals, businesses, industries, or ai…
    $3,224,813
    other Hospital/business/industry/airport median sales
    2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 53

    Item 19 groups are shown separately and never combined. Revenue or sales figures are not profit. Net outlet change and turnover are Franopolis calculations from the disclosed counts; turnover is a count-based rate, not a measure of owner earnings.

    Checkers & Rally’s Restaurants, Inc vs Chick-fil-A: common questions

    Which costs less to open, Checkers & Rally’s Restaurants, Inc or Chick-fil-A?
    Checkers & Rally’s Restaurants, Inc: $214,000 – $1,915,000 (2026 FDD · Item 7); Chick-fil-A: $585,500 – $3,437,000 (2026 FDD · Item 7). These are each franchisor's Item 7 estimated initial investment. The low end of the disclosed estimate is lower for Checkers & Rally’s Restaurants, Inc. At least one range spans several business formats. Estimates are not quotes, and the FDD years may differ.
    Which has more locations, Checkers & Rally’s Restaurants, Inc or Chick-fil-A?
    Checkers & Rally’s Restaurants, Inc: 288 (2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 84); Chick-fil-A: 424 (2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 55). Total outlets from Item 20. Outlet counts do not indicate territory availability or franchisee results.
    Do Checkers & Rally’s Restaurants, Inc and Chick-fil-A disclose financial performance (Item 19)?
    Checkers & Rally’s Restaurants, Inc has reviewed Item 19 figures for 26 location groups; Chick-fil-A has reviewed Item 19 figures for 2 location groups. Different location groups are not directly comparable, and revenue is not profit.

    Answers restate the reviewed figures above. Not a ranking or recommendation.

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