Franchise opportunities compared
Chester’s Store-in-Store/Non-Trad Restaurant vs Chicken Guy!
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.
Before you compare
- Chester’s Store-in-Store/Non-Trad Restaurant figures come from its 2026 FDD and Chicken Guy! figures from its 2025 FDD, so the years differ.
- Chester’s Store-in-Store/Non-Trad Restaurant and Chicken Guy! disclose more than one business format, so the investment range spans formats; the full report breaks them out.
- Only neither brand has reviewed Item 19 figures here.
| Disclosure | CSChester’s Store-in-Store/Non-Trad Restaurant |  Chicken Guy! |
|---|---|---|
| Financial commitment | ||
| Estimated initial investment (Item 7) | $15,500 – $306,500 2026 FDD · Item 7 | $734,000 – $3,020,000 2025 FDD · Item 7 |
| Standard initial franchise fee (Item 5) | $1,000 2026 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 15 | Not available No single standard fee identified |
| Royalty (Item 6) | Not available No reviewed royalty record | 6% Royalty 2025 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 12 |
| Brand / advertising fund (Item 6) | $10,000 De-Branding Fee 2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 17 | $30,000 Brand Fund max annual contribution 2025 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 12 |
| System scale & health | ||
| Total outlets (Item 20) | 918 Outlets at end of 2025 2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 47 | 22 Outlets at end of 2024 2025 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 47 |
| Net outlet change (Item 20) | −84 Calculated: 1,002 at end of 2023 → 918 at end of 2025 | +10 Calculated: 12 at end of 2022 → 22 at end of 2024 |
| Outlet exits (Item 20) | Not available No complete exit records for a year | Not available No complete exit records for a year |
| Franchising since (Item 1) | Not available Not in reviewed records | Not available Not in reviewed records |
| Franchisor founded (Item 1) | Not available Not in reviewed records | Not available Not in reviewed records |
| Performance (Item 19) | ||
| Financial performance (Item 19), by location group | No reviewed Item 19 figures | Not disclosed — no Item 19 financial performance representation |
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.
Chester’s Store-in-Store/Non-Trad Restaurant vs Chicken Guy!: common questions
- Which costs less to open, Chester’s Store-in-Store/Non-Trad Restaurant or Chicken Guy!?
- Chester’s Store-in-Store/Non-Trad Restaurant: $15,500 – $306,500 (2026 FDD · Item 7); Chicken Guy!: $734,000 – $3,020,000 (2025 FDD · Item 7). These are each franchisor's Item 7 estimated initial investment. The low end of the disclosed estimate is lower for Chester’s Store-in-Store/Non-Trad Restaurant. At least one range spans several business formats. Estimates are not quotes, and the FDD years may differ.
- Which has more locations, Chester’s Store-in-Store/Non-Trad Restaurant or Chicken Guy!?
- Chester’s Store-in-Store/Non-Trad Restaurant: 918 (2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 47); Chicken Guy!: 22 (2025 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 47). Total outlets from Item 20. Outlet counts do not indicate territory availability or franchisee results.
- Do Chester’s Store-in-Store/Non-Trad Restaurant and Chicken Guy! disclose financial performance (Item 19)?
- Chester’s Store-in-Store/Non-Trad Restaurant has no reviewed Item 19 figures on file; Chicken Guy! makes no Item 19 financial performance representation. Different location groups are not directly comparable, and revenue is not profit.
Answers restate the reviewed figures above. Not a ranking or recommendation.