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    Chick-fil-A 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.

    Chick-fil-A2026 FDDChicken Guy!2025 FDD

    Initial investment · Item 7

    Chick-fil-A

    $585,500 – $3,437,000

    2026 FDD · Item 7

    Chicken Guy!

    $734,000 – $3,020,000

    2025 FDD · Item 7

    Initial franchise fee · Item 5

    Chick-fil-A

    Not available

    Chicken Guy!

    Not available

    Royalty · Item 6

    Chick-fil-A

    Not available

    Chicken Guy!

    6%

    2025 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 12

    Before you compare

    • Chick-fil-A figures come from its 2026 FDD and Chicken Guy! figures from its 2025 FDD, so the years differ.
    • Chick-fil-A and Chicken Guy! disclose more than one business format, so the investment range spans formats; the full report breaks them out.
    • Only Chick-fil-A has reviewed Item 19 figures here.

    Financial commitment

    Estimated initial investment (Item 7)

    Chick-fil-A

    $585,500 – $3,437,000
    2026 FDD · Item 7

    Chicken Guy!

    $734,000 – $3,020,000
    2025 FDD · Item 7
    Standard initial franchise fee (Item 5)

    Chick-fil-A

    Not available
    No single standard fee identified

    Chicken Guy!

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

    Chick-fil-A

    Not available
    No reviewed royalty record

    Chicken Guy!

    6%
    Royalty
    2025 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 12
    Brand / advertising fund (Item 6)

    Chick-fil-A

    Not available
    No reviewed brand or advertising fund fee

    Chicken Guy!

    $30,000
    Brand Fund max annual contribution
    2025 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 12

    System scale & health

    Total outlets (Item 20)

    Chick-fil-A

    424
    Outlets at end of 2025
    2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 55

    Chicken Guy!

    11
    Outlets at end of 2024
    2025 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 47
    Net outlet change (Item 20)

    Chick-fil-A

    +12
    Calculated: 412 at end of 2023 → 424 at end of 2025

    Chicken Guy!

    +5
    Calculated: 6 at end of 2022 → 11 at end of 2024
    Outlet exits (Item 20)

    Chick-fil-A

    Not available
    No complete exit records for a year

    Chicken Guy!

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

    Chick-fil-A

    Not available
    Not in reviewed records

    Chicken Guy!

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

    Chick-fil-A

    Not available
    Not in reviewed records

    Chicken Guy!

    Not available
    Not in reviewed records

    Financial performance (Item 19), by location group

    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
    Chicken Guy!

    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.

    Chick-fil-A vs Chicken Guy!: common questions

    Which costs less to open, Chick-fil-A or Chicken Guy!?
    Chick-fil-A: $585,500 – $3,437,000 (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 Chick-fil-A. At least one range spans several business formats. Estimates are not quotes, and the FDD years may differ.
    Which has more locations, Chick-fil-A or Chicken Guy!?
    Chick-fil-A: 424 (2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 55); Chicken Guy!: 11 (2025 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 47). Total outlets from Item 20. Outlet counts do not indicate territory availability or franchisee results.
    Do Chick-fil-A and Chicken Guy! disclose financial performance (Item 19)?
    Chick-fil-A has reviewed Item 19 figures for 2 location groups; 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.

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