Which costs less to open, Chicken Guy! or Cml Storefront?

Chicken Guy!: $734,000 – $3,020,000 (2025 FDD · Item 7); Cml Storefront: $266,600 – $965,800 (2026 FDD · Item 7). These are each franchisor's Item 7 estimated initial investment. The low end of the disclosed estimate is lower for Cml Storefront. At least one range spans several business formats. Estimates are not quotes, and the FDD years may differ.

How do Chicken Guy! and Cml Storefront royalties compare?

Chicken Guy!: 6% (2025 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 12); Cml Storefront: 6% (2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 12). Royalties as disclosed in Item 6; other recurring fees are listed separately.

Which has more locations, Chicken Guy! or Cml Storefront?

Chicken Guy!: 11 (2025 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 47); Cml Storefront: 2 (2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 49). Total outlets from Item 20. Outlet counts do not indicate territory availability or franchisee results.

Do Chicken Guy! and Cml Storefront disclose financial performance (Item 19)?

Chicken Guy! makes no Item 19 financial performance representation; Cml Storefront has reviewed Item 19 figures for 1 location group. Different location groups are not directly comparable, and revenue is not profit.

Franchise opportunities compared

Chicken Guy! vs Cml Storefront

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.

Chicken Guy!2025 FDD

Cml Storefront2026 FDD

Initial investment · Item 7

Chicken Guy!

$734,000 – $3,020,000

2025 FDD · Item 7

Cml Storefront

$266,600 – $965,800

2026 FDD · Item 7

Initial franchise fee · Item 5

Chicken Guy!

Not available

Cml Storefront

$40,000

2026 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 11

Royalty · Item 6

Chicken Guy!

2025 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 12

Cml Storefront

2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 12

Before you compare

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

Financial commitment

Disclosure

Chicken Guy!

Cml Storefront

Estimated initial investment (Item 7)

Chicken Guy!

$734,000 – $3,020,000

2025 FDD · Item 7

Cml Storefront

$266,600 – $965,800

2026 FDD · Item 7

Standard initial franchise fee (Item 5)

Chicken Guy!

Not available

No single standard fee identified

Cml Storefront

$40,000

2026 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 11

Royalty (Item 6)

Chicken Guy!

Royalty

2025 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 12

Cml Storefront

Royalty rate

2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 12

Brand / advertising fund (Item 6)

Chicken Guy!

$30,000

Brand Fund max annual contribution

2025 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 12

Cml Storefront

Advertising fund maximum — 2%

2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 12

System scale & health

Disclosure

Chicken Guy!

Cml Storefront

Total outlets (Item 20)

Chicken Guy!

Outlets at end of 2024

2025 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 47

Cml Storefront

Outlets at end of 2025

2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 49

Net outlet change (Item 20)

Chicken Guy!

Calculated: 6 at end of 2022 → 11 at end of 2024

Cml Storefront

−3

Calculated: 5 at end of 2023 → 2 at end of 2025

Outlet exits (Item 20)

Chicken Guy!

Not available

No complete exit records for a year

Cml Storefront

Not available

No complete exit records for a year

Franchising since (Item 1)

Chicken Guy!

Not available

Not in reviewed records

Cml Storefront

Not available

Not in reviewed records

Franchisor founded (Item 1)

Chicken Guy!

Not available

Not in reviewed records

Cml Storefront

Not available

Not in reviewed records

Financial performance (Item 19), by location group

Chicken Guy!

Not disclosed — no Item 19 financial performance representation

Cml Storefront

Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record

$1,299,825

other 2025 franchisee Storefronts Median annual gross sales

2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 47

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.

Chicken Guy! vs Cml Storefront: common questions

Which costs less to open, Chicken Guy! or Cml Storefront?: Chicken Guy!: $734,000 – $3,020,000 (2025 FDD · Item 7); Cml Storefront: $266,600 – $965,800 (2026 FDD · Item 7). These are each franchisor's Item 7 estimated initial investment. The low end of the disclosed estimate is lower for Cml Storefront. At least one range spans several business formats. Estimates are not quotes, and the FDD years may differ.
How do Chicken Guy! and Cml Storefront royalties compare?: Chicken Guy!: 6% (2025 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 12); Cml Storefront: 6% (2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 12). Royalties as disclosed in Item 6; other recurring fees are listed separately.
Which has more locations, Chicken Guy! or Cml Storefront?: Chicken Guy!: 11 (2025 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 47); Cml Storefront: 2 (2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 49). Total outlets from Item 20. Outlet counts do not indicate territory availability or franchisee results.
Do Chicken Guy! and Cml Storefront disclose financial performance (Item 19)?: Chicken Guy! makes no Item 19 financial performance representation; Cml Storefront has reviewed Item 19 figures for 1 location group. Different location groups are not directly comparable, and revenue is not profit.

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

How Franopolis reviews FDD figures