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.
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.
| Disclosure | CGChicken Guy! | CSCml Storefront |
|---|---|---|
| Financial commitment | ||
| Estimated initial investment (Item 7) | $734,000 – $3,020,000 2025 FDD · Item 7 | $266,600 – $965,800 2026 FDD · Item 7 |
| Standard initial franchise fee (Item 5) | Not available No single standard fee identified | $40,000 2026 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 11 |
| Royalty (Item 6) | $6.00 Royalty 2025 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 12 | $6.00 Royalty rate 2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 12 |
| Brand / advertising fund (Item 6) | $30,000 Brand Fund max annual contribution 2025 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 12 | $2.00 Advertising fund maximum 2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 12 |
| System scale & health | ||
| Total outlets (Item 20) | 22 Outlets at end of 2024 2025 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 47 | 4 Outlets at end of 2025 2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 49 |
| Net outlet change (Item 20) | +10 Calculated: 12 at end of 2022 → 22 at end of 2024 | −6 Calculated: 10 at end of 2023 → 4 at end of 2025 |
| 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 | Not disclosed — no Item 19 financial performance representation | 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.