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    Pollo Campero vs Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen

    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.

    Pollo Campero2025 FDDPopeyes Louisiana Kitchen2026 FDD

    Initial investment · Item 7

    Pollo Campero

    Not available

    Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen

    $504,545 – $3,923,245

    2026 FDD · Item 7

    Initial franchise fee · Item 5

    Pollo Campero

    Not available

    Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen

    $50,000

    2026 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 25

    Royalty · Item 6

    Pollo Campero

    5%

    2025 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 13

    Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen

    5%

    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 29

    Before you compare

    • Pollo Campero figures come from its 2025 FDD and Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen figures from its 2026 FDD, so the years differ.
    • Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen discloses 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 (Pollo Campero: 4, Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen: 65). Different groups are not directly comparable.

    Financial commitment

    Estimated initial investment (Item 7)

    Pollo Campero

    Not available
    No reviewed Item 7 total

    Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen

    $504,545 – $3,923,245
    2026 FDD · Item 7
    Standard initial franchise fee (Item 5)

    Pollo Campero

    Not available
    No single standard fee identified

    Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen

    $50,000
    2026 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 25
    Royalty (Item 6)

    Pollo Campero

    5%
    Royalty
    2025 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 13

    Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen

    5%
    Royalty fee
    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 29
    Brand / advertising fund (Item 6)

    Pollo Campero

    1% of current
    Brand Fund Contribution
    2025 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 14

    Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen

    5% of high
    Advertising contribution
    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 29

    System scale & health

    Total outlets (Item 20)

    Pollo Campero

    121
    Outlets at end of 2024
    2025 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 68

    Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen

    3,177
    Outlets at end of 2024
    2025 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 104
    Net outlet change (Item 20)

    Pollo Campero

    +36
    Calculated: 85 at end of 2022 → 121 at end of 2024

    Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen

    +231
    Calculated: 2,946 at end of 2022 → 3,177 at end of 2024
    Outlet exits (Item 20)

    Pollo Campero

    Not available
    No complete exit records for a year

    Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen

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

    Pollo Campero

    Not available
    Not in reviewed records

    Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen

    1973
    From a verified franchisor listing
    Franchisor founded (Item 1)

    Pollo Campero

    Not available
    Not in reviewed records

    Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen

    Not available
    Not in reviewed records

    Financial performance (Item 19), by location group

    Pollo Campero
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Franchised POLLO CAMPERO restaurants open for the entire 2024 fiscal year
    $3,524,622
    other gross sales
    2025 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 66
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Franchised POLLO CAMPERO Restaurants open for the entire 2024 fiscal year
    $679,375
    other Low gross sales
    2025 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 66
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Affiliate-owned POLLO CAMPERO Restaurants open for the entire 2024 fiscal year
    $8,831,243
    other High gross sales
    2025 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 66
    +1 more groups in the full report
    Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Free-standing consolidated
    346 restaurants
    other Table I free-standing count meeting average
    2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 90
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Free-standing restaurants — company-owned
    $1,898,999
    other Table I free-standing average annual sales
    2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 90
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Free-standing restaurants — franchised
    $492,576
    other Table I free-standing low annual sales
    2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 90
    +62 more groups in the full report

    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.

    Pollo Campero vs Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen: common questions

    How do Pollo Campero and Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen royalties compare?
    Pollo Campero: 5% (2025 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 13); Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen: 5% (2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 29). Royalties as disclosed in Item 6; other recurring fees are listed separately.
    Which has more locations, Pollo Campero or Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen?
    Pollo Campero: 121 (2025 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 68); Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen: 3,177 (2025 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 104). Total outlets from Item 20. Outlet counts do not indicate territory availability or franchisee results.
    Do Pollo Campero and Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen disclose financial performance (Item 19)?
    Pollo Campero has reviewed Item 19 figures for 4 location groups; Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen has reviewed Item 19 figures for 65 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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