Which costs less to open, Subway or TKK Fried Chicken?

Subway: $227,000 – $458,000 (2026 FDD · Item 7); TKK Fried Chicken: $192,000 – $698,000 (2026 FDD · Item 7). These are each franchisor's Item 7 estimated initial investment. The low end of the disclosed estimate is lower for TKK Fried Chicken. At least one range spans several business formats. Estimates are not quotes, and the FDD years may differ.

How do Subway and TKK Fried Chicken royalties compare?

Subway: 8% (2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 36); TKK Fried Chicken: 5% (2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 13). Royalties as disclosed in Item 6; other recurring fees are listed separately.

Which has more locations, Subway or TKK Fried Chicken?

Subway: 18,773 (2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 94); TKK Fried Chicken: 29 (2025 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 48). Total outlets from Item 20. Outlet counts do not indicate territory availability or franchisee results.

Do Subway and TKK Fried Chicken disclose financial performance (Item 19)?

Subway makes no Item 19 financial performance representation; TKK Fried Chicken makes no Item 19 financial performance representation. Different location groups are not directly comparable, and revenue is not profit.

Franchise opportunities compared

Subway vs TKK Fried Chicken

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.

Subway2026 FDD

TKK Fried Chicken2026 FDD

Initial investment · Item 7

Subway

$227,000 – $458,000

2026 FDD · Item 7

TKK Fried Chicken

$192,000 – $698,000

2026 FDD · Item 7

Initial franchise fee · Item 5

Subway

$15,000

2026 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 29

TKK Fried Chicken

$37,500

2026 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 11

Royalty · Item 6

Subway

2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 36

TKK Fried Chicken

2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 13

Before you compare

Both sets of figures come from 2026 FDDs.
Subway and TKK Fried Chicken 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.

Financial commitment

Disclosure

Subway

TKK Fried Chicken

Estimated initial investment (Item 7)

Subway

$227,000 – $458,000

2026 FDD · Item 7

TKK Fried Chicken

$192,000 – $698,000

2026 FDD · Item 7

Standard initial franchise fee (Item 5)

Subway

$15,000

2026 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 29

TKK Fried Chicken

$37,500

2026 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 11

Royalty (Item 6)

Subway

Royalty fee

2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 36

TKK Fried Chicken

Royalty rate

2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 13

Brand / advertising fund (Item 6)

Subway

4.5%

Advertising fee — 4.5%

2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 36

TKK Fried Chicken

Marketing fee — 2%

2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 13

System scale & health

Disclosure

Subway

TKK Fried Chicken

Total outlets (Item 20)

Subway

18,773

Outlets at end of 2025

2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 94

TKK Fried Chicken

Outlets at end of 2024

2025 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 48

Net outlet change (Item 20)

Subway

−1,360

Calculated: 20,133 at end of 2023 → 18,773 at end of 2025

TKK Fried Chicken

Calculated: 20 at end of 2022 → 29 at end of 2024

Outlet exits (Item 20)

Subway

Not available

No complete exit records for a year

TKK Fried Chicken

Not available

No complete exit records for a year

Franchising since (Item 1)

Subway

1974

From a verified franchisor listing

TKK Fried Chicken

Not available

Not in reviewed records

Franchisor founded (Item 1)

Subway

Not available

Not in reviewed records

TKK Fried Chicken

Not available

Not in reviewed records

Financial performance (Item 19), by location group

Subway

Not disclosed — no Item 19 financial performance representation

TKK Fried Chicken

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.

Subway vs TKK Fried Chicken: common questions

Which costs less to open, Subway or TKK Fried Chicken?: Subway: $227,000 – $458,000 (2026 FDD · Item 7); TKK Fried Chicken: $192,000 – $698,000 (2026 FDD · Item 7). These are each franchisor's Item 7 estimated initial investment. The low end of the disclosed estimate is lower for TKK Fried Chicken. At least one range spans several business formats. Estimates are not quotes, and the FDD years may differ.
How do Subway and TKK Fried Chicken royalties compare?: Subway: 8% (2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 36); TKK Fried Chicken: 5% (2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 13). Royalties as disclosed in Item 6; other recurring fees are listed separately.
Which has more locations, Subway or TKK Fried Chicken?: Subway: 18,773 (2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 94); TKK Fried Chicken: 29 (2025 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 48). Total outlets from Item 20. Outlet counts do not indicate territory availability or franchisee results.
Do Subway and TKK Fried Chicken disclose financial performance (Item 19)?: Subway makes no Item 19 financial performance representation; TKK Fried Chicken 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.

How Franopolis reviews FDD figures