Church's Texas Chicken
Partial FDD dataOnly 1 year(s) of Item 20 outlet history on file
Beyond the filing
Everything else on this page is quoted from Church's Texas Chicken's franchise disclosure document. This is not — it is measured off the open web, it is not verified by the franchisor, and it never affects the Factbook Score.
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Every figure on this page comes from Church's Texas Chicken's own disclosure filings, source linked. Compare it against its category before any discovery call — and read the FDD with an attorney before signing anything.
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They have not cleared our 0.85 QA bar, usually because no primary regulator-hosted filing was reachable and the figures come from a secondary source. Treat them as indicative and check the linked source before relying on them. We publish the score rather than hiding it — see the methodology.
What it really costs
Every cost figure this brand's filing discloses — not just the headline range
| Expense | Low | High |
|---|---|---|
| Initial franchise fee | — | — |
| Total initial investment | $609,725 | $1,886,300 |
Item 7 reports a total range, not a full line-item breakdown, in this brand's filing excerpt — the franchise fee is the only cost we can show separately today.
Costs more to open than 70% of food and beverage franchises on this site with a disclosed Item 7 range (372 compared). Computed from total investment, not a figure from the filing itself.
Earnings disclosure
Does the franchisor share performance data? No
This brand's filing does not include an Item 19 financial performance representation. That's common — a large share of franchisors disclose nothing here — but it means you should ask for unit-level economics directly during discovery calls. Compare against food and beverage brands that do disclose one.
Legal history
Openings, closures & reacquisitions
The numbers ranking sites don't show — straight from the brand's filings
Tell me when Church's Texas Chicken files something new
Franchisors refile every year, and fees, investment ranges and closure counts move between filings. We'll email you when this brand's figures change — nothing else, and never a sales sequence.
Common questions
Answered from this brand's own FDD filing. Where the filing is silent, the question is left out rather than answered with a guess.
How much does a Church's Texas Chicken franchise cost?
Church's Texas Chicken's most recent Franchise Disclosure Document puts the total estimated initial investment at $610K–$1.9M. That is Item 7, which covers everything needed to open — the franchise fee, build-out, equipment, opening inventory and initial working capital. The initial franchise fee is not a single figure: Conflicting sources: franchisepayback.com states a flat $20,000 initial franchise fee; a franchimp.com preview of an older (2020) FDD states '$15,000 for each Restaurant' plus a separate '$10,000 per Restaurant' development fee. Left as descriptive text rather than picking one number, since the two sources disagree and may reflect different FDD years/fee structures.
What royalty does Church's Texas Chicken charge?
Church's Texas Chicken charges a continuing royalty of 5% of gross sales, disclosed in Item 6. A separate brand or advertising fund contribution of 5% applies on top. Royalties are charged on revenue, not profit, so they are owed whether or not the outlet is profitable.
Does Church's Texas Chicken disclose earnings (Item 19)?
No. Church's Texas Chicken makes no financial performance representation in its FDD. Item 19 is the only optional item under the FTC Franchise Rule, so omitting it is lawful and common — but it means the franchisor publishes no revenue or profit figures for its outlets, and any figure quoted elsewhere is not from the filing.
Does Church's Texas Chicken give a protected territory?
Church's Texas Chicken's FDD describes a protected territory in Item 12. Protection varies in what it actually excludes — franchisors commonly reserve online sales and alternative channels inside it — so the wording in the filing matters more than the yes.