Church's Chicken Franchise

Southern fried chicken & biscuits

The first "Church's Fried Chicken to Go" was located in downtown San Antonio, across the street from the Alamo. The restaurant sold only fried chicken. Church added French fries and jalapeños to the menu in 1955. George Church's idea paid off, and at the time of his death in 1956, four Church's were open. Other members of the family became active in the business, and by 1962 the chain had grown to eight locations in San Antonio.

By 1989, Church's was the second-largest chicken franchise organization in the United States. That was the year it merged with the number three chicken chain, Popeyes® Famous Chicken & Biscuits, headquartered in New Orleans. The Church's concept remained distinct and separate from Popeyes®.

Known for its Southern-style chicken, Church's also serves Southern specialties including fried okra, coleslaw, mashed potatoes, corn on the cob and its unique honey butter biscuits.

It’s your time to grow and Church’s Chicken has the brand strength, innovative spirit and long-standing experience to position you for business growth and success.

Future Church’s franchisees will recognize this rich heritage and pride themselves on maintaining this tradition over time. If this is you…Welcome.

Please Note: The operators of Church's Chicken, may not have verified the accuracy of the franchise information contained within this website. For accurate up-to-date information, customers are strongly recommended to visit the official Church's Chicken website.

Start-up Costs & Franchise Fees

How much does it cost to open a Church's Chicken franchise?

Total Investment: $203,000-$750,000
Initial Franchise Fee: $10,000-$15,000
Royalty Fee: 5%
Advertising Fee:
Term of Agreement: 20 years
Renewal Fee: $10K/15K

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Church's Chicken News

Sacramento Region Church's Chicken Franchisee Expands In Arizona
Church's Chicken has transfered 36 restaurants in Arizona, Georgia and Mississippi to franchisees as part of a strategy calling for selling company-owned stores in select markets to proven franchisees, including a Sacramento franchisee, and the company's acquisition of restaurants in other m... more

Church's Partners With Business Brokers
Church's Chicken has signed a partnership agreement with Sunbelt Business Brokers, a Cleveland-based firm that helps companies buy and sell businesses. "This is one of several strategic initiatives to fuel new store development and to maximize operating efficiencies in both company and f... more

Shoney's Restaurant Chain Sold To Chicken King
The largest franchisee of Church's Chicken is buying Nashville-based Shoney's Restaurants, a long struggling family-dining brand that was founded more than 50 years ago. David Davoudpour, founder and CEO of Atlanta-based Royal Capital Corp., said today that an affiliate of his company was... more

Church's Chicken Takes Finance And Accounting Off Shore
WNS Holdings Ltd. owner of WNS Global Services, a leading provider of offshore business process outsourcing, recently announced details of a partnership with Church's Chicken. The relationship will focus on finance and accounting processes for restaurants owned by Church's worldwide, which ... more

Church's Chicken's Franchising Development Team Sets Goal To Sign 1100 New Restaurant Commitments This Year
As the celebration continues surrounding Church's Chicken(R) joining "The Billion Dollar Club" -- reaching it's $1 billion dollar system sales milestone -- franchise development executives are pledging to award development agreements for 150 new U.S. and 950 international restaurants... more

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Franchise History

When did the first Church's Chicken open? 1952
When did Church's Chicken start franchising? 1972

Year	U.S.A.	Canada	International	Corporate
2005	953	16	286	283
2004	953	16	286	283
2003	966	15	254	283
2002	916	16	225	334
2001	803	28	258	430

Expansion Plans

United States: Mid West, South, South East, South West, West,

International:

Financing Options

Expense	In-House	Third Party
Franchise Fee	No	No
Startup Costs	No	No
Equipment	No	No
Inventory	No	No
Accounts Receivable	No	No
Payroll	No	No

Training & Support

Support
Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives

Marketing
Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, Regional advertising

Business Operations

Franchisees required to buy multiple units/master licenses; 60% of all franchisees own more than one unit

Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators)

Qualifications & Business Experience

Business Experience:

General business experience

• Chicken/Wings Franchise Opportunities
• Franchises $100K to $250K

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