Church's, Church's Chicken and Church's Texas Chicken

Church's, Church's Chicken and Church's Texas Chicken

Church’s Chicken operates quick-service restaurants specializing in fried chicken (original and spicy), classic sides, and freshly made Honey Butter Biscuits, available in various formats including drive-thru, delivery, and catering. The franchisor, Cajun Global LLC, offers franchise agreements and development agreements for qualified individuals and entities to operate under the Church’s Chicken or Church’s Texas Chicken brands, following proprietary system standards, recipes, and operating procedures. Their business model targets the highly competitive quick-service restaurant market serving the total population with affordable, flavorful fast food.

714
Locations
$644K–$1809K
Investment
Since 1964
Franchising
Food & BeverageAtlanta, GAHigh Bluff Capital Partners LLCwww.churchs.comDisclaimer

Franchise Costs


Franchise Fee
$20,000
Item 5 of FDD
Initial Investment Range
$644,366 $1,808,972
Low: $644,366High: $1,808,972
Item 7 of FDD
Royalty Rate
5.00%
of gross sales
Brand Fund
5.00%
Item 6 of FDD
Fixed Monthly Fees
$303 – $325
Item 6 of FDD

5% royalty + 5% ad fund + approx. $300-$325/mo technology and support fees

Financial Performance


Item 19 Financial Performance

Average Gross Revenue
$0
Median Gross Revenue
$0
EBITDA Margin
0%
Top Quartile Revenue
$0
Bottom Quartile Revenue
$0
Average Gross Profit
$0
Average EBITDA
$0

Data Based On: 441 domestic, free-standing Franchised Restaurants with drive-thrus, excluding 4 units open for less than 26 weeks and 112 units in Puerto Rico. Data is organized into four quartiles based on Weekly Average Gross Sales.

* has_financial_performance_data is true based on the statement on page 1 that Item 19 tables present Gross Sales. average_gross_revenue is calculated as the weighted average of 'Average Annualized Gross Sales by Quartile' from Table 6 (Page 5) for 441 Franchised Restaurants (Q1: 111 units * $1,589,335; Q2: 110 units * $1,183,974; Q3: 110 units * $961,596; Q4: 110 units * $720,181) / 441 total units = $1,114,849.88. median_gross_revenue is estimated as the average of the Median Gross Sales from the Q2 ($1,176,611) and Q3 ($946,295) quartiles in Table 6 (Page 5) = $1,061,453.00. revenue_top_quartile is the 'Average Annualized Gross Sales by Quartile' for Q1 from Table 6 (Page 5) = $1,589,335.00. revenue_bottom_quartile is the 'Average Annualized Gross Sales by Quartile' for Q4 from Table 6 (Page 5) = $720,181.00. average_gross_profit is calculated by multiplying the average_gross_revenue by the 'Gross Profit Margin' percentage (42.8%) from Table 3 (Page 3) for the Franchise section = $477,155.75. average_ebitda is calculated by multiplying the average_gross_revenue by the 'Restaurant Operating Profit (EBITDAR)' percentage (18.6%) from Table 3 (Page 3) for the Franchise section = $207,362.08. ebitda_margin_pct is directly taken from the 'Restaurant Operating Profit (EBITDAR)' percentage (18.6%) from Table 3 (Page 3) for the Franchise section. best_guess_profit_low and best_guess_profit_high are calculated by multiplying the average_gross_revenue by the 'Low' (9.7%) and 'High' (28.7%) 'Restaurant Operating Profit (EBITDAR)' percentages for Franchises from Table 3 (Page 3), respectively = $108,140.44 and $319,961.92. poc_number and poc_franchise_count are derived from the total units (441) in Table 6.

Extracted Item 19 Section

How Church's, Church's Chicken and Church's Texas Chicken Compares


FranchiseInvestmentFeeRoyaltyLocations
Church's, Church's Chicken and Church's Texas Chicken
Current
$644K – $1.8M$20K5.0%714
MCDONALD'S$1.5M – $2.6M$45KN/A12,772
AFC$45K – $151K$6K9.5%3,572
SONIC DRIVE-IN$1.7M – $3.1M$15K5.0%3,441
JIMMY JOHN'S$366K – $728K$35K6.0%2,647
ARBY'S$645K – $2.5M$38K4.0%2,316
Fast Food Average
126 franchises
$594K – $1.5M$35K6.1%

* Comparison based on latest FDD filings. Investment ranges from Item 7, fees from Item 5. Showing top 5 of 126 Fast Food franchises by location count.

SBA Loan History


Historical SBA 7(a) loan data for Church's, Church's Chicken and Church's Texas Chicken franchisees (20142025)

Total Loans
40
Average Loan
$852,843
Total Volume
$34.1M
Default Rate
2.5%

Loans by Year

SBA 7(a) loan activity over time

* Data sourced from SBA 7(a) FOIA loan records. Default rate calculated from charged-off loans.

Franchisee Contacts


764 franchisee contacts on file from official FDD filings.

NameSBA Loan
John Smith
ABC Franchise LLC
$350,000
2023 · Active
John Smith
ABC Franchise LLC
$350,000
2023 · Active
John Smith
ABC Franchise LLC
$350,000
2023 · Active
John Smith
ABC Franchise LLC
$350,000
2023 · Active
John Smith
ABC Franchise LLC
$350,000
2023 · Active

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Due Diligence


Litigation (Item 3)

Franchisee Cases5

Primarily termination disputes, breach of contract, premature closures, failure to de-identify, and royalty damages with franchisees; franchisee counterclaims include improper termination, breach of good faith, and misrepresentation.

Bankruptcy (Item 4)

Bankruptcy HistoryYes

Predecessor QFA Royalties LLC and affiliates (QCE Finance LLC, American Food Distributors LLC, National Marketing Fund Trust, QAFT, Inc., QCE LLC) filed prepackaged Chapter 11 petitions in March 2014.

System Health (Item 20)

Franchise system changes reported in the most recent fiscal year

Terminations
7
Non-Renewals
9
Reacquired
1
Ceased Ops
20
Transfers
19
Sold to Franchisees
0
Projected New
0

Frequently Asked Questions


The total initial investment to open a Church's, Church's Chicken and Church's Texas Chicken franchise ranges from $644,366 to $1,808,972. This includes a franchise fee of $20,000. Ongoing royalty fees are 5.0% of gross sales.

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