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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.
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Franchise Costs
5% royalty + 5% ad fund + $205/mo digital and technology fees
Financial Performance
Item 19 Financial Performance
Data Based On: The data is based on 565 franchised restaurants open and operating for 52+ weeks in 2025 for overall averages, 421 franchised drive-thru restaurants for quartile data, and a subset of Freestanding Franchise units for income statement details.
* Average Gross Revenue and Median Gross Revenue are from Table 7 ('Average Unit Volume for Company Operated Restaurants and Franchised Restaurants in Fiscal Years 2023, 2024 and 2025'), specifically the 'Franchise Restaurants' section for 2025, covering 565 franchised units. Revenue Top and Bottom Quartiles are from Table 5 ('Historical Gross Sales of Domestic Free-Standing Company & Franchised Restaurants With Drive-Thrus by Quartile'), using the 'Franchise Restaurant' section for 421 drive-thru units. Average Gross Profit and Average EBITDA (Restaurant Operating Profit) are from Table 2 ('Historical Average Income Statement For Domestic Free-Standing Company and Franchised Restaurants'), specifically the 'All Freestanding Franchise' section. The profit figures from Table 2 are based on an average Gross Sales of $1,270,320 for that specific group, which differs from the overall average gross revenue. EBITDA margin calculated from Table 2 values: $234,836 (EBITDAR) / $1,270,320 (Gross Sales) = 0.1849. Net income and net profit could not be estimated due to insufficient data regarding rent, depreciation, amortization, interest, and taxes, which are explicitly excluded from EBITDAR.
Extracted Item 19 Section
Avg. Revenue: $1,114,233
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Unlock financial performance dataHow Church's, Church's Chicken and Church's Texas Chicken Compares
| Franchise | Investment | Fee | Royalty | Locations |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Church's, Church's Chicken and Church's Texas Chicken Current | $610K – $1.9M | $20K | 5.0% | 722 |
| MCDONALD'S | $1.5M – $2.6M | $45K | N/A | 12,772 |
| LITTLE CAESARS | $377K – $1.8M | $20K | 6.0% | 3,788 |
| AFC | $45K – $151K | $6K | 8.0% | 3,572 |
| KFC (NON-TRADITIONAL) | $1.2M – $4.2M | $45K | N/A | 3,404 |
| SONIC DRIVE-IN | $1.5M – $2.5M | $15K | 5.0% | 3,120 |
Fast Food Average 133 franchises | $595K – $1.6M | $35K | 6.1% | – |
* Comparison based on latest FDD filings. Investment ranges from Item 7, fees from Item 5. Showing top 5 of 133 Fast Food franchises by location count.
Locations & Growth
Outlet Growth Over Time
Total outlets at end of each year
Geographic Distribution (2025)
Outlets by state across the United States
+14 more states
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Historical SBA 7(a) loan data for Church's, Church's Chicken and Church's Texas Chicken franchisees (2014 – 2025)
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.
40 SBA loans on record
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753 franchisee contacts on file from official FDD filings.
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Litigation (Item 3)
Primarily disputes related to franchise agreement terminations, fee collection, and alleged tortious interference.
Bankruptcy (Item 4)
QCE Finance LLC and its affiliates filed Chapter 11 in 2014 and emerged the same year. Hooters of America, LLC and its affiliates filed Chapter 11 in 2025 and emerged the same year. ARC Burger, LLC filed Chapter 7 in 2026 and is ongoing. One of the franchisor's principal officers was a principal officer with HOA Franchising, LLC within one year of their bankruptcy filing.
System Health (Item 20)
Franchise system changes reported in the most recent fiscal year
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The total initial investment to open a Church's, Church's Chicken and Church's Texas Chicken franchise ranges from $609,725 to $1,886,300. This includes a franchise fee of $20,000. Ongoing royalty fees are 5.0% of gross sales.
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