Baba's Chicken franchise
2025 filing · June 24, 2025
Baba's Chicken at a glance
A fast-casual chicken restaurant.
The business
- Franchisor
- MKO Franchising LLC
- The company that sells the franchises
- Typical size
- 700–2,000 sq ft
What you pay
- Cost to open
- $112K–$389K
- Fee, build-out and opening working capital
- Franchise fee
- $50,000
- Plus a $5,500 grand opening advertising fee
- Royalty
- 4%
- 4% of gross sales, paid monthly
- Brand fund
- Yes
- Up to 2% of gross sales, paid monthly
- Agreement length
- 10 years
Where it is
- Franchised, 2024
- 0
- As printed in the filing
From MKO Franchising LLC’s 2025 filing; SBA status from the SBA Franchise Directory, October 28, 2026.
Where it ranks
Baba's Chicken among all franchises with the same figure.
| Figure | Baba's Chicken | Among all franchises |
|---|---|---|
| Cost to open, midpointHalfway between the low and high estimate | $250,400 | Costs less than 62% of franchises |
| Franchise feePaid once, when you sign | $50,000 | Higher than 70% of franchises |
| RoyaltyShare of sales paid to the franchisor | 4% | Lower than 93% of brands with a set rate |
How much a Baba's Chicken franchise costs
Opening one Baba's Chicken costs an estimated $112,300 to $388,500. That covers the franchise fee and everything else needed to open, through the first months of working capital.
Source: MKO Franchising LLC, 2025 filing, page 16
Baba's Chicken franchise fee
The franchise fee is $50,000, plus a $5,500 grand opening advertising fee. You pay it when you sign the franchise agreement.
Source: MKO Franchising LLC, 2025 filing, page 11
Royalty and ongoing fees
| Royalty | 4% of gross sales, paid monthly. |
|---|---|
| Brand or marketing fund | Up to 2% of gross sales, paid monthly. |
| Transfer Fee (unit franchise) | $7,500 |
| Local Advertising Cooperative Contribution | An amount we designate, up to 1% of your Gross Sales. |
The typical franchise royalty is 6% of sales, plus 2% for marketing. See franchise fees and royalties to compare.
Source: MKO Franchising LLC, 2025 filing, page 12
Other fees as filed, from pages 12–13. The filing lists every fee, including late fees and audit costs.
Sales and earnings
No figures Baba's Chicken does not share sales or profit figures for its locations. Talking to current and former franchise owners is the usual way to learn what a location earns.
Source: MKO Franchising LLC, 2025 filing, page 44
How Baba's Chicken compares
Of the 113 chicken franchises on this site, Baba's Chicken is the 4th cheapest to open.
| Figure | Baba's Chicken | Typical chicken brand | Typical franchise |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cost to open, low end | $112K | $407K | $222K |
| Cost to open, high end | $389K | $868K | $477K |
| Franchise fee | $50K | $35K | $40K |
| Royalty | 4% | 5% | 6% |
| Shares earnings figures | No | 61 of 113 | 2,147 of 3,352 |
Typical is the median across the 113 brands in chicken franchises; typical franchise, across every brand here.
Locations opened and closed
| Year | Franchised | Company-owned |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 0 (0) | 0 |
| 2023 | 0 (0) | 0 |
| 2024 | 0 (0) | 0 |
Closed or left counts terminations, non-renewals, locations bought back by the franchisor and locations that stopped operating.
These figures don't add up as printed: the 2023 counts come to 0, but the filing shows 1. Worth asking the franchisor.
See which brands grew most in the fastest-growing franchises rankings.
More in the guides: chicken franchise costs and franchise failure rates.
Source: MKO Franchising LLC, 2025 filing, page 44
Who owns Baba's Chicken?
Baba's Chicken franchises are sold by MKO Franchising LLC.
From MKO Franchising LLC’s 2025 filing.
Lawsuits and bankruptcy
| Lawsuits and regulatory actions | Yes. The filing describes past or pending cases involving the franchisor, its affiliates or its executives on pages 10–11. |
|---|---|
| Bankruptcy | None. The filing says no bankruptcy has to be disclosed. |
Franchisors must disclose lawsuits and bankruptcies involving the company, its parents and affiliates, and its executives. Many cases are routine disputes with franchisees over fees or contracts; read the descriptions in the filing and ask current owners about anything that worries you.
Source: MKO Franchising LLC, 2025 filing, litigation on pages 10–11, bankruptcy on page 11
Baba's Chicken filings
The figures on this page come from MKO Franchising LLC’s 2025 filing, issued June 24, 2025, on record with the NASAA Electronic Filing Depository.
| Filing | Issued | Registry | On this page |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 filing | June 24, 2025 | NASAA depository | Costs, fees and locations, 2022–2024 |
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