Chicken Guy! franchise
2025 filing · July 31, 2025Growing
Chicken Guy! at a glance
A fast-casual restaurant serving chicken tenders with many dipping sauces, named for chef Guy Fieri. At the end of 2024 there were 11 Chicken Guy! locations in the US, 8 franchised and 3 company-owned.
The business
- Franchisor
- Chicken Guy (Franchisor), LLC
- The company that sells the franchises
- Franchisor based in
- Orlando, Florida
What you pay
- Cost to open
- $765K–$3.02M
- Fee, build-out and opening working capital
- Franchise fee
- $50,000
- $40,000 for each restaurant when signing a development agreement for three or more.
- Royalty
- 6%
- 6% of gross sales, paid weekly
- Renewal fee
- $10,000
- When the agreement ends and you sign again
- Agreement length
- 10 years
- Franchisor financing
- None offered
Where it is
- US locations, 2024
- 11
- Franchised and company-owned
- Franchised
- 8
- Company-owned
- 3
- Change in 3 years
- +6
- Franchised locations, 2022–2024
- States
- 6
- Most in California, Florida and New Jersey
Support and records
- Lawsuits disclosed
- None
- Franchisor revenue, 2024
- $1.19M
- The company, not one location
- Franchisor net income
- $853K
- Latest filing
- Jul 31, 2025
- 2025 filing
From Chicken Guy (Franchisor), LLC’s 2025 filing; revenue and net income from its audited financial statements, page 185; SBA status from the SBA Franchise Directory, October 28, 2026.
Franchisor revenue is the company that sells the franchises (royalties, fees and anything else it earns), not what a location makes.
Where it ranks
Chicken Guy! among all franchises with the same figure.
| Figure | Chicken Guy! | Among all franchises |
|---|---|---|
| Cost to open, midpointHalfway between the low and high estimate | $1,892,250 | Costs more than 92% of franchises |
| Franchise feePaid once, when you sign | $50,000 | Higher than 70% of franchises |
| RoyaltyShare of sales paid to the franchisor | 6% | Higher than 35% of brands with a set rate |
| US locationsFranchised and company-owned | 11 | Fewer than 60% of franchises |
How much a Chicken Guy! franchise costs
Opening one Chicken Guy! costs an estimated $764,500 to $3,020,000. That covers the franchise fee and everything else needed to open, through the first months of working capital.
The biggest costs are leasehold costs and building and site improvements ($350,000 to $1,900,000) and furnishings, fixtures and equipment ($195,000 to $600,000). Here is every line of the estimate as filed:
| What it pays for | Range | Low | High |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deposit Fee | $0 | $5,000 | |
| Initial Franchise Fee | $50,000 | ||
| Grand Opening Required Spending | $10,000 | ||
| Leasehold Costs and Building and Site Improvements | $350,000 | $1,900,000 | |
| Furnishings, Fixtures and Equipment | $195,000 | $600,000 | |
| Signage | $20,000 | $95,000 | |
| Point of Sale System | $4 | $25,000 | |
| Technology | $15,000 | $30,000 | |
| Graphic Items | $30,000 | $60,000 | |
| Professional Fees | $10,000 | $20,000 | |
| Initial Manager Training | $15,000 | $25,000 | |
| Pre-Opening Costs | $15,000 | $50,000 | |
| Additional Funds – 3 months | $50,000 | $150,000 | |
| Total | $764,500 | $3,020,000 | |
Source: Chicken Guy (Franchisor), LLC, 2025 filing, page 16
Chicken Guy! franchise fee
The franchise fee is $50,000, $40,000 for each restaurant when signing a development agreement for three or more.. You pay it when you sign the franchise agreement.
Source: Chicken Guy (Franchisor), LLC, 2025 filing, page 11
Royalty and ongoing fees
| Royalty | 6% of gross sales, paid weekly. |
|---|---|
| Point of Sale System | $4.500 - $25,000 |
| Transfer | $10,000 |
| Renewal Fee | $10,000 |
The typical franchise royalty is 6% of sales, plus 2% for marketing. See franchise fees and royalties to compare.
Source: Chicken Guy (Franchisor), LLC, 2025 filing, page 12
Other fees as filed, from pages 14–16. The filing lists every fee, including late fees and audit costs.
Sales and earnings
No figures Chicken Guy! 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: Chicken Guy (Franchisor), LLC, 2025 filing, page 47
- Estimate Estimated yearly sales per location
- $1.2M–$2.2M
Estimated from the sales that 292 comparable franchises file, matched on industry, format, cost to open, fees and size.
SBA loans to Chicken Guy! franchisees
Lenders approved 2 SBA-backed loans for Chicken Guy! franchisees from 2023 to 2024, $4.66M in all: 1 7(a) loan and 1 504 loan. None has been paid off or charged off yet.
A charged-off loan is one written off as uncollectible. See SBA franchise loans for how 7(a) and 504 loans work.
Source: SBA 7(a) and 504 loan data, as of September 30, 2026
Growth and closures
Share of franchised locations, 2024 / 2022–2024. Typical means the median: half of brands are above it, half below.
| Measure | Chicken Guy! | Typical chicken brand | Typical franchise |
|---|---|---|---|
| GrowthNet change in franchised locations | +33% / +300% | +3.7% / +27% | +1.2% / +10% |
| ClosuresTerminated, not renewed or stopped operating | 50% / 200% | 2.4% / 12% | 3.9% / 16% |
| Bought backLocations the franchisor took back | 0% / 0% | 0% / 0% | 0% / 0% |
Typical chicken brand is the median of the 34 brands in chicken franchises with three years of counts.
How Chicken Guy! compares
Of the 113 chicken franchises on this site, Chicken Guy! is the 87th cheapest to open and the 52nd largest by number of locations.
| Figure | Chicken Guy! | Typical chicken brand | Typical franchise |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cost to open, low end | $765K | $407K | $222K |
| Cost to open, high end | $3.02M | $868K | $477K |
| Franchise fee | $50K | $35K | $40K |
| Royalty | 6% | 5% | 6% |
| US locations | 11 | 10 | 21 |
| 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 | Opened | Closed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 2 (+2) | 3 | – | – |
| 2022 | 4 (+2) | 2 | +2 | 0 |
| 2023 | 6 (+2) | 3 | +3 | −1 |
| 2024 | 8 (+2) | 3 | +5 | −3 |
Closed or left counts terminations, non-renewals, locations bought back by the franchisor and locations that stopped operating.
See which brands grew most in the fastest-growing franchises rankings.
More in the guides: chicken franchise costs and franchise failure rates.
Over 4 years, from the start of 2021 to the end of 2024, franchised locations went from 0 to 8 (+8). The earlier years come from the brand's 2024 filing.
Source: Chicken Guy (Franchisor), LLC, 2025 filing, page 47
2021: Chicken Guy (Franchisor), LLC, 2024 filing, page 47
Where Chicken Guy! locations are
At the end of 2024, Chicken Guy! had locations in 6 states. The most are in California, Florida and New Jersey.
- California3
- Florida3
- New Jersey2
- Michigan1
- Nevada1
- Pennsylvania1
| State | Franchised | Company-owned | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| California | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Florida | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| New Jersey | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Michigan | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Nevada | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Pennsylvania | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Source: Chicken Guy (Franchisor), LLC, 2025 filing, page 48
Who owns Chicken Guy!?
Chicken Guy! franchises are sold by Chicken Guy (Franchisor), LLC.
Famous part-owners of the franchisor: Guy Fieri (owns, as of 2025).
From Chicken Guy (Franchisor), LLC’s 2025 filing.
Lawsuits and bankruptcy
| Lawsuits and regulatory actions | None. The filing says no litigation has to be disclosed. |
|---|---|
| Bankruptcy | No bankruptcy of the franchisor. Its affiliate Bertucci's Restaurants filed for Chapter 11 reorganization in 2025. |
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: Chicken Guy (Franchisor), LLC, 2025 filing, litigation on page 9, bankruptcy on page 9
Chicken Guy! filings
A franchisor files a new disclosure each year it sells franchises. The figures on this page come from Chicken Guy (Franchisor), LLC’s 2025 filing, issued July 31, 2025; the earlier ones below are on record with the Minnesota Department of Commerce and fill in older location counts.
| Filing | Issued | Registry | On this page |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 filing | July 31, 2025 | Minnesota | Costs, fees and locations, 2022–2024 |
| 2024 filing | – | Minnesota | Locations, 2021 |
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