Love & Honey Fried Chicken franchise
2026 filing · April 30, 2026GrowingShares sales figures
Love & Honey Fried Chicken at a glance
A fast-casual restaurant serving hand-dredged southern fried chicken, sandwiches, sides and desserts. At the end of 2025 there were 3 Love & Honey Fried Chicken locations in the US, 2 franchised and 1 company-owned.
The business
- Franchisor
- Love & Honey Franchise Company
- The company that sells the franchises
- Franchisor based in
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Typical size
- 1,000–2,500 sq ft
What you pay
- Cost to open
- $541K–$887K
- Fee, build-out and opening working capital
- Franchise fee
- $50,000
- Paid once, when you sign
- Royalty
- 6%
- 6% of gross revenue, paid weekly, plus 3% to the brand fund and at least 1% on local marketing
- Brand fund
- 3%
- 3% of gross revenue, paid weekly
- Agreement length
- 10 years
- Franchisor financing
- None offered
Where it is
- US locations, 2025
- 3
- Franchised and company-owned
- Franchised
- 2
- Company-owned
- 1
- Change in 3 years
- +2
- Franchised locations, 2023–2025
- States
- 1
- Most in Pennsylvania
From Love & Honey Franchise Company’s 2026 filing; SBA status from the SBA Franchise Directory, October 28, 2026.
Where it ranks
Love & Honey Fried Chicken among all franchises with the same figure.
| Figure | Love & Honey Fried Chicken | Among all franchises |
|---|---|---|
| Cost to open, midpointHalfway between the low and high estimate | $714,300 | Costs more than 76% 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 | 3 | Fewer than 78% of franchises |
How much a Love & Honey Fried Chicken franchise costs
Opening one Love & Honey Fried Chicken costs an estimated $541,400 to $887,200. That covers the franchise fee and everything else needed to open, through the first months of working capital.
Source: Love & Honey Franchise Company, 2026 filing, page 17
Love & Honey Fried Chicken franchise fee
The franchise fee is $50,000. You pay it when you sign the franchise agreement.
Source: Love & Honey Franchise Company, 2026 filing, page 9
Royalty and ongoing fees
| Royalty | 6% of gross revenue, paid weekly, plus 3% to the brand fund and at least 1% on local marketing. |
|---|---|
| Brand or marketing fund | 3% of gross revenue, paid weekly. |
| Technology Fee | $400 |
| Required Minimum Expenditure for Local Marketing and Advertising | A minimum of 1% of monthly Gross Revenue per calendar month |
The typical franchise royalty is 6% of sales, plus 2% for marketing. See franchise fees and royalties to compare.
Source: Love & Honey Franchise Company, 2026 filing, page 10
Other fees as filed, from page 10. The filing lists every fee, including late fees and audit costs.
Sales and earnings
Shares figures Love & Honey Fried Chicken publishes sales or earnings figures for its locations. The full tables, with notes on which locations are counted, are in its filing.
Source: Love & Honey Franchise Company, 2026 filing, page 42
- Estimate Estimated yearly sales per location
- $950K–$1.7M
Estimated from the sales that 292 comparable franchises file, matched on industry, format, cost to open, fees and size.
SBA loans to Love & Honey Fried Chicken franchisees
Lenders approved one SBA 7(a) loan for a Love & Honey Fried Chicken franchisee in 2024, for $558K. It hasn’t 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
How Love & Honey Fried Chicken compares
Of the 113 chicken franchises on this site, Love & Honey Fried Chicken is the 73rd cheapest to open and the 87th largest by number of locations.
| Figure | Love & Honey Fried Chicken | Typical chicken brand | Typical franchise |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cost to open, low end | $541K | $407K | $222K |
| Cost to open, high end | $887K | $868K | $477K |
| Franchise fee | $50K | $35K | $40K |
| Royalty | 6% | 5% | 6% |
| Brand fund | 3% | 2% | 2% |
| US locations | 3 | 10 | 21 |
| Shares earnings figures | Yes | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 0 (0) | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 0 (0) | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 2 (+2) | 1 | +2 | 0 |
Closed or left counts terminations, non-renewals, locations bought back by the franchisor and locations that stopped operating.
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Love & Honey Fried Chicken passes four of the five tests on our list of the best franchises to own; it had fewer than 100 US locations three years ago.
More in the guides: chicken franchise costs and franchise failure rates.
Source: Love & Honey Franchise Company, 2026 filing, page 43
Where Love & Honey Fried Chicken locations are
At the end of 2025, Love & Honey Fried Chicken had locations in 1 state. The most are in Pennsylvania.
- Pennsylvania3
| State | Franchised | Company-owned | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pennsylvania | 2 | 1 | 3 |
Source: Love & Honey Franchise Company, 2026 filing, page 43
Who owns Love & Honey Fried Chicken?
Love & Honey Fried Chicken franchises are sold by Love & Honey Franchise Company.
From Love & Honey Franchise Company’s 2026 filing.
Lawsuits and bankruptcy
| Lawsuits and regulatory actions | None. The filing says no litigation has to be disclosed. |
|---|---|
| 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: Love & Honey Franchise Company, 2026 filing, litigation on page 9, bankruptcy on page 9
Love & Honey Fried Chicken filings
The figures on this page come from Love & Honey Franchise Company’s 2026 filing, issued April 30, 2026, on record with the NASAA Electronic Filing Depository.
| Filing | Issued | Registry | On this page |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 filing | April 30, 2026 | NASAA depository | Costs, fees and locations, 2023–2025 |
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