Slim Chickens franchise
A restaurant serving chicken tenders, wings, sandwiches and sides. At the end of its 2025 fiscal year there were 215 Slim Chickens locations in the US, 204 franchised and 11 company-owned.
- Cost to open
- $1.19M–$4.94M
- Franchise fee
- $30,000
- Royalty
- 5% of gross sales
- Locations, 2025
- 215
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Company snapshot
- SBA loans
- On the SBA Franchise Directory
From SLIM CHICKEN'S DEVELOPMENT COMPANY’s 2026 filing; SBA status from the SBA Franchise Directory, October 28, 2026.
How much a Slim Chickens franchise costs
Opening Single restaurant costs an estimated $1,188,900 to $4,944,000. That covers the franchise fee and everything else needed to open, through the first months of working capital.
Source: SLIM CHICKEN'S DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, 2026 filing, page 19
Slim Chickens franchise fee
The franchise fee is $30,000. You pay it when you sign the franchise agreement.
Source: SLIM CHICKEN'S DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, 2026 filing, page 13
Royalty and ongoing fees
| Royalty | 5% of gross sales. |
|---|
The typical franchise royalty is 6% of sales, plus 2% for marketing. See franchise fees and royalties to compare.
Source: SLIM CHICKEN'S DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, 2026 filing, page 13
Sales and earnings
Shares figures Slim Chickens publishes sales or earnings figures for its locations. The full tables, with notes on which locations are counted, are in its filing.
Source: SLIM CHICKEN'S DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, 2026 filing, page 55
Locations opened and closed
| Year | Franchised | Company-owned |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 172 (+34) | 11 |
| 2024 | 196 (+24) | 11 |
| 2025 | 204 (+8) | 11 |
Closed or left counts terminations, non-renewals, locations bought back by the franchisor and locations that stopped operating. The 2025 fiscal year ended December 28, 2025.
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Source: SLIM CHICKEN'S DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, 2026 filing, page 58
How Slim Chickens compares
Of the 18 chicken franchises on this site, Slim Chickens is the 10th cheapest to open and the 12th largest by number of locations.
| Measure | Slim Chickens | Typical chicken |
|---|---|---|
| Cost to open, low end | $1.19M | $1.01M |
| Royalty | 5% | 5% |
| Change in franchised locations, 0 yrs | +47.8% | +17.8% |
| Shares earnings figures | Yes | 13 of 18 |
Typical is the median across the 18 brands in chicken franchises.
