Bottom line
- Total investment $765K – $3.0M including a $50K franchise fee, 6.0% ongoing royalty.
- No Item 19 financial performance data disclosed — the franchisor chose not to publish revenue figures.
- Rated MODERATE with a risk score of 62/100. SBA loan default rate of 0.0% across 4 loans (below the industry average).
- No Item 19 financial performance representation. Without franchisor-disclosed revenue data, you'll need to gather unit economics directly from existing franchisees.
Item 1 · who you're contracting with
The Franchisor
Yale framework · single-unit ROIC
Returns Analysis
Pulls Item 7 (investment) and Item 19 (revenue) from this brand's FDD into the Yale unlevered-ROIC formula. Override any input to stress-test it against your own assumptions.
The model · Yale framework
What would one Chicken Guy! unit return on the cash you put in?
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
6%
Below typical band (30–60%)
Overview
About
Chicken Guy! franchisees operate quick-service or fast-casual chicken concept restaurants, likely focused on chicken-centric menu offerings (sandwiches, tenders, wings, etc.). Day-to-day operations involve food preparation, order fulfillment, staff management, inventory control, and customer service in a small-to-medium footprint location, with 6% of gross sales paid monthly to corporate.
Item 7 · what it costs
The Vitals
Item 19
Financial Performance
This franchisor did not disclose financial performance representations in Item 19, or our extractor could not parse them.
Item 20 · unit dynamics
The Growth Chart
Year-over-year franchised unit counts and net change. Source: FDD Item 20.
Item 20 · 15 states with active franchisees
The Territory Map
Derived from franchisee contact records. Shows states with at least one current operator — not where the franchisor is registered to sell new units (that data is re-extracting in a future refresh).
States derived from franchisee phone area codes (Item 20). Approximate — ported numbers may show the original state, not the franchisee's current location.
Government records
SBA Loan Data
Aggregated from SBA 7(a) loan disclosures, public data unique to FranchiseVerdict.
FranchiseVerdict rating + FDD Items 3, 5, 6, 12, 17
Risk & Legal
Chicken Guy! presents elevated risk due to financial opacity (no Item 19), minimal proven unit economics, small system size, and franchisor going concern status—making it difficult to validate ROI and franchisee viability.
Score breakdown · what drove the 62 / 100 rating
- 01MINORNo Item 19 disclosure (average revenue and net income) prevents ROI validation and suggests potential underperformance or franchisor unwillingness to disclose
- 02MINORWide investment range ($764.5K–$3.02M) indicates high variability in startup costs with no clear cost drivers or transparency
- 03MINORSmall unit base (11 locations) creates concentration risk; 33.3% YoY growth may not be sustainable and represents minimal proof of concept
- 04HIGHGoing Concern status is False, suggesting potential franchisor financial distress or structural concerns at corporate level
- 05MED6% royalty on undisclosed gross sales creates opaque ongoing costs with no benchmark for profitability thresholds
- 06HIGHLack of litigation disclosure combined with small footprint may indicate inadequate franchisee base or young brand maturity
Severity inferred from the FDD text · not a regulatory classification
FDD Items 5, 6, 12, 17 · continued from Risk & Legal
Contract & Territory Detail
Item 11
Training & Operations
Item 20
Franchisee Contacts
Phone numbers extracted directly from this brand's FDD Item 20. After purchase, you'll also receive a list of validation questions tailored to this brand.
Franchisee contacts
17 numbers
One-time purchase · CSV download · Validation questions included
FDD download
Chicken Guy! · FDD (2025) PDF