Cluck Face Franchise Cost, Revenue & Review 2026
- Investment
- $170K – $798K
- Disclosed sales
- partial, no system average
- SBA charge-off
- Not SBA-matched
Data from FDD filing
Analysis by FranchiseVerdict Research · Methodology
Cluck Face is a quick-service franchise serving fried chicken sandwiches, tenders, and sides. Franchisees run the restaurants, managing food prep, staffing, and counter service.
FranchiseVerdict summary · 2026
A Cluck Face franchise requires a total initial investment of $170K – $798K, including a $45K franchise fee and an ongoing 7.0% royalty[2]. The 2024 FDD on file does not yield a unit-revenue figure we can publish. FranchiseVerdict grade: C (Average), an editorial assessment, not investment advice. Run a live ROI scan →
Limited operating history: franchising since 2024. A system this young has fewer than three years of Item 20 outlet history and rarely enough SBA loans for a charge-off rate, so its grade rests on less evidence than an established system's. Read its Item 20 tables and talk to its first franchisees before relying on the grade. Other new franchisors
Sources, dates and evidence
FDD issued: 2024 filing · Data extracted: · Last cited check: · Staleness risk: high - figures are from a filing two or more years old
Evidence: partial✓ Investment (Item 7)✓ Item 19 status✓ Units and owners (Item 20)✗ SBA loan coverage✓ Litigation (Item 3)✓ Financial statements (Item 21)✓ Franchisor identityhow this is scored6 of 6 headline figures on this page cite a page of the filing.
Overview
- Investment
- $170K – $798K
- 15th pct Service Resta…
- Avg gross sales
- N/A
- Company-owned onlyNet salesn=2
- Royalty
- 7.0%
- 90th pct Service Resta…
- Units
- 2
- 9th pct Service Resta…
- SBA charge-off
- N/A
Quick verdict · Quick-Service Restaurants · color = vs category peers
Green = favorable by >10% vs Quick-Service Restaurants median · No shading = within ±10% · Red = unfavorable by >10% · Source: FDD filings + SBA 7(a)
Data from public FDD filings and SBA records. Not financial advice. Methodology
Bottom line
- COSTTotal investment $170K – $798K including a $45K franchise fee, 7.0% ongoing royalty.
- RETURNSItem 19 reports the 2024 net sales of one affiliate-owned restaurant in Boca Raton, Florida (printed p.40). The only other figures are four-month partials for 2025.
- RISKVerdict C (Average), verdict score 43/100 (higher is better).
- GROWTHPositive: net +1 franchised outlets in the latest year (1 opened, 0 closed); 1 signed but not yet open (Item 20).
- DATAItem 19 reports outlet revenue, but not in a form that yields a per-outlet average we can compare across brands. Ask franchisees directly for full unit-level revenue.
Item 1 · who you're contracting with
The Franchisor
Corporate structure & franchisor financials
- Legal entity
- CLUCK FACE, LLC
- CEO title
- Managing Member / Owner
- Sabri Arslankara
- Incorporated in
- FL
- HQ
- 200 W Palmetto Park Drive, Ste 203, Boca Raton, FL 33432
- Auditor
- A. Andrew Gianiodis, CPA
- Audited financials
- Franchisor revenue
- $1K
- Most recent fiscal year
Affiliated brands
- PIZZAVA
- Boca Nashville Chicken
Other brands the franchisor or its parent operates (Item 1).
Overview
About
- CEO
- Sabri Arslankara
- Headquarters
- FL
- Founded
- 2024
- FDD year
- 2024
- States available
- 1
Can you afford it, and what does the money buy?
Entry cost is about typical for a quick-service restaurants franchise (near the category median).
Source: FDD 2024 · Items 5–7
The filing's Item 7 TOTAL row prints $169,750 to $797,500. Its own line items add to $169,750 to $730,000. The total is shown as the franchisor printed it; the lines are listed as printed. Franchise Agreement table pp.16-18; printed Total $169,750 - $797,500 (p.18) equals the headline.
Full Item 7 breakdown16 line items
Initial investment breakdown
| Line item | Low | High | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Initial franchise fee | $45K | $45K | |
| Rent and Lease Security Deposit | $8K | $30K | |
| Utilities | $2K | $4K | |
| Leasehold Improvements | $10K | $300K | |
| Design & Architectural Fees | $3K | $25K | |
| Market Introduction Program | $5K | $20K | |
| Furniture, Fixtures, and Equipment | $50K | $150K | |
| Computer Systems | $2K | $20K | |
| Insurance | $250 | $5K | |
| Signage | $4K | $10K | |
| Office Supplies | $3K | $4K | |
| Inventory | $5K | $25K | |
| Licenses and Permits | $2K | $15K | |
| Professional Fees (lawyer, accountant, etc.) | $1K | $10K | |
| Travel, lodging and meals for initial training | $1K | $8K | |
| Additional funds and Pre-opening Payroll costs (for first 3 months) | $30K | $60K | |
| Total initial investment | $170K | $730K |
Line items extracted from FDD Item 7. Ranges reflect the franchisor's stated low and high per line. Total is the sum of line-item lows / highs — actual costs may fall outside this range depending on market and build-out scope.
Item 7 · what it costs to open + operate
The Vitals
- Total investment
- $170K – $798K
- Top 40% of category vs category
- Liquid capital req'd
- $30K – $60K
- Middle of category vs category
- Franchise fee
- $45K – $45K
- Bottom third — review vs category
- Royalty
- 7.0%
- typical 6–8%
- Ad fund
- 2.0%
- typical 3–5%
- Total fee load
- 9.0%
- vs 9–13% typical
Ongoing fees · Item 6
| Fee | Amount |
|---|---|
| Royalty | 7.0% of gross sales |
| Marketing / ad fund | 2.0% of gross sales |
| Technology fee | $150 |
| Training fee | $1K |
| Transfer fee | $11K |
| Inventory (initial) | $5K – $25K |
| Total fee load | 9.0% of rev |
What do units actually make?
Source: FDD 2024 · Item 19
ROI & LBO modelsSingle-unit · 25-unit portfolio · editable
No Item 19 revenue figure for Cluck Face is on file. The return models need a revenue figure to start from, and the operating costs that turn gross sales into a profit are in no FDD. Enter your own and the calculator runs on your assumptions — nothing here is modelled until you do.
Returns model · single-unit ROIC
What would one Cluck Face unit return on the cash you put in?
Illustrative category typicals — not sourced to any filing, survey or sample. Replace them with figures from franchisee validation calls before you rely on the output.
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
Your modelled return on total invested capital, before any debt financing.
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An FDD discloses gross sales, not profit. We hold no sourced figure for annual revenue, COGS, labour, rent / occupancy and other operating costs, and will not substitute an assumed one. Enter your own and the model runs on your assumptions.
These models are for research and scenario planning only. Not investment advice. Actual results depend on your specific location, management, and market conditions. Consult a franchise attorney and accountant before signing any franchise agreement.
Item 19 · Source: 2024 FDD
Financial Performance
Item 19 reports the 2024 net sales of one affiliate-owned restaurant in Boca Raton, Florida (printed p.40). The only other figures are four-month partials for 2025.
Company-owned outlets only - not franchisee performance
Reported as net sales, not gross sales
Based on a sample of only 2
- Item 19 type
- net sales
- Sample size
- 2
- vs category median 19 · small
- Range (low → high)
- $329K→$1.8MCited, not corroborated — printed on page 48 of the 2024 FDD. Nothing else in our record independently restates or re-derives it.
- Cohort dispersion (min → max)
- Reporting year
- 2024
- Fiscal year the figures cover
- Source filing
- FDD 2024
- The FDD edition these figures were read from
- Transparency
- 5 / 10
- vs category median 4 / 10 · above
Compared against 781 Quick-Service Restaurants brands
Operator outlook
What the numbers say
Data-driven interpretation of this brand's financial disclosures, fee structure, and system trajectory.
Fee burden
Total ongoing fee load of 9.0% — above the Quick-Service Restaurants median of 7.5%.
Disclosure
Item 19 reports outlet revenue, but not in a form that yields a per-outlet average we can compare across brands.
Source: FDD Item 19 financial performance representations and publicly filed FDD data. Past performance is not indicative of future results. Verify all figures with the franchisor and current franchisees before making any investment decision.
vs Quick-Service Restaurants medians
How Cluck Face Compares
Category median of published Quick-Service Restaurants brands that report the figure; the middle half spans the 25th to 75th percentile and n counts the brands behind it. Medians are used because a few very large systems pull an average far from the typical brand. Revenue is disclosed gross sales, not profit.
Is the system healthy?
Source: FDD 2024 · Item 20
Unit growth
Item 20 · unit dynamics
The Growth Chart
- Total units
- 2
- Opened
- 1
- Last reporting year
- Closed
- 0
- Turnover rate
- N/A
- Company-owned
- 1
- Corporate units in the system
- % franchised
- 50%
- vs corporate-owned
Last fiscal year · Item 20 exits and transfers
- Signed, not yet open
- 1
- 0.50 per open outlet · Item 20 Table 5
- Projected new
- 3
- Franchisor's next-year forecast
Year-over-year franchised unit counts and net change. Source: FDD Item 20.
Item 12 · 1 state reported
The Territory Map
FDD Item 12 reports the state count, but the specific list isn't in our current data. The map will appear once we re-extract from the FDD or enough franchisee contacts are available.
1
states with franchisees (per FDD Item 12)
SBA loan performance
Government records
SBA Loan Data
Aggregated from SBA 7(a) and 504 loan disclosures, public data unique to FranchiseVerdict.
No SBA loan data available for this brand.
What could kill this investment?
Source: SBA 7(a) FOIA · FDD Items 3, 21
Risk analysis
FranchiseVerdict rating + FDD Items 3, 4, 8, 16, 21
Risk & Legal
Litigation (Item 3)
Subject: officers or affiliates. The franchisor is not a named party in these cases.
0 case reference(s): 0 pending, 0 settled.
Bankruptcy (Item 4)
None disclosed
Audited financials (Item 21)
Yes · A. Andrew Gianiodis, CPA
Franchisor revenue (Item 21)
Franchisor entity revenue (not unit-level)
Supplier relationship · Items 8 & 16
- Franchisor sells you products: Yes
- Must buy proprietary products: No
- Restricted to system-approved products: Yes
Score breakdown · what drove the 43 / 100 verdict
- 01MINOROnly 2 units in system with unknown growth trajectory — extremely small, unproven franchise model with no expansion momentum
- 02MEDNet Income not disclosed in FDD — inability or unwillingness to share profitability data is a major transparency red flag
- 03MINORWide investment range ($169K-$797K) suggests inconsistent unit economics or unclear cost structure
- 04MINOR7% royalty on $1.75M avg revenue = $122,500 annual corporate take per unit, but profitability unknown to franchisees
- 05MEDNo litigation disclosed but Going Concern status suggests underlying operational or legal problems
- 06MINORTiny 2-unit system creates risk of franchisor collapse, leaving franchisees unsupported
Severity inferred from the FDD text · not a regulatory classification
What are you signing up for?
Ongoing fees run about 9.0% of sales (royalty + ad fund), before rent and labor.
Source: FDD 2024 · Items 11, 12, 17
FDD Items 12, 15, 17 · continued from Risk & Legal
Contract & Territory Detail
| Initial term | 10 years |
|---|---|
| Renewal term | 5 years |
| Allowed renewalsℹ | 2 |
| Territory type | Exclusive territory |
| Protected territory | Yes |
| Exclusive territoryℹ | Yes |
| Territory population | 30,000 |
| Online sales rights | Restricted |
| Franchisor can compete | Yes |
| Hire a manager? | Allowed |
| Owner-operator | Required |
| Non-compete (years)ℹ | 2 years |
| Non-compete (miles)ℹ | 25 mi |
| Right of first refusalℹ | Yes |
| Transfer requires consent | Yes |
| Termination notice | 30 days |
| Termination groundsℹ | 1 |
| Curable defaultsℹ | 3 |
| Mandatory arbitration | Yes |
| Arbitration location | Boca Raton, Florida |
| Jury trial waiver | Yes |
| Governing law | FL |
| Litigation count | 0 |
View Item 3 litigation summary
0 case reference(s): 0 pending, 0 settled.
Items 10, 11
Training & Operations
- Classroom training
- 75 hrs
- On-the-job training
- 52 hrs
- Training location
- Boca Raton, FL or franchisee's location
- Ongoing training
- Required
- Site selection
- Franchisee with franchisor approval
- Franchisor financing
- Not offered
- Item 10
- POS system
- Toast
- Operating tech stack
Items 5 & 11
Franchisor Support
Technology: Toast
Frequently asked questions
Frequently Asked Questions
How much does it cost to open a Cluck Face franchise?
The total investment to open a Cluck Face franchise ranges from $170K – $798K, with an initial franchise fee of $45K. This includes real estate, equipment, inventory, and working capital as disclosed in their Franchise Disclosure Document (FDD).
What do Cluck Face franchise owners earn?
Item 19 of the Cluck Face FDD discloses outlet figures from $329K to $1.8M but no single average across all outlets. These are gross sales figures, not profit; the Revenue section shows what the filing reports and on what basis. Item 20 of the FDD lists current and former franchisees; asking them directly is the standard way to fill this gap.
Who owns Cluck Face?
Cluck Face is franchised by CLUCK FACE, LLC. Source: FDD Item 1, 2024 filing.
What is Item 19 in the Cluck Face FDD?
The FDD section where a franchisor may disclose financial performance of its outlets. Disclosure is optional and formats vary; figures are typically gross sales, which is revenue before expenses, not profit. FranchiseVerdict extracts these figures directly from the Cluck Face FDD and qualifies whose outlets they describe.
What is Cluck Face's franchise failure rate?
SBA 7(a) loan charge-off data is not available for Cluck Face (fewer than 10 loans on file). Charge-off rates are one way to gauge franchise risk, but not all franchise loans go through the SBA program. We recommend reviewing turnover and closure data in the FDD and speaking with current franchisees.
How many Cluck Face franchise locations are there?
As of their most recent FDD filing, Cluck Face has 2 total units in the United States, including 1 franchised units and 1 company-owned units. 1 new units were opened in the latest reporting year.
Is Cluck Face a good franchise to buy?
FranchiseVerdict rates Cluck Face as a C-grade franchise with a verdict score of 43 out of 100 (higher is better). The grade is a deterministic score built from six weighted dimensions — financial health, unit economics, unit growth, scale, legal, and transparency — then calibrated against SBA loan charge-off rates and FDD age. Transparency is one of the six, so a filing that discloses less scores lower on that dimension than one that discloses more. Our rating is based solely on publicly available FDD and government data; we recommend speaking with current franchisees before making any investment decision. This is not investment advice.
Data sourced from public FDD filings and SBA 7(a) FOIA records. Not financial advice.
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Data extracted from public FDD filings and SBA 7(a) loan disclosures (FOIA). This information is provided for research purposes only and does not constitute financial, legal, or investment advice. Verify all figures with the franchisor's current Franchise Disclosure Document before making any investment decision.