HCK Hot Chicken
Formerly known as Hot Chikn Kitchn
Bottom line
- Total investment $206K – $688K including a $40K 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 65/100.
- 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 HCK Hot Chicken unit return on the cash you put in?
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
23%
Below typical band (30–60%)
Overview
About
Franchisees operate fast-casual hot chicken restaurants, preparing and serving spicy fried chicken dishes with side items and beverages in a counter-service or dine-in format. Day-to-day operations include food preparation, inventory management, staffing, and customer service in a QSR environment.
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 · 18 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.
No SBA loan data available for this brand.
FranchiseVerdict rating + FDD Items 3, 5, 6, 12, 17
Risk & Legal
HCK Hot Chicken presents elevated risk due to missing financial disclosures, going concern flag, micro-scale operations, and inability to validate unit economics before investment.
Score breakdown · what drove the 65 / 100 rating
- 01MEDNo Item 19 financial disclosure (avg revenue and net income not disclosed) — impossible to validate ROI claims
- 02HIGHGoing Concern = False — suggests potential financial instability or accounting issues at franchisor level
- 03MEDOnly 7 units system-wide — extremely small franchise with limited track record and survival data
- 04MINOR150% YoY unit growth from 7 units is mathematically trivial (likely added only ~3-4 units) — growth metric is misleading
- 05MINORWide investment range ($205,500–$688,000) indicates high variability and unclear cost structure
- 06MEDNo disclosed average unit volumes or profitability — unable to assess if franchise model is economically viable
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
19 numbers
One-time purchase · CSV download · Validation questions included
FDD download
HCK Hot Chicken · FDD (2024) PDF