Huey Magoo’s Chicken TendersFranchise Cost, Revenue & Review 2026
Data from FDD filing + SBA 7(a) records
FranchiseVerdict summary · 2026
A Huey Magoo’s Chicken Tenders franchise requires a total initial investment of $933K – $3.0M, including a $35K franchise fee and an ongoing 5.0% royalty[2]. Per the 2025 FDD, average unit revenue was $2.1M[2]. SBA 7(a) loans show a 0.0% charge-off rate across 10 loans[1]. Verdict grade: A. Run a live ROI scan →
Data last verified June 18, 2026 · figures per the 2025 FDD issuance
Overview
- Investment
- $933K – $3.0M
- 42nd pct Service Resta…
- Avg gross sales
- $2.1M
- 22nd pct Service Resta…
- Royalty
- 5.0%
- 7th pct Service Resta…
- Units
- 71
- 39th pct Service Resta…
- SBA default
- 0.0%
- system-wide median varies by category
Quick verdict · Full-Service Restaurants · color = vs category peers
Green = >15% above Full-Service Restaurants avg · No shading = within ±15% · Red = >15% below avg · Source: FDD filings + SBA 7(a)
Data from public FDD filings and SBA records. Not financial advice. Methodology
Only 0.0% of 10 SBA loans charged off, well below the 16% franchise average.
The system grew 28% year-over-year. Fast growth means demand, but can strain support.
Bottom line
- Total investment $933K – $3.0M including a $35K franchise fee, 5.0% ongoing royalty.
- Average unit revenue of $2.1M/year (median $2.1M).
- Verdict A (Top Quintile) with a risk score of 31/100. SBA loan charge-off rate of 0.0% across 10 loans (well below the franchise average, based on all SBA 7(a) franchise lending, 2010–2024).
- System growing at 64.3% CAGR over 3 years with 71 total units. Strong expansion trajectory.
Item 1 · who you're contracting with
The Franchisor
- Legal entity
- Huey Magoo’s Restaurants, LLC
- Incorporated in
- DE
- HQ
- 6220 Hazeltine National Dr., Suite 110, Orlando, FL 32822
- Auditor
- SCHAFER, TSCHOPP, WHITCOMB, MITCHELL & SHERIDAN, LLP
- Audited financials
- Franchisor revenue
- $13.5M
- vs $9.8M prior year
Independent franchisee associations
- Franchise Advisory Council (FAC)
- Independent Franchisee Association
Franchisee-led councils or alliances disclosed in Item 20. Indicates operator voice.
Overview
About
Franchisees operate quick-service chicken tender restaurants featuring customizable tenders, signature sauces, and sides. Day-to-day responsibilities include managing kitchen production, order fulfillment, staff scheduling, inventory control, and customer service in a high-volume format. Owners typically oversee 15-25 employees across lunch and dinner service periods.
- CEO
- Andrew Howard
- Headquarters
- FL
- Founded
- 2015
- FDD year
- 2025
- States available
- 12
FDD Item 7 · 2025 filing
Initial investment breakdown
| Cost component | Low | High |
|---|---|---|
| Initial franchise fee | $35K | $35K |
| Working capital (3–6 mo) | $50K | $97K |
| Equipment, build-out, other | $848K | $2.9M |
| Total initial investment | $933K | $3.0M |
Source: Huey Magoo’s Chicken Tenders 2025 FDD, Items 5 and 7[2]. “Equipment, build-out, other” is computed as total minus disclosed line items above.
Single-unit · estimated
Returns at a glance
Indicative numbers using FDD Item 7 / Item 19 inputs and category-benchmarked cost ratios. Full single-unit, 25-unit portfolio, and LBO models (with every input editable to stress-test your own scenario) live on the financials page.
Store EBITDA · annual
$235K
11.0% margin
Unlevered ROIC
12%
EBITDA / total invested capital
Payback
8.7 yrs
cash-on-cash, unlevered
Item 7 · what it costs to open + operate
The Vitals
- Total investment
- $933K – $3.0M
- Near category avg vs category
- Liquid capital req'd
- $50K – $97K
- Better than avg vs category
- Franchise fee
- $35K – $35K
- Better than avg vs category
- Royalty
- 5.0%
- Gross Revenues · typical 6–8%
- Ad fund
- 2.0%
- typical 3–5%
- Total fee load
- 7.0%
- vs 9–13% typical
Ongoing fees · Item 6
| Fee | Amount |
|---|---|
| Royalty | 5.0% of gross sales |
| Marketing / ad fund | 2.0% of gross sales |
| Technology fee | $0 |
| Transfer fee | $18K |
| Renewal fee | $18K |
| Total fee load | 7.0% of rev |
Financial Performance
- Avg gross sales
- $2.1M
- Per unit, per year
- Median gross sales
- $2.1M
- Item 19 type
- gross_sales
- Sample size
- 52 units
- vs category median 13 · large
- Range (low → high)
- $719K→$3.6M
- Cohort dispersion (min → max)
- Transparency tier
- none
- Categorical assessment of disclosure depth
- Reporting year
- 2024
- Fiscal year the figures cover
- Transparency
- 4 / 5
- vs category median 4 / 5 · typical
Compared against 1264 Full-Service Restaurants brands
vs Full-Service Restaurants averages
How Huey Magoo’s Chicken Tenders Compares
Unit growth
Item 20 · unit dynamics
The Growth Chart
- Total units
- 71
- Opened
- 16
- Last reporting year
- Closed
- 0
- Turnover rate
- 0.0%
- Company-owned
- 2
- Corporate units in the system
- % franchised
- 97%
- vs corporate-owned
- Net growth (yr3)
- +27.8%
- Net unit change last year
- 3-yr CAGR
- +64.3%
- Compounded over last 3 years
3-year detail · Item 20
- Transfers (3yr)
- 1
- Projected new
- 28
- Franchisor's next-year forecast
- Transfer rate
- 1.4%
- Owners selling to other franchisees
Year-over-year franchised unit counts and net change. Source: FDD Item 20.
Item 20 · 11 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 contact records (FDD Item 20). Shows states with at least one current operator on file. Full state registration data (Item 12) will appear on a future FDD refresh.
Available to sell in · Item 12
- Hawaii
States where the franchisor is registered to sell new franchises (FDD registration filings).
Fast growth in a small system. Newer franchisors expanding quickly may not yet have the support infrastructure of larger systems.
SBA loan performance
Government records
SBA Loan Data
Aggregated from SBA 7(a) and 504 loan disclosures, public data unique to FranchiseVerdict.
- Total loans
- 10
- Loan volume
- $11.0M
- Median loan
- $834K
- 50th percentile
- Charge-off rate
- 0.0%
- rates vary by category · see methodology
Historical SBA 7(a) lending data, not predictive of future performance. How SBA charge-off rates are calculated
- Repayment rate (PIF)
- 100.0%
- 5-yr charge-off
- N/A
- Loans approved 2021+
- Active lenders
- 8
- Defaults
- 0
Explore lender portfolios on Bank Reports or regional data on State Reports.
With a 0.0% charge-off rate across 10 loans, banks have historically viewed this brand favorably for lending.
Risk analysis
FranchiseVerdict rating + FDD Items 3, 5, 6, 12, 17
Risk & Legal
Huey Magoo's presents moderate-to-cautionary risk: rapid growth, undisclosed profitability, large capital requirements, and insufficient unit maturity limit due diligence confidence.
Litigation (Item 3)
0 case reference(s): 2 pending, 0 settled.
Bankruptcy (Item 4)
None disclosed
Audited financials (Item 21)
Yes · SCHAFER, TSCHOPP, WHITCOMB, MITCHELL & SHERIDAN, LLP
Franchisor revenue (Item 21)
Franchisor entity revenue (not unit-level)
Supplier relationship · Items 8 & 16
- Franchisor sells you products: Yes
- Must buy proprietary products: Yes
- Restricted to system-approved products: Yes
Score breakdown · what drove the 31 / 100 rating
- 01MEDNet income not disclosed in Item 19 — unable to validate actual profitability claims against $2.13M average revenue
- 02MEDHigh initial investment range ($933K-$3M) with 5% royalty creates significant breakeven burden without disclosed profit margins
- 03MINORRapid unit growth (27.8% YoY) may indicate aggressive expansion outpacing operational support or franchisee success validation
- 04MINORSmall unit base (71 locations) limits statistical reliability of 'average revenue' figure and increases volatility risk
- 05HIGHNo going concern statement — ambiguous franchisor financial health despite rapid growth claims
Severity inferred from the FDD text · not a regulatory classification
FDD Items 5, 6, 12, 17 · continued from Risk & Legal
Contract & Territory Detail
| Initial term | 10 years |
|---|---|
| Renewal term | 10 years |
| Allowed renewalsℹ | 1 |
| Territory type | Radius |
| Protected territory | Yes |
| Exclusive territoryℹ | Yes |
| Territory radius | 3 mi |
| Online sales rightsℹ | Restricted |
| Franchisor can compete | Yes |
| Hire a manager? | Allowed |
| Owner-operator | Optional |
| Non-compete (years)ℹ | 2 years |
| Right of first refusalℹ | Yes |
| Termination notice | 30 days |
| Mandatory arbitration | Yes |
| Jury trial waiver | Yes |
| Governing law | Florida |
| Litigation count | 0 |
View Item 3 litigation summary
0 case reference(s): 2 pending, 0 settled.
Items 10, 11
Training & Operations
- Classroom training
- 62 hrs
- On-the-job training
- 172 hrs
- Training location
- franchisee's restaurant
- Field support
- 88 hrs/yr
- On-site visits per year
- Site selection
- franchisee
- POS system
- Qu POS System
- Operating tech stack
Items 5 & 11
Franchisor Support
Technology: Qu POS System
Item 20 · call current owners
Franchisee Contacts
58 owners to call
Name · phone · city · state. Extracted from FDD Item 20
FDD download
Huey Magoo’s Chicken Tenders · FDD (2025) PDF
Frequently asked questions
Frequently Asked Questions
How much does it cost to open a Huey Magoo’s Chicken Tenders franchise?
The total investment to open a Huey Magoo’s Chicken Tenders franchise ranges from $933K – $3.0M, with an initial franchise fee of $35K. This includes real estate, equipment, inventory, and working capital as disclosed in their Franchise Disclosure Document (FDD).
What do Huey Magoo’s Chicken Tenders franchise owners earn?
According to Item 19 of the Huey Magoo’s Chicken Tenders FDD, the average gross sales per unit is $2.1M. The median is $2.1M. Note: this is gross revenue, not profit. Actual owner earnings vary based on location, operating costs, and management.
What is Huey Magoo’s Chicken Tenders's franchise failure rate?
Based on SBA 7(a) loan data, Huey Magoo’s Chicken Tenders has a charge-off rate of 0.0% across 10 loans, meaning 0.0% of franchise loans were charged off. Charge-off rates are one proxy for franchise risk, though they do not capture all closures. This data comes from FOIA-sourced SBA lending records.
How many Huey Magoo’s Chicken Tenders franchise locations are there?
As of their most recent FDD filing, Huey Magoo’s Chicken Tenders has 71 total units in the United States, including 42 franchised units and 2 company-owned units. 16 new units were opened in the latest reporting year.
Is Huey Magoo’s Chicken Tenders a good franchise to buy?
FranchiseVerdict rates Huey Magoo’s Chicken Tenders as a A-grade franchise with a risk score of 31 out of 100, based on our analysis of investment costs, revenue data, SBA loan performance, and growth trends. 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.