Bottom line
- Total investment $294K – $568K including a $35K franchise fee, 3.0% ongoing royalty.
- No Item 19 financial performance data disclosed — the franchisor chose not to publish revenue figures.
- Rated CAUTION with a risk score of 72/100.
- System contracting at -3530% CAGR over 3 years. Investigate whether closures are franchisor-driven (consolidation) or franchisee-driven (economics).
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 Vons Chicken unit return on the cash you put in?
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
30%
In Yale's "attractive" band (30–60%)
Overview
About
Franchisees operate quick-service chicken restaurants focusing on fried and prepared chicken products. Day-to-day operations include inventory management, food preparation, customer service, staffing, and local marketing compliance with brand standards.
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 · 6 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
Vons Chicken is a rapidly contracting franchise system with regulatory violations, zero financial transparency, and a 21.4% unit decline indicating systematic franchisee failure.
Score breakdown · what drove the 72 / 100 rating
- 01MINORUnit count collapsed 21.4% YoY (from ~32 to 25 units), indicating severe system contraction and franchisee failure rate
- 02MINORNo Item 19 financial disclosure (avg revenue/net income not provided), making ROI assessment impossible and preventing informed investment decisions
- 03MINORRegulatory violation in April 2023: affiliate sold franchises in Washington without registration, demonstrating compliance failures and legal exposure
- 04MINORNo protected territory despite $294K-$568K investment, exposing franchisees to direct brand competition and cannibalization
- 05MINOR25-unit system is critically small with minimal operational infrastructure, limiting support quality and brand leverage
- 06MINOR5-year term is short for recouping $294K-$568K initial investment, compounded by high failure rate
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
33 numbers
One-time purchase · CSV download · Validation questions included
FDD download
Vons Chicken · FDD (2026) PDF