The franchise offered is for a Chicken Salad Chick restaurant that is a fast, casual restaurant featuring a limited menu of specialty chicken salads, gourmet side items and soups and emphasizing prompt and courteous service in a clean, wholesome, friendly and genuine atmosphere. Chicken Salad Chick restaurants focus on prepared-to-order menu items using the freshest ingredients possible.
Company Background
Chicken Salad Chick is a fast, casual restaurant that offers a limited menu of specialty chicken salads, gourmet side items and soups. The franchise focuses on prepared-to-order menu items using the freshest ingredients possible. Chicken Salad Chick restaurants are staffed by friendly employees who provide prompt and courteous service in clean, wholesome surroundings with genuine hospitality.
Franchise Opportunity
Healthy, delicious chicken salads are hard to come by. Most restaurants only offer a few unhealthy chicken salad options, or they're not very healthy at all. Chicken Salad Chick offers a variety of healthy and delicious chicken salads that will satisfy any craving. Our salads are made fresh-to-order with the highest quality ingredients, so you can feel good about what you're eating.
Corporate Structure
Simply Southern Restaurant Group, LLC is an Alabama limited liability company, formed on October 4, 2012, under the name Brown McWhorter, LLC, and changed it to their current name by amendment on November 26, 2012. Their principal business address is 724 North Dean Road, Suite 100, Auburn, Alabama 36830.
Investment and Franchisee Fees
The total investment necessary to begin operation of a Chicken Salad Chick restaurant is $515,000 to $683,000. This includes $60,000.00 that must be paid to the franchisor or our Affiliate. If you enter into an Area Development Agreement (“ADA”) for multiple restaurants, you will be required to pay the initial franchise fee for the first location and a non-refundable development fee of $20,000 for each additional Chicken Salad Chick restaurant to be developed. The remaining $25,000 of the franchise fee for subsequent locations is paid to us and a $10,000 grand opening marketing fee is paid to our Affiliate, upon signing the franchise agreement for each additional location.
Earnings Transparency
10 /10
This Franchise discloses far more about the financial performance of their franchisees compared to other franchises in the same industry.
Why do some franchises disclose more than others?
There are many reasons why a brand may choose to not include item 19 on their FDD: they could be a newer franchise, they may be in a unique industry that is not super profitable or well-known yet
Financial Performance of "Standard" Units
Average Revenue Per Unit
Compared vs. QSR Industry
$1,293,304 / unit
Franchise Type: Standard
Average Revenue During 2021
$1,293,304
$411,442 Industry Low
$2,544,354 Industry High
Franchisee Attrition
10 /10
This franchise's rate of attrition in 2023
of 0.00%
was
Lower
than the 8% in the QSR industry. Generally speaking, a higher rate of attrition represents a less stable franchise system and a lower rate of attrition indicates a more successful system
What's Included in franchise attrition?
We define the franchisee attrition rate as the sum of terminations, re-acquisitions by
franchisor, non-renewals, and ceased operations, divided by the number of outlest at the start of the year.
It is a strong indicator of the strength of the underlying operating model
Employee Contact Database
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Name
Position
Phone Number
Email Address
Franchise Disclosure Documents
FDD
Effective Date
Distribution of Chicken Salad Chick Franchisees
Chicken Salad Chick Franchise System Development in 2021
FAQ
How much investment do I need to start my own Chicken Salad Chick business?
Franchisees typically require at least
$401,800 to
$581,000 investment to get their
Chicken Salad Chick business started
What are the initial franchise fees for Chicken Salad Chick?
Franchisees typically need to pay at least
$50,000 in fees directly to
Chicken Salad Chick in order to earn the right to launch their business
How much money can I make with a Chicken Salad Chick franchise? What are
the average revenues for a typical Chicken Salad Chick business?
We estimate that the average revenue of an individual
Chicken Salad Chick unit is approximately
$1,293,304. We based this on Item 19 in franchise disclosure
document
How long do I need to commit to running a Chicken Salad Chick unit? What
is my contractual commitment?
The standard length for an initial franchise contract is 10 years. Renewals are
also generally 10 years
Accessibility
9 /10
The Franchisor's investment costs ranges from
$177,500 to $341,000
which is
Much Lower
than the $619,545 to $1,693,635 average in the QSR industry
What determines the investment cost?
Item 7 of the Franchise Disclosure Document lays out the full list of initial investment costs, including the fee payable to the franchisor, security deposits, equipment, professional fees etc
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