FILING · MN · 2026 FDD
CHICKEN SALAD CHICK FDD (Franchise Disclosure Document) — 2026
The FDD is the 23-item legal disclosure every U.S. franchisor must hand you at least 14 days before you sign or pay anything (FTC Franchise Rule, 16 CFR 436). CHICKEN SALAD CHICK's most recent FDD tracked here is the 2026 FDD, a multistate filing. Registration-state filings are public records, so you can read it free, with no sign-up.
PUBLIC RECORD · FILED 2026 · SOURCE STATE MN
| ITEM 5 | Initial franchise fee | $50,000 |
| ITEM 6 | Ongoing royalty | 5.0% of gross sales |
| ITEM 7 | Total initial investment | $777K–$1.0M |
| ITEM 3 | Disclosed litigation matters | 0 |
| ITEM 19 | Earnings disclosure (FPR) | Yes — median unit volume $1.5M (population and period as defined in the filing's Item 19) |
| ITEM 20 | Outlets (fiscal 2025) | 252 franchised at year end · 3 exits (exit rate 1.5%, fiscal 2025) |
| ITEM 21 | Franchisor financial statements | Unmodified (clean) opinion — Ernst & Young LLP |
The headline figure is Average Unit Volume (Gross Sales) for calendar 2025, for 214 of 252 outlets open at year end, leaving out opened during 2025, permanently closed during 2025, closed for extended period (fire damage) and others.
Graded on three things the filing states: coverage (2 points if the figure covers at least 75% of the units it is compared with, 1 point for 50–75%), centre (2 points if it prints both a median and a mean, 1 for one of them), and costs (2 points for costs through a profit line or full cost detail, 1 for some cost items). 5–6 points = More complete, 3–4 = Partial, 0–2 = Limited. The grade describes the disclosure, not the business.
| What is measured | Average Unit Volume (Gross Sales) (gross sales) |
| Period | calendar 2025 |
| Whose results | Franchised outlets |
| Units included | 214 of 252 franchised outlets at the end of FY2025 (Item 20) |
| Left out |
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| Average (mean) | $1.5M |
| Median | $1.5M |
| Mean vs median | mean 0.3% below median |
| Met or beat the average | 109 / 50.9% |
| Costs shown | Yes — through a profit line |
| Where | p. 53 (Item 19 runs pp. 51–59) |
| The filing's words | “the average, median, and high/low annual Gross Sales of 214 franchised (Chart 1) and 69 affiliate-owned (Chart 2) Chicken Salad Chick Restaurants in the United States that were open and operating during all of 2025” |
Ernst & Young LLP gave an unmodified (clean) opinion on the statements in the 2026 FDD; revenue rose 38% from FY2023 to FY2025 and it reported a net loss in FY2023 and FY2024.
Revenue · FY2025
$18.6M
p. 158 · matched to statement
Net income · FY2025
$19K
p. 158 · matched to statement
Where FY2025 revenue came from
94% royalties
2% initial / development fees
- Fiscal years covered: FY2023, FY2024, FY2025 (2026 FDD, statements from p. 158)
- Statements are for: Simply Southern Restaurant Group, LLC
- Parent / owner: not identified in the statements
| Fiscal year | FY2023 | FY2024 | FY2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total revenue | $13.5Mp. 176 · matched to statement | $15.1Mp. 158 · matched to statement | $18.6Mp. 158 · matched to statement |
| Royalty revenue | $12.7Mp. 176 · matched to statement | $14.2Mp. 158 · matched to statement | $17.4Mp. 158 · matched to statement |
| Initial / development feesline: Area development agreement fees | not extracted | $282Kp. 158 | $352Kp. 158 |
| Net income (loss) | −$189Kp. 176 · matched to statement | −$752Kp. 158 · matched to statement | $19Kp. 158 · matched to statement |
| Equity (deficit) at year end | not extracted | $51.9Mp. 157 | $52.1Mp. 157 |
| Cash at year end | not extracted | $504Kp. 157 | $350Kp. 157 |
How to read this: royalties recur as long as franchisees trade; initial and development fees arrive only when new franchises are sold. A franchisor whose revenue leans on initial fees is funding itself by selling territories, and that revenue stops when sales slow. Under ASC 606 most franchisors recognize initial fees over the agreement term, so the line understates the cash collected in a strong selling year. Ad-fund revenue, where reported, is included in total revenue as the statements present it.
Each figure links to its page in the filed PDF. “Matched to statement” means our extraction and a second, rule-based read of the statement page agree; “extracted · not cross-checked” means the statement page is a scanned image or could not be read as text. Figures we could not place on a consistent scale are withheld, not guessed. Spotted an error? Report a correction.
Every figure above was extracted by software from the 2026 CHICKEN SALAD CHICK FDD as filed (figures are not individually checked by a person) and links back to that document. Fields that could not be extracted are omitted; no figure here is estimated. Extraction errors are possible: the filing controls, and FDDs are reissued annually; verify against the current issuance before relying on any number. Spotted an error? Franchisors and owners can report it via the contact on our Terms page.
CHICKEN SALAD CHICK FDD questions, answered
Where can I download the CHICKEN SALAD CHICK FDD for free?
CHICKEN SALAD CHICK's 2026 Franchise Disclosure Document is a public record. It can be downloaded free from the source link on this page — no broker form, no email signup required.
What year is CHICKEN SALAD CHICK's most recent FDD on file?
The most recent CHICKEN SALAD CHICK FDD tracked here is the 2026 FDD. Franchisors must update their FDD annually; confirm you are reading the current issuance before signing.
Does CHICKEN SALAD CHICK's FDD disclose earnings (Item 19)?
Yes — CHICKEN SALAD CHICK makes a financial performance representation in Item 19 of its 2026 FDD, reporting a median unit volume of $1.5M. Read the basis fine print: franchisors choose which units and metrics to include.
What does CHICKEN SALAD CHICK's FDD Item 20 show?
In fiscal 2025, CHICKEN SALAD CHICK ended with 252 franchised outlets; 3 of 206 open at the start of the year left the system (exit rate 1.5%, fiscal 2025) through terminations, non-renewals, and "ceased operations — other reasons".
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