FILING · MN · 2026 FDD
Church'S Fried Chicken 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). Church'S Fried Chicken'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 | $20,000 |
| ITEM 6 | Ongoing royalty | 5.0% of gross sales |
| ITEM 7 | Total initial investment | $1.3M–$2.0M |
| ITEM 3 | Disclosed litigation matters | 6 |
| ITEM 4 | Item 4 bankruptcy disclosure (franchisor, predecessor, affiliate or officer — see filing) | Yes |
| ITEM 19 | Earnings disclosure (FPR) | Yes — median unit volume $1.1M (population and period as defined in the filing's Item 19) |
| ITEM 20 | Outlets (fiscal 2025) | 722 franchised at year end · 13 exits (exit rate 1.8%, fiscal 2025) |
| ITEM 21 | Franchisor financial statements | Unmodified (clean) opinion — Ernst & Young LLP |
The headline figure is AUV (Gross Sales) for FY2025 (52 weeks ended Dec 28, 2025), for 565 of 722 units, leaving out opened during 2025 (open < 52 weeks), temporarily closed (reimage, fire, damage, equipment), missing ~9 weeks of sales data 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 | AUV (Gross Sales) (gross sales) |
| Period | FY2025 (52 weeks ended Dec 28, 2025) |
| Whose results | Franchised outlets |
| Units included | 565 of 722 Franchised Restaurants as of Dec 28, 2025 |
| Left out |
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| Average (mean) | $1.1M |
| Median | $1.1M |
| Mean vs median | mean 4.6% above median |
| Met or beat the average | 250 (44%) per Table 7 |
| Costs shown | Yes — through a profit line |
| Where | p. 61 (Item 19 runs pp. 56–65) |
| The filing's words | “The information included in the tables below is for 565 Franchised Restaurants.” |
Ernst & Young LLP gave an unmodified (clean) opinion on the statements in the 2026 FDD; revenue rose 3% from FY2024 to FY2025.
Revenue · FY2025
$261.9M
p. 241 · matched to statement
Net income · FY2025
$24.0M
p. 241 · matched to statement
Where FY2025 revenue came from
26% royalties
initial-fee share not extracted
- Fiscal years covered: FY2024, FY2025 (2026 FDD, statements from p. 241)
- Statements are for: Cajun Global LLC and Subsidiaries
- Parent / owner: not identified in the statements
| Fiscal year | FY2024 | FY2025 |
|---|---|---|
| Total revenue | $254.9Mp. 241 · matched to statement | $261.9Mp. 241 · matched to statement |
| Royalty revenue | $70.1Mextracted · not cross-checked | $68.6Mextracted · not cross-checked |
| Net income (loss) | $32.1Mp. 241 · matched to statement | $24.0Mp. 241 · matched to statement |
| Equity (deficit) at year end | $169.1Mp. 240 | −$33.8Mp. 240 |
| Cash at year end | $3.6Mp. 240 | $4.0Mp. 240 |
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 Church'S Fried Chicken 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.
Church'S Fried Chicken FDD questions, answered
Where can I download the Church'S Fried Chicken FDD for free?
Church'S Fried Chicken'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 Church'S Fried Chicken's most recent FDD on file?
The most recent Church'S Fried Chicken FDD tracked here is the 2026 FDD. Franchisors must update their FDD annually; confirm you are reading the current issuance before signing.
Does Church'S Fried Chicken's FDD disclose earnings (Item 19)?
Yes — Church'S Fried Chicken makes a financial performance representation in Item 19 of its 2026 FDD, reporting a median unit volume of $1.1M. Read the basis fine print: franchisors choose which units and metrics to include.
What does Church'S Fried Chicken's FDD Item 20 show?
In fiscal 2025, Church'S Fried Chicken ended with 722 franchised outlets; 13 of 714 open at the start of the year left the system (exit rate 1.8%, fiscal 2025) through terminations, non-renewals, and "ceased operations — other reasons".
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