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Church's Chicken franchise — is it worth it?
Medium risk Growing network
Church's Chicken is a quick-service restaurant brand with an initial investment ranging from $1.25M to $1.97M.
Everything below is free, read straight off Church's Chicken's registered filing, with where the numbers land against quick-service restaurant peers. Weighing Church's Chicken against other options? Get a free shortlist of franchises that fit your budget.
Figures above are as disclosed in Church's Chicken's most recent FDD (registered 2026). Source: Minnesota Dept. of Commerce — CARDS franchise registrations · filing 37208-202608-04 — check it yourself. See every other Minnesota-registered franchise.
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Church's Chicken franchise profit — what the FDD discloses
Plainly: Church's Chicken does not disclose franchise profit or revenue. Its most recent FDD makes no Item 19 financial performance representation, so there is no franchisor-backed earnings figure for Church's Chicken — any number quoted elsewhere is an estimate, not a disclosure. The absence is itself worth weighing (56% of quick-service restaurant franchisors in our corpus do disclose); the fees, litigation and outlet churn Church's Chicken's FDD does contain are on this page. For brands that put earnings on paper, see Fast food & quick-service restaurant franchises with disclosed Item 19 earnings.
Church's Chicken lawsuits & legal history (FDD Item 3)
Church's Chicken's most recently filed Franchise Disclosure Document (2026) does disclose legal proceedings in Item 3 . Item 3 is the item where a franchisor must put its material legal history on the record. Two things it is not: it covers the franchisor and its predecessors, parents and affiliates, so a disclosed case is not necessarily a suit against Church's Chicken itself; and a disclosure is a fact, not a finding of wrongdoing — most entries are contract disputes with former franchisees, which every large system accumulates. Item 3 of the source FDD describes each case.
Church's Chicken closures & failure rate
Before you sign, Church's Chicken will hand you a list of current owners to call as references — and they choose who's on that list. It won't include the owners who quit, got bought out, or were forced out last year. The FDD does report that number, even though the reference list leaves those people off. Below is what Church's Chicken's most recent filing shows, and whether it's normal for a quick-service restaurant of this kind.
The closest thing an FDD has to a failure rate is Item 20 — outlet openings, closures, terminations and non-renewals, reported by the franchisor. Church's Chicken's latest tables show a growing franchised network. Its franchised-outlet closure rate — closures, terminations and non-renewals against outlets — is 1.8%, against a quick-service restaurant median of 2.9% — at or better than the category. Net franchised outlets moved +8 to 722 in the latest reported year.
Who owns Church's Chicken?
Church's Chicken's franchise is offered by Cajun Global LLC — the franchisor named on the cover of its most recently filed Franchise Disclosure Document (2026), and the entity a franchisee actually signs with. That name comes straight off the filing at MN CARDS; it identifies the franchisor, not necessarily the ultimate parent company behind it. The same franchisor files separate FDDs for other brands, which is worth knowing — sibling brands share a franchise-support organization but disclose their own numbers:
Quick-service restaurant franchises at a similar investment level
Anyone weighing Church's Chicken is really weighing it against the other brands their money could go into. These are the closest by total initial investment (FDD Item 7), each with its own FDD-based page.
Church's Chicken franchise — frequently asked
Who owns Church's Chicken — who is the franchisor?
Church's Chicken's most recently filed FDD (2026) names Cajun Global LLC as the franchisor — the entity you would actually sign the franchise agreement with, as stated on the disclosure document itself. The same franchisor also files FDDs for Church's. A registry filing names the franchisor, not necessarily its ultimate parent company.
How much does a Church's Chicken franchise cost?
Church's Chicken's most recently filed FDD (Item 7) puts the total estimated initial investment at $1,252,400 – $1,970,300, with an initial franchise fee of $20,000 and a 5% royalty. That price is the franchisor's own estimate of what it takes to open, not a quote. Against quick-service restaurant peers it sits in the bottom quartile (median $604,609).
How much profit does a Church's Chicken franchise make?
Church's Chicken makes no Item 19 financial performance representation, so there is no franchisor-disclosed revenue or profit figure for Church's Chicken at all — and profit would never be disclosed even where earnings are, because it depends on your rent, labor and how you operate. Any profit figure quoted elsewhere is an estimate, not a disclosure.
Does Church's Chicken disclose financial performance (Item 19)?
No — Church's Chicken's most recent FDD makes no Item 19 financial performance representation. Its absence is worth weighing: 56% of quick-service restaurant franchisors in our corpus do disclose.
Are there lawsuits against Church's Chicken?
Church's Chicken's most recently filed FDD (2026) discloses legal proceedings in Item 3. Item 3 covers the franchisor, its predecessors, parents and affiliates — so a disclosed case is not necessarily a suit against Church's Chicken itself, and a disclosure is not a finding of wrongdoing.
Is Church's Chicken a good franchise to buy?
Nobody can answer that from Church's Chicken's numbers alone — it comes down to how its investment, earnings, litigation and franchisee churn stack up against quick-service restaurant peers and against your own budget. Our read on this filing is medium risk. Every figure behind that read is on this page for free. If you're comparing options, the free shortlist on this page matches you with 5–10 franchises that fit your budget and industry.
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