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Noble Chicken franchise — is it worth it?
Medium risk No franchised units open yet
Noble Chicken is a quick-service restaurant franchise with an initial investment ranging from $449,750 to $698,342.
Everything below is free, read straight off Noble Chicken's registered filing, with where the numbers land against quick-service restaurant peers. Weighing Noble Chicken against other options? Get a free shortlist of franchises that fit your budget.
Figures above are as disclosed in Noble Chicken's most recent FDD (registered 2025). Source: California Dept. of Financial Protection and Innovation — Franchise Registration · filing app-33829 — check it yourself. See every other California-registered franchise.
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Noble Chicken franchise profit — what the FDD discloses
Plainly: Noble 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 Noble 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 Noble 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.
Noble Chicken lawsuits & legal history (FDD Item 3)
Noble Chicken's most recently filed Franchise Disclosure Document (2025) does disclose 1 legal proceeding 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 Noble 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.
Noble Chicken closures & failure rate
Before you sign, Noble 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 Noble 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. Noble Chicken reports no franchised units open yet — there is no operating track record to churn.
Who owns Noble Chicken?
Noble Chicken's franchise is offered by Buffalo Wings Rings, LLC d b a Noble Chicken — the franchisor named on the cover of its most recently filed Franchise Disclosure Document (2025), and the entity a franchisee actually signs with. That name comes straight off the filing at CA DFPI; it identifies the franchisor, not necessarily the ultimate parent company behind it.
Quick-service restaurant franchises at a similar investment level
Anyone weighing Noble 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.
Noble Chicken franchise — frequently asked
Who owns Noble Chicken — who is the franchisor?
Noble Chicken's most recently filed FDD (2025) names Buffalo Wings Rings, LLC d b a Noble Chicken as the franchisor — the entity you would actually sign the franchise agreement with, as stated on the disclosure document itself. A registry filing names the franchisor, not necessarily its ultimate parent company.
How much does a Noble Chicken franchise cost?
Noble Chicken's most recently filed FDD (Item 7) puts the total estimated initial investment at $449,750 – $698,342, with an initial franchise fee of $35,000 and a 5.5% 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 upper quartile (median $604,609).
How much profit does a Noble Chicken franchise make?
Noble Chicken makes no Item 19 financial performance representation, so there is no franchisor-disclosed revenue or profit figure for Noble 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 Noble Chicken disclose financial performance (Item 19)?
No — Noble 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 Noble Chicken?
Noble Chicken's most recently filed FDD (2025) discloses 1 legal proceeding in Item 3. Item 3 covers the franchisor, its predecessors, parents and affiliates — so a disclosed case is not necessarily a suit against Noble Chicken itself, and a disclosure is not a finding of wrongdoing.
Is Noble Chicken a good franchise to buy?
Nobody can answer that from Noble 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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