Business Description

Founded in San Antonio, Texas, in 1952, Church's Chicken is a highly recognized brand name in the QSR sector and is one of the largest quick-service chicken concepts in the world. Church's Chicken serves freshly prepared, high quality, flavorful chicken and tenders with signature sides and hand-made from scratch biscuits at low prices and differentiates from its competitors in care and attention given in preparation of food, and is positioned as the Value Leader in the Chicken QSR category. As of February 2007, the Church's system had 1,600+ locations worldwide in 18 countries, with system sales exceeding $1 billion.

Franchisor Background

Year Established:  1952

Franchising Since:  1972

Operating Units:
Franchised Units:	1,372	84.8%
Company-Owned Units:	245	15.2%
Total Operating Units:	1,617	100.0%
Geographic Distribution: U.S.: 1,217 75.3% In 28 States Canada: 18 1.1% In 0 Canadian Provinces International: 382 23.6% In 0 Foreign Countries   Total: 1,617 100.0%

North America:
States/Provinces with the largest number of operating units:

Density	Units
1. Texas	433
2. Georgia	88
3. California	74

Registered in Following Registration States: California, Florida, Hawaii, Illinois, Indiana, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, Oregon, Rhode Island, Virginia, Washington, Wisconsin

Financial Requirements

Investment:
Minimum Net Worth:	$1MM
Cash Investment:	$300K
Total Investment:	$335-1113.5K
Average Total Investment:	$724K
Fees:
Initial Franchise Fee:	$15K
Average Franchise Fee:	$10K
On-Going Royalty:	5%
Average Royalty:	5%
Advertising Fee:	5%

Average Number of Employees: 15 Full-time, 6 Part-time

Space Needs (in square footage): 850-1,850

Preferred Sites: Free-standing Building

Other Sites: C-Store, In-Line

Encourage Conversions? Yes

Earnings Claims Provided?: No

Franchisee Qualifications
Ranked from 1 (unimportant) to 5 (important):
Financial Net Worth:	5
General Business Experience:	5
Specific Industry Experience:	4
Formal Education:	3
Psychological Profile:	3
Personal Interview(s):	5
Terms of Contract
Term of Initial Contract:	20 Year(s)
Term of Renewal Period:	10 Year(s)
Passive Ownership:	Allowed, But Discouraged
Area Development Agreements?	Yes, for 1 Year(s)
Sub-Franchising Contracts?	Yes
Franchisees Allowed to Expand Within Territory?	Yes
Support and Training
International Franchise Association:	Yes
Canadian Franchise Association:	Yes
Franchisee Association/Member:	Yes, Member
Size of Corporate Staff:	157
Site Selection Assistance?	Yes
Lease Negotiation Assistance?	No
Financial Assistance?	No
Marketing Support:
Co-Op Advertising:	Yes
National Advertising:	No
Regional Advertising:	Yes
Local Advertising:	Yes
Marketing Materials:	Ad Slicks, Brochures, Catalogs, Coupons/rebates, Direct Mailers, Emails, Promotional Items, Radio Ads, Site Signs, Television Ads, Trade Show Exhibits, Videos
Additional Services:	None Specified
Other Marketing Support:	None Specified
On-Going Support:
Central Data Processing:	Not Applicable
Central Purchasing:	Included in Fees
Field Operation Evaluation:	Included in Fees
Field Training:	Included in Fees
Initial Store Opening:	Included in Fees
Inventory Control:	Not Applicable
Franchisee Newsletter:	Included in Fees
Regional or National Meetings:	Included in Fees
800 Telephone Hotline:	Included in Fees
Training:
1. Regional	4 Weeks
Expansion Plans
Projected New Units Over Next 12 months: 111 U.S.: Yes, All United States Canada: Yes, All Canada Overseas: Yes, Asia, Middle East, Russia, China	Request Franchisor Info   Submit an online form to receive information from Church's Chicken.