Layne's Chicken Fingers franchise research

Investment by format

Not captured: no complete named investment format. Unknown is not zero.

Investment sourceFDD · page not captured ↗

Franchise fees and ongoing costs

Franchise fee

$50,000 · Extracted Item 5 scalar range, not a universal minimum or maximum; formats, eligibility, discounts and waivers require original-filing review.

Royalty

5% · 5% of Gross Revenues, paid weekly

Marketing contribution

2% (basis not captured; see original filing)

Technology fee

Capped at the greater of $500/month or $6,000/calendar year, billed when billed; cap may increase up to 10% per year

Other fees

POS System Maintenance Fee ~$4,800-$7,200/year; Local/Regional Advertising Co-op up to 5% of Gross Revenues (currently 0%); Mystery Shopper Program up to 2 visits/month at $55/visit

Working capital (FDD Item 7)

Not captured

Fees sourceFDD p.12 ↗

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Financial performance: Item 19

Item 19 captured

Yes

Metric / basis

Average/median/low/high Gross Revenue by restaurant format (Traditional vs. Non-Traditional), plus average cost of goods sold percentages (food, paper, labor)

Reporting period

January 1, 2025 through December 31, 2025

Sample

15 of 36 Franchised Restaurants operating for the full measurement period (9 Traditional, 6 Non-Traditional); individual restaurant-level Gross Sales also listed for these 15

Reported average

$2,206,127

Reported median

$2,196,905

Owner income is not captured. Gross sales and EBITDA are not owner pay. Results depend on the disclosed metric, sample and period; consult the full filing.

Item 19 performance sourceFDD p.51 ↗

Unit growth: Item 20

Reporting year

2025

Scope

franchised outlets

Starting outlets

15

Year-end outlets

36

Net change

+21

Derivation

ending minus starting outlets

Openings

21

Terminations

0

Non-renewals

0

Other closures

0

Reacquisitions

0

Transfers

0

Transfers are not closures. Net change is ending minus starting outlets for the stated scope and year, or complete openings less terminations, non-renewals, other closures and reacquisitions. Missing inputs stay unknown.

Unit growth sourceFDD p.52 ↗

SBA loan history

Loan activity

7 approvals

Activity window

FY2021-FY2026 YTD; snapshot 2026-06-30

Median SBA loan

$500,000

Median loan window

FY2023-FY2026 YTD through 2026-06-30

Median loan sample

5 loans

Historical charge-off share

Suppressed: fewer than 10 seasoned loans

Cohort

7(a) FY2010-2019 approvals

Numerator / denominator

0 / 0

Formula

CHGOFF / (PIF + CHGOFF + EXEMPT) × 100

This is a historical loan-level share, not a franchise failure probability or location survival rate. Loan size is not total investment. Other loan statuses are excluded from the seasoned denominator. Activity combines 7(a) and 504 approvals, excluding canceled and not-funded records; this is not a rolling five-year count. FY2024-25 franchise tags are sparse after directory suspension; fewer tagged loans do not establish brand decline. Recent charge-off cohorts are immature.

SBA loans sourceSBA data · Jun 30, 2026 ↗

Median loan amounts are financing context, not startup cost. The median window is separate from the seasoned charge-off cohort.

Median SBA loan sourceSBA data · Jun 30, 2026 ↗

Questions before you invest

How much does Layne's Chicken Fingers franchise cost?

No complete named investment format is captured. These are format-specific estimates, not a guaranteed cash requirement. Franchise fee: $50,000 · Extracted Item 5 scalar range, not a universal minimum or maximum; formats, eligibility, discounts and waivers require original-filing review..

Investment sourceFDD · page not captured ↗

Franchise fee sourceFDD · page not captured ↗

How much do Layne's Chicken Fingers owners make?

Owner income is not captured. Gross sales and EBITDA are not owner pay. Item 19 metric: Average/median/low/high Gross Revenue by restaurant format (Traditional vs. Non-Traditional), plus average cost of goods sold percentages (food, paper, labor). Sample: 15 of 36 Franchised Restaurants operating for the full measurement period (9 Traditional, 6 Non-Traditional); individual restaurant-level Gross Sales also listed for these 15. Period: January 1, 2025 through December 31, 2025.

Item 19 performance sourceFDD p.51 ↗

What's the SBA charge-off rate for Layne's Chicken Fingers?

Suppressed: fewer than 10 seasoned loans; numerator / denominator: 0 / 0. Historical 7(a) FY2010-2019 approvals; CHGOFF / (PIF + CHGOFF + EXEMPT) × 100, snapshot 2026-06-30. This is not a franchise failure probability. Median SBA loan: $500,000; window: FY2023-FY2026 YTD through 2026-06-30; sample: 5 loans. Median financing is not total investment.

SBA loans sourceSBA data · Jun 30, 2026 ↗

Median SBA loan sourceSBA data · Jun 30, 2026 ↗