Slim Chicken's franchise research

Investment by format

Format-specific estimates only. Do not combine one format's minimum with another format's maximum.

Investment sourceFDD p.19 ↗

Franchise fees and ongoing costs

Franchise fee

$15,000 to $30,000 · 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 Sales, payable weekly

Marketing contribution

2% (basis not captured; see original filing)

Technology fee

Weekly fee per Restaurant: $0-$62.50 (currently $25/week for FY2026) plus 0%-1.5% of Digital Sales (currently 1%); capped at 10% year-over-year increase and $8,000/Restaurant/fiscal year

Other fees

App Service Fee: 0%-5% of Digital Sales (currently 3% for FY2025), weekly; OLO Online Ordering: $100 activation + $50/mo + ~$200/mo transaction fees; Loyalty & Reward Programs: currently $115/month

Working capital (FDD Item 7)

$40,000 to $65,000 for a single Restaurant (wages, occupancy costs, professional expenses and other recurring expenses before opening and during the first 3 months); $2,500 to $4,000 additional under a Development Agreement.

Fees sourceFDD p.13 ↗

Working capital is drawn from Item 7. The Investment source below locates the investment section, not an independently verified working-capital scalar.

Investment sourceFDD p.19 ↗

Franchise fee sourceFDD · page not captured ↗

Financial performance: Item 19

Item 19 captured

Yes

Metric / basis

Average and median annual Gross Sales (by four sales-level groups) for mature franchised Restaurants; average/median weekly Gross Sales for newly-opened Restaurants

Reporting period

Fiscal Year 2025 (ended December 28, 2025)

Sample

166 franchised, standard-prototype Restaurants open and operating the entire FY2025 (Table 1); 6 newly-opened standard-prototype Restaurants open at least the second half of FY2025 (Table 2)

Reported average

$2,351,047

Reported median

$2,240,967

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.57 ↗

Unit growth: Item 20

Reporting year

2025

Scope

franchised outlets

Starting outlets

196

Year-end outlets

204

Net change

+8

Derivation

ending minus starting outlets

Openings

18

Terminations

0

Non-renewals

0

Other closures

10

Reacquisitions

0

Transfers

17

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.58 ↗

SBA loan history

Loan activity

5 approvals

Activity window

FY2021-FY2026 YTD; snapshot 2026-06-30

Median SBA loan

Not captured

Median loan window

Not captured

Median loan sample

Not captured

Historical charge-off share

Suppressed: fewer than 10 seasoned loans

Cohort

7(a) FY2010-2019 approvals

Numerator / denominator

0 / 2

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 ↗

Questions before you invest

How much does Slim Chicken's franchise cost?

Single Restaurant (Franchise Agreement): $1,188,900 to $4,944,000; Development Agreement, per Restaurant (excludes initial franchise fee): $1,158,900 to $4,914,000; Development Agreement, total under agreement (excludes initial franchise fee per Restaurant): $1,206,400 to $4,993,000 These are format-specific estimates, not a guaranteed cash requirement. Franchise fee: $15,000 to $30,000 · Extracted Item 5 scalar range, not a universal minimum or maximum; formats, eligibility, discounts and waivers require original-filing review..

Investment sourceFDD p.19 ↗

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How much do Slim Chicken's owners make?

Owner income is not captured. Gross sales and EBITDA are not owner pay. Item 19 metric: Average and median annual Gross Sales (by four sales-level groups) for mature franchised Restaurants; average/median weekly Gross Sales for newly-opened Restaurants. Sample: 166 franchised, standard-prototype Restaurants open and operating the entire FY2025 (Table 1); 6 newly-opened standard-prototype Restaurants open at least the second half of FY2025 (Table 2). Period: Fiscal Year 2025 (ended December 28, 2025).

Item 19 performance sourceFDD p.57 ↗

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

Suppressed: fewer than 10 seasoned loans; numerator / denominator: 0 / 2. Historical 7(a) FY2010-2019 approvals; CHGOFF / (PIF + CHGOFF + EXEMPT) × 100, snapshot 2026-06-30. This is not a franchise failure probability.

SBA loans sourceSBA data · Jun 30, 2026 ↗