Church's Chicken

Founded: 1952 Franchising since: 1972

980 Hammond Dr., #1100 Atlanta, Georgia 30328

Phone: (770)350-3800 Franchisee Association Church's Independent Franchise Association

Franchisor is a privately-held company with 60 employee(s); 3 employee(s) in franchise department.

Franchise Growth

Year	U.S. Franchises	Canadian Franchises	Foreign Franchises	Company Owned
2005	954	16	258	282

Where Seeking Franchisees
In the U.S. Midwest, South, Southeast, Southwest, United states, West

Total investment: $157K-320K Franchise fee: $15K

Ongoing royalty fee: 4% Term of agreement: 20 years, renewable

Type of Financing Available

	In-House	Third Party
Franchise Fee	No	No
Startup Costs	No	No
Equipment	No	Yes
Inventory	No	No
Accounts Receivable	No	No
Payroll	No	No

Qualifications
Net worth requirement: $1M
Cash liquidity requirement: $300K
Business Experience:

• General business experience

Operations

• 60% of all franchisees own more than one unit
• Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators)

Training

• At training restaurant : 4 weeks

Ongoing Support

• Newsletter
• Meetings
• Toll-free phone line
• Grand opening
• Internet
• Security/safety procedures
• Field operations/evaluations
• Purchasing cooperatives

Marketing Support

• Co-op advertising
• Ad slicks
• Regional advertising

Franchise 500® rank:
#58 (2006);

America's Top Global Franchises:
#52 (2006);