Chicken QSR

Dave's Hot Chicken

Sep 1, 2026

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10 min read

The Chicken QSR Inversion: Six Flinches, and the Green Flag Inside Each One

Six numbers from four filings that made you flinch, and the green flag hiding inside each one. Where the obvious read breaks, who wins anyway, and the one pattern under all of it. The Pro deep-dive that closes the series.

Dan Lorenz

Chicken Salad Chick

Aug 25, 2026

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6 min read

Chicken Salad Chick: The Franchise That Shows You Its Whole P&L

The one filing in the category that shows its full P&L, with zero litigation and the lightest fee load of the three. The rare document that answers the question instead of dodging it. Part 4 of 4.

Dan Lorenz

Franchise

Church's Texas Chicken: New Private Money, an 885-Store System, and a $1.1M Question

Aug 18, 2026

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6 min read

Church's Texas Chicken: New Private Money, an 885-Store System, and a $1.1M Question

A forty-year-old value brand with fresh capital behind it, a ten-cents-off-the-top fee stack, and an average store that sells $1,115,007. More than half of them sell less. Part 3 of 4.

Dan Lorenz

Dave's Hot Chicken

Aug 11, 2026

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5 min read

Dave's Hot Chicken: The Loudest Numbers in Franchising, and the One It Doesn't Print

An $823,800 to $4.1 million build, eleven cents of every dollar off the top, and 358 units in five years. On what a store actually earns, the filing is silent. Part 2 of 4.

Dan Lorenz

Franchise

The Three Hottest Chicken Brands of 2026. Only One Shows You the Money.

Aug 4, 2026

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6 min read

The Three Hottest Chicken Brands of 2026. Only One Shows You the Money.

All three just filed their latest numbers. One prints a full P&L, one prints a single figure, one prints nothing at all, and you'll still probably buy it. Part 1 of 4.

Dan Lorenz

Chicken QSR

The Chicken QSR Inversion: Six Flinches, and the Green Flag Inside Each One

Chicken Salad Chick: The Franchise That Shows You Its Whole P&L

Church's Texas Chicken: New Private Money, an 885-Store System, and a $1.1M Question

Dave's Hot Chicken: The Loudest Numbers in Franchising, and the One It Doesn't Print

The Three Hottest Chicken Brands of 2026. Only One Shows You the Money.

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