Chicken QSR

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

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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