Top Chicken Franchises of 2022
With all of the delicious chicken offerings across the country, there are endless styles and tastes to enjoy. These are our top 11 favorite chicken franchises nationwide.
Whether you’re looking to grab a bite to eat while watching a sporting event with your closest friends or need an easy-to-grab meal from your favorite chicken brand, here are our top 11 favorite chicken franchises:
Wings & Rings
- Units: 80+
- Startup costs: $1,110,200
Atomic Wings*
- Units: 21
- Startup costs: $155,900-$338,500
Layne’s Chicken Fingers*
- Units: 7
- Startup costs: $769,000-$1,320,000
Slim Chickens
- Units: 130+
- Startup costs: $841,900-$1,739,000
Buffalo Wild Wings
- Units: 1,286
- Startup costs: $750,000+
Church’s Chicken
- Units: 1,588
- Startup costs: $681,500-$1,603,300
El Pollo Loco
- Units: 412
- Startup costs: $770,000
Pollo Campero*
- Units: 350
- Startup costs: $887,250-$2,126,500
East Coast Wings + Grill
- Units: 34
- Startup costs: $435,000
KFC
- Units: 24,000
- Startup costs: $1,442,600-$2,771,550
Lee’s Famous Recipe Chicken
- Units: 189
- Startup costs: $347,000-$528,000
*This brand is a paid partner of 1851 Franchise. For more information on paid partnerships please click here.
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