The Budlong Southern Chicken
Food & Beverage · Quick-Service Restaurants
- Active units
- 0
- Royalty
- 6.0%
Franchised, year-end 2024
of weekly Net Sales
About The Budlong Southern Chicken
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Key terms
- Franchise fee
$35k
- Additional franchise purchases
During the term you may purchase additional franchises for a reduced franchise fee of $30,000 (subject to conditions).
- Area Development additional unit fee
If under an ADA, initial franchise fee is $25,000 for each additional unit to be developed (first unit remains $35,000).
- Brand fund
2.5% of Net Sales
- Local advertising
1.5% of Net Sales
- Footprint
1,000 – 2,500 sq ft
- 3-Restaurant Area Development
$85k
- Area Development upfront development fee (general)
$35k
- Veteran discount
10.0% off franchise fee — 10% discount off the initial franchise fee with verification of honorable separation.
Brand Percentile Rankings
Rankings compare brands in the same operating year. Fee and investment figures come from the FDD (2025 filing).
Growth
- Total locations0
Franchised units open at year-end
- New openings0
Gross new units opened during the calendar year
- 1-year unit growth rate—
Net unit growth versus prior year
- 3-year unit CAGR—
Compound annual growth rate of unit count over the trailing 3 years
- Unit growth ratio0.0×
Cumulative opens / closures through year-end
Unit economics
- Annual unit volume (Median)—
Per FDD Item 19 disclosure
- Annual unit volume (25th percentile)—
Per FDD Item 19 disclosure
- Annual unit volume (75th percentile)—
Per FDD Item 19 disclosure
- 1-year Median AUV growth rate—
Year-over-year change in median AUV
- Store-level EBITDA Margin—
Median unit-level EBITDA / AUV
Investment profile
- Estimated initial investment$481k
Midpoint of estimated initial investment range
↓ Lower is better - Time to open9 months
Midpoint of average time from agreement to opening
↓ Lower is better - Royalty rate6.0%
Percent of net sales paid to the franchisor
↓ Lower is better - Sales-to-investment ratio—
Median AUV / estimated initial investment midpoint
- Cash-on-cash returns—
Median unit-level EBITDA / estimated initial investment midpoint. Steady-state estimate; year 1 returns will be lower as the unit ramps to median volumes.
Franchisee healthLocked
- Unit closure ratio
- Transfer vs. closure ratio
- Percent multi-unit franchisees
- Litigation rate
- EBITDA multiple on sales & transfers
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Sources
Financial and operating figures are sourced from the brand's Franchise Disclosure Documents. Brand percentile rankings are based on comparisons to other brands that include the same metrics in their Franchise Disclosure Documents.