Golden Chick vs The Chickery Franchise Comparison

Below is an in-depth analysis and side-by-side comparison of Golden Chick vs The Chickery including start-up costs and fees, business experience requirements, training & support and financing options.

Start-Up Costs and Fees
 
Golden Chick Franchise
The Chickery Franchise
Investment $440,950 - $1,348,500$250,000 - $512,500
Franchise Fee $30,000$30,000
Royalty Fee 4%6%
Advertising Fee 1%2%
Year Founded 19672012
Year Franchised 19722014
Term Of Agreement 20 years-
Term Of Agreement 20 years-
Renewal Fee $10K-


Business Experience Requirements
 
Golden Chick Franchise
The Chickery Franchise
Experience
  • General business experience
  • Marketing skills
    		• -

    Financing Options
     
    Golden Chick Franchise
    The Chickery Franchise
      In-House/3rd PartyIn-House/3rd Party
    Franchise Fees No/Yes-/-
    Start-up Costs No/No-/-
    Equipment No/Yes-/-
    Inventory No/Yes-/-
    Receivables No/Yes-/-
    Payroll No/Yes-/-

    Training & Support
     
    Golden Chick Franchise
    The Chickery Franchise
    Training On-The-Job Training: 140 hours Classroom Training: 40 hours Classroom Training: 4 weeks
    Support Purchasing Co-ops Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Grand Opening Online Support Security/Safety Procedures Field Operations Site Selection Proprietary Software Purchasing Co-ops Grand Opening Online Support Security/Safety Procedures Field Operations
    Marketing Co-op Advertising Ad Templates National Media Regional Advertising Social media Email marketing Loyalty program/app Co-op Advertising National Media Regional Advertising
    Operations 28% of all franchisees own more than one unit

    Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 12 - 15

    Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators)

    		Number of Employees Required to Run: 25

    Expansion Plans
     
    Golden Chick Franchise
    The Chickery Franchise
    US Expansion YesYes
    Canada Expansion No-
    International Expansion YesYes

    Company Overviews

    About Golden Chick

    Howard Walker opened the first Golden Fried Chicken location in San Marcos, Texas, in 1967. The restaurants, which served fried chicken, chicken tenders, mashed potatoes, biscuits and other favorites, quickly spread through Texas and Oklahoma. In 1996, the name was changed from Golden Fried Chicken to Golden Chick. The conversion included an image update and the addition of new menu items, such as Golden Roasted Chicken and a variety of new side items to go along with all the existing menu item favorites. Free-standing and co-branded units offer dine-in, takeout, drive-thru, catering and optional delivery service.

    The Original & Still the Best.
    Veteran Incentives  33.33% off franchise fee


    "Entrepreneur
    #334 in Franchise 500 for 2020.
    #302 in Franchise 500 for 2021.


    About The Chickery

    From Celebrity Chef and Food Network Star David Adjey, The Chickery is a pioneer in fast casual better chicken, where better ingredients equal better tasting food. First and foremost, The Chickery is about premium roast chicken, Toronto's best chicken fingers, and real tasty sides. The premium chicken segment is growing at a rapid pace, and The Chickery is leading the pack! 
    Many industry experts predict that the Better Chicken segment will follow in the footsteps of the Better Burger segment. The Chickery is now expanding their fast casual restaurant franchise across Canada, and worldwide!

     Chef Crafted, Fast Casual Chicken with Solid Business Plans. Exclusive Territories available. Find Out More Today!
    The Chickery began with a desire to collaborate our favorite chicken recipes. However, upon testing, revising, and formulating recipes, we found that were doing endless research to discover the best way to prep, cook, and grill our chicken. What we found through endless Google searches was that everyone has their own "best way” to prepare and cook various chicken dishes. When it came to grilling there were many recipes, grilling methods, and even grills that seemed to fall short. When we started out with this idea to create a site dedicated to chicken recipes we really had no idea what we were doing as it relates to the culinary of chicken, we just knew we loved to eat it.Today we understand so much more about what it takes to yield the perfect chicken strip, or how to smoke a delicious Thanksgiving turkey. This was our inspiration for the site you see today.