What entity owns the "Church's Chicken" trademarks and trade names?
Churchs_Chicken Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
Cajun Funding Corp. ("Cajun Funding"), an affiliate of Cajun, owns the "Church's", "Church's Chicken" and "Church's Texas Chicken" trade names and trademarks, along with such other trade names, service marks, trademarks, logos, emblems, and other indicia of origin, as are now, or may in the future, be designated by Cajun Funding for use in connection with the System (collectively, the "Proprietary Marks").
Pursuant to a license agreement, Cajun Funding has granted to Cajun the exclusive right to use and license others to use the Proprietary Marks.
Cajun Funding and Cajun continue to develop, use, and control the use of the Proprietary Marks in order to identify for the public the source of services and products marketed under the Proprietary Marks in the System and to represent the System's high standards of quality, appearance, and service.
Source: Item 23 — RECEIPT (FDD pages 68–406)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Churchs Chicken's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, the "Church's", "Church's Chicken" and "Church's Texas Chicken" trade names and trademarks are owned by Cajun Funding Corp. ("Cajun Funding"), which is identified as an affiliate of Cajun. These proprietary marks also include other trade names, service marks, trademarks, logos, emblems, and other indicators of origin that Cajun Funding may designate for use within the Churchs Chicken system.
Cajun Funding has granted Cajun the exclusive right to use and license others to use these Proprietary Marks through a license agreement. This arrangement allows Cajun to maintain control over the brand's identity and standards while enabling franchisees to operate under the established trademarks.
Cajun Funding and Cajun are responsible for the ongoing development, use, and control of the Proprietary Marks. This ensures that the public can identify the source of services and products marketed under the Churchs Chicken brand and that the system's standards of quality, appearance, and service are consistently upheld.