What is the recommended additional investment for the optional Grand Opening for a Churchs Chicken restaurant?
Churchs_Chicken Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
tional details about these fees in Item 5 above.
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- When you sign the Franchise Agreement, you will pay $15,500 to us for Grand Opening Funds, to be used for the purpose of conducting a Grand Opening Advertising Campaign ("GO Campaign") beginning no earlier than the date the Restaurant opens and ending no later than 90 days after the opening of the Restaurant. We will use all of the Grand Opening Funds to cover the cost of design and placement of all creative materials for the GO Campaign. The Grand Opening Funds are fully earned by us when paid and are not refundable. After the completion of the GO Campaign, on your request, we will provide written proof that the Grand Opening Funds were spent in their entirety. We highly recommend that you inv
Source: Item 7 — ESTIMATED INITIAL INVESTMENT (FDD pages 24–31)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Churchs Chicken's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, franchisees are recommended to invest an additional $9,500 for an optional Grand Opening. This is in addition to the initial Grand Opening Funds payment of between $15,500 and $25,000.
The initial Grand Opening Funds are used by Churchs Chicken to cover the costs of designing and placing creative materials for the Grand Opening Advertising Campaign (GO Campaign). This campaign begins no earlier than the restaurant opening date and ends no later than 90 days after opening. The funds are considered fully earned by Churchs Chicken upon payment and are non-refundable.
After the GO Campaign is completed, Churchs Chicken will provide written proof, upon request, that the Grand Opening Funds were spent in their entirety. The FDD does not specify how the additional $9,500 should be spent, so a prospective franchisee should clarify with Churchs Chicken how this additional investment would be used to further enhance the grand opening.