Mad for Chicken — Item 7
Mad for Chicken estimated initial investment $321,125–$691,700, Full restaurant, 2,000–4,000 sq ft. Line items from the filing.
Figures from FDD issued 12 March 2025, disclosure year 2025. The labels and amounts below follow the filing rather than a standardized restaurant budget.
Full restaurant, 2,000–4,000 sq ft. This format statement belongs with the range: footprint, site type, and development commitment can make a similarly named row cover a different project in another filing.
Line items as filed
| Type of expenditure | Low | High |
|---|---|---|
| Initial Franchise Fee | $35,000 | $35,000 |
| Your Training Expenses | $4,000 | $10,000 |
| Lease & Utilities deposits | $15,500 | $37,500 |
| Architectural Plans | $10,000 | $20,000 |
| Leasehold Improvements | $75,000 | $235,000 |
| Furniture | $85,000 | $110,000 |
| Signage | $5,500 | $9,500 |
| Business Licenses and Permits | $2,500 | $5,000 |
| POS System | $3,000 | $15,000 |
| Initial Inventory | $14,250 | $28,200 |
| Professional Fees | $2,500 | $7,000 |
| Grand Opening Advertising | $15,000 | $15,000 |
| Insurance | $2,500 | $2,500 |
| Operating Expenses / Additional Funds - 3 months | $51,375 | $162,000 |
| Total printed in filing | $321,125 | $691,700 |
What this table can and cannot compare
The table answers what this filing put into Item 7. It does not establish a contractor's price, a lender's uses schedule, or the cash needed through break-even. Rows such as a restaurant or fixture package should remain bundled unless the filing itself breaks them apart. A disclosed zero remains zero; a cost the filing does not state remains absent rather than being estimated here.
How a consultant should brief this table
- Name the format and filing year before the total. A 1,200 sq ft counter shop and a full restaurant are different projects even when the ranges overlap.
- Keep the original row labels. Do not split a restaurant package into guessed equipment and construction lines.
- Read every footnote against the low column. A $0 low estimate is usually an assumption about the site, not a free cost.
- Add both columns yourself. If the lines do not equal the printed total, record both numbers and stay with the document.
- Replace the table with a site budget: lease and landlord work, contractor scope, equipment quotes, opening inventory, and cash through the stated additional-funds period.
Carry the same questions to reading Item 7, range interpretation, the printable worksheet, and working capital.
Questions to carry into diligence
- Which low-end assumptions depend on a reusable site, landlord contribution, discount, or smaller format?
- Which freight, tax, installation, design, permit, and pre-opening costs sit inside a package?
- What begins rent, and which occupancy costs continue beyond the initial period?
- How did recent franchisees' actual opening costs and ramp periods differ from this estimate?
What this table is
A 2,000–4,000 square-foot full restaurant, mostly company-operated. Ten of twelve outlets in the 2025 filing were company-owned. Item 19 is revenue only, and the filing excluded six outlets that closed during 2024 because they did not complete the year. The Express Model and the Multi-Unit Development Agreement are separate tables in the same document; mixing their lows with this high manufactures a spread the franchisor did not print. The brand fund and media fee can each rise to 2%.