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Dave's Hot Chicken Franchises for Sale
Nashville-style hot chicken tenders and sliders in a fast-casual box, sold almost entirely through three-unit area development deals. A young, fast-growing system with a heavy build.
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Franchised and company-owned unit counts for 2023 through 2025, as reported in the franchisor's FDD.
Existing Dave's Hot Chicken Franchises for Sale
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Dave's Hot Chicken Franchise Model Overview
Dave's Hot Chicken restaurants serve Nashville-style hot chicken tenders and sliders with made-to-order spice levels in a fast-casual format, typically 2,000 to 3,000 square feet in a strip center, urban district or regional shopping center. The franchisor mostly sells area development rights for three or more restaurants, so most existing units sit inside a multi-unit portfolio with a Director of Operations over them. The build is substantial: leasehold improvements, kitchen equipment, signage and the brand's graffiti-and-artwork package push the high end well past a million dollars, and opening carries a mandatory media fee and grand-opening campaign. An Operating Principal with at least 10 percent equity must devote full time, and every owner and spouse signs a guaranty. The system roughly doubled over three years and is almost entirely franchised. The franchisor makes no financial performance representation but may share an existing outlet's records; transferees must requalify, train and refurbish.
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