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Top Six Reasons NOT to Get a Chik-Fil-A Franchise.
Franchise City ^ | 2019 | franchise.city

Posted on 11/20/2019 10:17:28 AM PST by BDParrish

There is a lot that Chick-fil-A has done right. Earnings per store or AUV's (average unit volumes) are at the top of the QSR50 at 4.4 million. To put that into perspective the average unit volume of a Subway store is a paltry $422,000...

...3. You own nothing and build no equity. This one is huge. In a typical franchise arrangement after you have spent years working hard and building up a business when it's time to retire or move on you can typically sell that business or pass it on to your family. Successful franchises can be worth millions. In the case of Chick-fil-A however you own nothing and because you have no equity in the business you have nothing to sell. Ownership is always retained by corporate - not you. So are you really an owner? Its interesting that on Chick-fil-A's own website they they don't refer to franchisees as owners but as "operators" - and many states have tried to have Chick-fil-A re-classify operators as employees not franchise owners and therefore entitled to employee benefits.

...5. Low earnings. Now Chick-fil-A is quite secretive regarding their facts and figures so information is difficult to come by, but it appears that the general consensus is that owners receive between 5%-7% of the gross. So let's put that in perspective at 5% if your store does 1 million you would recieve $50,000, 2 million you receive $100,000, at 3 million $150,000 and at 4 million you would receive $200,000. So that would put the average store owner Chick-fil-A earnings at $200,000 per year at 5% and $240,000 per year at 6%. Now a quarter million a year is a pretty good salary, but from a franchise ownership perspective only receiving 6% of the gross is quite low.

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To: BDParrish

A chick fil a franchise is practically a license to print money.


61 posted on 11/20/2019 12:42:24 PM PST by bk1000 (Banned from Breitbart)
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To: BDParrish

The advantage or NOT owning something is you don’t carry the responsibility. It also means that everyday Joe’s NOT just multimillionaires can run and profit from a chick fil A...

This is written in the commie style mixed with liberal ‘elites’... Pity party union think meets haughty white liberal elites.

No one’s forcing anyone run a Chick fil A ... or a Target for that matter - and you don’t get to own the Target Store if you manage it either.


62 posted on 11/20/2019 1:19:30 PM PST by GOPJ (If it was 'energy cheaper' to travel by yacht, we'd all be doing it... You're a little fool Greta...)
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To: BDParrish

The advantage of NOT owning something is you don’t carry the full responsibility. It also means that “everyday Joe’s” NOT just multimillionaires. can run and profit from a chick fil A...

This piece is written in the commie style - mixed with liberal ‘elite’... Pity-party union ‘think’ meets haughty white liberal elites.

No one’s forcing anyone run a Chick fil A ... or a Target for that matter - and you don’t get to own a Target Store if you manage it either.


63 posted on 11/20/2019 1:21:49 PM PST by GOPJ (If it was 'energy cheaper' to travel by yacht, we'd all be doing it... You're a little fool Greta...)
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To: Tucker39
Their Polynesian sauce is great too... and ask for extra pickles... Yum Yummy... sweet and sour.
64 posted on 11/20/2019 1:23:42 PM PST by GOPJ (If it was 'energy cheaper' to travel by yacht, we'd all be doing it... You're a little fool Greta...)
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To: ealgeone

Life isn’t fair... it’s an astounding return for a nominal investment if you’re accepted.


65 posted on 11/20/2019 1:24:45 PM PST by rwilson99 (How exactly would John 3:16 not apply to Mary?)
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To: BDParrish

Wow. I would run for my life away from this Co. After reading the reasons not to buy in.. amazing.


66 posted on 11/20/2019 1:24:56 PM PST by ShackledNoMore
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To: dhs12345

Good to know!! I thought I was the ONLY person on earth that did not think their chicken sandwich was ‘all that’....lol


67 posted on 11/20/2019 1:26:10 PM PST by ShackledNoMore
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To: Grimmy

I hate to disagree but the perverts are ascending: they managed to convince the American Psychiatric Association that theirs isn’t a mental illness, then they got the Supreme Court to say, that sure, they can get “married’ and now they are forcing schools to adopt curricula to teach our young ones how “wonderful” their perversions are.

Now damn near every movie, tv program, and commercial features perverts going at it.

If you can’t how bad things are, how about people seriously considering a presidential candidate with a “husband” appropriately with butt in his/its name.

I think that if anything, I have understated the problem.


68 posted on 11/20/2019 1:28:13 PM PST by Chainmail (Remember that half the people you meet are below average intelligence)
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To: ShackledNoMore

Seems like they steam cook it. Or maybe they grill it and then put the cooked patty into a humidor to keep it warm.

This might be masked by the bun.


69 posted on 11/20/2019 1:32:49 PM PST by dhs12345
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To: dhs12345

I think you and I might be the only conservatives who say that. I like the store, but find their chicken quite salty. I’m low carb as well and find it challenging to find fast food which really fits what I’m looking for.


70 posted on 11/20/2019 1:35:24 PM PST by Jemian (War Eagle!)
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To: Jemian
Have you tried Carl's Junior? Or Gunther Toodys? Ask for their “lettuce wrap” burger.

Both make low carb burgers that are very tasty!

Five Guys is pretty good but pricey.

Wendys is okay but make sure that they give you the condiments.

71 posted on 11/20/2019 1:40:40 PM PST by dhs12345
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To: outofsalt

I like that you can put whatever chicken you want on the salads. I’m not worried about salt, thank goodness, because I love me some spicy grilled chicken. The regular grilled chicken and nuggets aren’t too bad salt-wise. I usually get two meals out of one salad, so only about half the salt per meal.

Love,
O2


72 posted on 11/20/2019 2:02:01 PM PST by omegatoo (You know you'll get your money's worth...become a monthly donor!)
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To: gibsonguy

Even a marginal drop in business will be felt and noticed. This was an exceedingly stupid and immoral move. Who did they expect to placate?


73 posted on 11/20/2019 3:38:25 PM PST by fwdude (Poverty is nearly always a mindset, which canÂ’t be cured by cash.)
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To: HamiltonJay
You aren’t an investor if you own a Chick-Fil-A... you only get 1.. and you are expected to run it and run it well, or guess what... you will lose it.

Your statement defines ambiguous and convoluted. If ya *own* it how can the company you bought it from take it back? Either you own it, or you don't. It sounds to me like you're saying they're renting these fast food joints which have lots of strings attached.

74 posted on 11/20/2019 3:46:42 PM PST by dragnet2 (Diversion and evasion are tools of deceit)
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To: dragnet2

Franchising something is a hell of a lot different than just owning YOUR OWN fast food place!!!


75 posted on 11/20/2019 3:48:45 PM PST by Trump Girl Kit Cat (Yosemite Sam raising hell)
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To: Trump Girl Kit Cat

My point.


76 posted on 11/20/2019 4:00:06 PM PST by dragnet2 (Diversion and evasion are tools of deceit)
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To: robel

Do you have a link? I’m trying to find proof, since all I see is hearsay


77 posted on 11/20/2019 4:39:10 PM PST by CottonBall (This space for rent)
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To: CottonBall

Bisnow.com has an article from two days ago on the charitable giving issue, including quotes from Tim Tassapoulos, who was appointed COO in 2016 after working his way up the company. The article said the changes were approved in a board vote last week.


78 posted on 11/20/2019 5:01:27 PM PST by robel
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To: jospehm20

The grilled nuggets are a good low carb choice.

It they are not that good. Popeyes chicken sandwich is worth getting shit for. Delicious!


79 posted on 11/20/2019 7:37:05 PM PST by Bommer (2020 - Vote all incumbent congressmen and senators out! VOTE THE BUMS OUT!!!)
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To: Bommer

Popeyes chicken sandwich is not a low carb choice. Thanks anyways.


80 posted on 11/20/2019 8:58:34 PM PST by jospehm20
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