Chicken

HCK Hot Chicken

Sarasota, FL · Founded 2020 · HHCC

HCK Hot Chicken offers franchises for the establishment and operation of restaurants serving Nashville-style hot chicken tenders and sandwiches with made-to-order spices, available in traditional retail locations and non-traditional venues.

Read the 2026 FDD ↗www.eatHCK.com ↗

2026 Franchise 500

Unranked

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units (2024)

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year over year

Units by Year

2021

2022

Total outlets at year end, from FDD Item 20.

The Investment

Initial investment

$192,000 – $618,500

FDD Item 7

Franchise fee

$40,000

FDD Item 5

Ad fund

FDD Item 6

Financial performance

Yes

FDD Item 19 disclosure

Royalty

6% of Gross Sales

Leadership

Michael Sarago
CEO & Co-Founder
Anthony Sarago
Chief Operating Officer & Co-Founder
Frederic Gilmore
Chief Culinary Officer
Dave Wood
Chief Strategic Officer
Dave Baer
Training and Operations Consultant

On File

FDD years

2026 2023 2022

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Franchisee records

Current roster rows

Signed, not open

FDD Item 20, Table 5

Franchising for

4 yrs

Franchise Disclosure Documents

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