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Hot Chikn Kitchn

Sarasota, FL · Founded 2021 · HCKX

Hot Chikn Kitchn LLC offers franchises for the establishment and operation of HCK Hot Chicken Restaurants, which serve Nashville-style hot chicken tenders and sandwiches with made-to-order spices in retail locations, as well as multi-unit area development agreements for franchisees to build multiple restaurants in specified development areas.

Read the 2024 FDD ↗www.eatHCK.com ↗
2026 Franchise 500
Unranked
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units (2024)
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year over year

Units by Year

1
2021
5
2022
7
2023

Total outlets at year end, from FDD Item 20.

The Investment

Initial investment
$205,500 – $688,000
FDD Item 7
Franchise fee
$40,000
FDD Item 5
Ad fund
2%
FDD Item 6
Financial performance
No
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
202420232022
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Franchisee records
11
Current roster rows
Signed, not open
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FDD Item 20, Table 5
Franchising for
5 yrs

Franchise Disclosure Documents

PDFHot Chikn Kitchn FDD 2024Most recent · opens in a new tabPDFHot Chikn Kitchn FDD 2023Opens in a new tabPDFHot Chikn Kitchn FDD 2022Opens in a new tab

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