Chicken

Nashville Hot Chicken

Pacoima, CA · Founded 2020 · NHCS

NHC Franchise Company LLC operates the Nashville Hot Chicken Restaurant franchise system, licensing franchisees to develop and operate restaurants that serve fried chicken sandwiches, fries, and other menu items for on-premises dining, carryout, catering, and delivery.

Read the 2026 FDD ↗www.hotchicken.org ↗

2026 Franchise 500

Unranked

units (2024)

—

year over year

Units by Year

2021

2022

2023

2024

Total outlets at year end, from FDD Item 20.

The Investment

Initial investment

$237,200 – $481,500

FDD Item 7

Franchise fee

$30,000

FDD Item 5

Ad fund

FDD Item 6

Financial performance

FDD Item 19 disclosure

Royalty

5% of Gross Sales

Leadership

Tigran Melkonyan
Chief Executive Officer
Samuel Melkonyan
Training and Development Manager
Yurida Michelle Grageda
Franchise Trainee Support

On File

FDD years

2026 2025

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Franchisee records

Current roster rows

Signed, not open

FDD Item 20, Table 5

Franchising for

5 yrs

Franchise Disclosure Documents

PDFNashville Hot Chicken FDD 2026Most recent · opens in a new tab PDFNashville Hot Chicken FDD 2025Opens in a new tab

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