How much does a bb.q Chicken franchise cost?
Opening a bb.q Chicken franchise takes a total initial investment of $497,000 to $1,060,000, according to the brand's 2026 Franchise Disclosure Document. The FDD's Item 19 reports median of $955,603 across 198 outlets.
The FDD franchises bb.q Chicken Restaurants and Food Trucks. Category: Food & Beverage.
Item 7
What it costs to open a bb.q Chicken franchise
The franchisor's own estimated initial investment, as disclosed in its 2026 FDD. The total is $497,000 to $1,060,000. Each line below carries the FDD page it was read from.
Where the money goes
The largest costs are Leasehold Improvements ($150,000 to $700,000), Equipment ($70,000 to $110,000), and Additional Funds – 3 Months ($20,000 to $40,000).
The initial franchise fee is $45,000.
Our arithmetic from the Item 7 table below.
| Expenditure | Low | High | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Franchise Fee2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 69 | $45,000 | $45,000 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 69 |
| On-Site Opening Training Fee2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 69 | $7,000 | $7,000 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 69 |
| Lease/ | $3,000 | $20,000 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 69 |
| Leasehold Improvements2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 69 | $150,000 | $700,000 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 69 |
| Signage2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 69 | $5,000 | $25,000 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 69 |
| Furniture and Fixtures2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 69 | $10,000 | $30,000 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 69 |
| Equipment2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 69 | $70,000 | $110,000 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 69 |
| Point-of-Sale System2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 69 | $4,000 | $8,000 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 69 |
| Business Licenses and Permits2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 69 | $500 | $500 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 69 |
| Professional Fees2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 69 | $1,000 | $5,000 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 69 |
| Architectural/ | $5,000 | $25,000 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 69 |
| Insurance – 3 Months2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 69 | $1,500 | $3,000 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 69 |
| Inventory2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 69 | $8,000 | $20,000 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 69 |
| Training Fee & Expenses2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 69 | $5,000 | $6,500 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 69 |
| Opening Material2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 69 | $2,000 | $5,000 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 69 |
| Grand Opening Marketing2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 69 | $10,000 | $10,000 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 69 |
| Additional Funds – 3 Months2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 69 | $20,000 | $40,000 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 69 |
| Total estimated initial investment2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 69 | $497,000 | $1,060,000 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 69 |
About this total: The printed total was re-read off page 22 and is what the document prints.
Source bb.q Chicken, 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 69, via Public FDD bucket (storage.googleapis.com/franchiseindx_fdds) (source record). Figures read and verified 2026-09-16.
Item 19
What bb.q Chicken franchisees actually report earning
Median
$955,603
bb.q Chicken's 2026 FDD, Item 19, for the 2025 Fiscal Year End. Basis: Mature outlets.
Sample size: 198 outlets. The FDD also reports AUV of $1,043,905. We lead with the median because an average is pulled upward by the strongest outlets; the median is the middle outlet.
What the franchisor excluded from this figure
- 29 outlets were excluded because they were not open for the entirety of 2025.
This is a disclosure of what some existing outlets reported, not a projection of what a new bb.q Chicken outlet would earn. Your results will differ.
Source bb.q Chicken, 2026 FDD, Item 19, p. 103, via Public FDD bucket (storage.googleapis.com/franchiseindx_fdds) (source record). Figures read and verified 2026-09-16.
Item 20
How many bb.q Chicken outlets there are, and how many closed
bb.q Chicken ended 2025 with 227 franchised outlets and 3 company-owned outlets. In that year 28 franchised outlets opened and 6 left the system.
Three years at a glance
From 2023 through 2025, bb.q Chicken opened 117 franchised outlets and 13 outlets left the system. That is a net gain of 104, from 123 to 227 franchised outlets. Of the outlets that left, 7 were terminated and 6 closed for other reasons.
On average, about 2.7% of franchised outlets left the system each year, roughly 1 in 37.
Our arithmetic from the FDD's Item 20 table below. "Left the system" counts every outlet the franchisor reports as terminated, not renewed, bought back, or closed for other reasons.
| Year | Start | Opened | Terminated | Non-renewed | Reacquired | Ceased, other | End | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 205 | 28 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 227 | 2026 FDD, Item 20, p. 108 |
| 2024 | 159 | 51 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 205 | 2026 FDD, Item 20, p. 108 |
| 2023 | 123 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 159 | 2026 FDD, Item 20, p. 108 |
Source bb.q Chicken, 2026 FDD, Item 20, p. 61, via Public FDD bucket (storage.googleapis.com/franchiseindx_fdds) (source record). Figures read and verified 2026-09-16.
Compare
How bb.q Chicken compares with other Food & Beverage franchises
Measured against the 256 Food & Beverage franchises on this site, using each brand's own FDD.
- Cost to open. The middle of bb.q Chicken's estimated range is $778,500. It costs more to open than 64% of Food & Beverage franchises here.
- Outlets leaving each year. 2.7% for bb.q Chicken. That is lower than 77% of the 165 Food & Beverage franchises with at least 10 outlets.
- Three-year growth. bb.q Chicken's franchised system grew 85%. The typical Food & Beverage franchise here grew 4.4%.
- Earnings disclosure. 152 of the 256 Food & Beverage franchises here publish earnings figures in Item 19. bb.q Chicken is one of them.
Our arithmetic from each brand's Item 7 and Item 20. Growth and departure comparisons leave out brands with fewer than 10 outlets, where one opening or closure distorts the figures. See every Food & Beverage franchise side by side.
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