How much does a Vons Chicken franchise cost?
Opening a Vons Chicken franchise takes a total initial investment of $294,000 to $568,000, according to the brand's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document. That FDD makes no Item 19 financial performance representation, so it discloses no earnings figures at all.
Vons Chicken franchises Vons Chicken Restaurants. Category: Food & Beverage.
Item 7
What it costs to open a Vons Chicken franchise
The franchisor's own estimated initial investment, as disclosed in its 2025 FDD. The total is $294,000 to $568,000. Each line below carries the FDD page it was read from.
Where the money goes
The largest costs are Construction/ Leasehold Improvements ($130,000 to $300,000), Equipment, Furniture and Fixtures ($45,000 to $70,000), and Additional Funds – 3 months ($25,000 to $50,000). Together they make up about 74% of the high-end estimate.
The initial franchise fee is $35,000, about 12% of the low-end total.
Our arithmetic from the Item 7 table below.
| Expenditure | Low | High | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Franchise Fee2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 9 | $35,000 | $35,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 9 |
| Real Estate Security/ | $20,000 | $40,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 9 |
| Design/ | $10,000 | $25,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 9 |
| Construction/ | $130,000 | $300,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 9 |
| Equipment, Furniture and Fixtures2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 9 | $45,000 | $70,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 9 |
| Opening Inventory2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 9 | $6,000 | $10,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 9 |
| Insurance2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 9 | $7,000 | $10,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 9 |
| Opening Promotion2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 9 | $7,000 | $7,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 9 |
| Cash Registers/ | $4,000 | $7,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 9 |
| Business Licenses, Utility Deposits, Prepaid Fees2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 9 | $5,000 | $10,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 9 |
| Initial Training Expenses2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 9 | $0 | $4,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 9 |
| Additional Funds – 3 months2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 9 | $25,000 | $50,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 9 |
| Total estimated initial investment2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 9 | $294,000 | $568,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 9 |
Source Vons Chicken, 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 9, via Public FDD bucket (storage.googleapis.com/franchiseindx_fdds) (source record). Figures read and verified 2026-09-15.
Item 19
What Vons Chicken franchisees actually report earning
This brand's FDD publishes no Item 19.
We do not make any representations about a franchisee's future financial performance or the past financial performance of company-owned, affiliate-owned or franchised Vons Chicken Restaurants. We do not authorize our employees or representatives to make any such representations either orally or in writing. But if you are purchasing an existing Vons Chicken Restaurant from us or an affiliate of ours, we may provide you the actual records of that Vons Chicken Restaurant.
Source Vons Chicken, 2025 FDD, Item 19, p. 33, via Public FDD bucket (storage.googleapis.com/franchiseindx_fdds) (source record). Figures read and verified 2026-09-15.
Item 20
How many Vons Chicken outlets there are, and how many closed
Vons Chicken ended 2024 with 28 franchised outlets and 4 company-owned outlets. In that year 1 franchised outlet opened and 7 left the system.
Three years at a glance
From 2022 through 2024, Vons Chicken opened 13 franchised outlets and 13 outlets left the system. The franchised system ended the period the same size it started. Of the outlets that left, 1 was bought back by the franchisor and 12 closed for other reasons.
On average, about 15% of franchised outlets left the system each year, roughly 1 in 7.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 34 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 28 | 2025 FDD, Item 20, p. 34 |
| 2023 | 27 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 34 | 2025 FDD, Item 20, p. 34 |
| 2022 | 28 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 27 | 2025 FDD, Item 20, p. 34 |
Source Vons Chicken, 2025 FDD, Item 20, p. 34, via Public FDD bucket (storage.googleapis.com/franchiseindx_fdds) (source record). Figures read and verified 2026-09-15.
Compare
How Vons 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 Vons Chicken's estimated range is $431,000. It costs less to open than 68% of Food & Beverage franchises here.
- Outlets leaving each year. 15% for Vons Chicken. That is higher than 87% of the 165 Food & Beverage franchises with at least 10 outlets.
- Three-year growth. Vons Chicken's franchised system grew 0.0%. The typical Food & Beverage franchise here grew 5.0%.
- Earnings disclosure. 152 of the 256 Food & Beverage franchises here publish earnings figures in Item 19. Vons Chicken is not 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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