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KFC

KFC US, LLC · chicken · FDD 2026 · WI filing 640412 · effective 3/25/2026

Investmentheldhigh end held
Fee$45,000p.16
Royalty + ad11.1%p.17
Item 19heldp.51
Unitsheld
3-yr growthheld
Closuresheld
Litigation0

Highlights

  • Every week, 11.1% of gross sales goes to the franchisor before rent, food or labor: royalty 4% to 5.25% of Gross Revenue or a minimum of $1,440, whichever is greater, per month, advertising 5.8% of Gross Revenue.p.17
  • KFC discloses unit performance in Item 19.p.51
  • Item 3 discloses 0 matters.

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Fees (Items 5 and 6)

Initial franchise fee, standard$45,000p.16
Royalty4% to 5.25% of Gross Revenue or a minimum of $1,440, whichever is greater, per monthp.17
Advertising fund5.8% of Gross Revenuep.17
Technology feeheld for review

The filing lists every recurring and conditional fee in Item 6. The report carries all of them.

Revenue (Item 19)

KFC reports annual Net Sales across 2227 outlets.p.51 What the figure measures, which units were excluded and what it leaves out are in the report.

Litigation (Item 3)

The filing states no litigation is required to be disclosed.p.16

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Cost to openheldheld
Royalty plus ad fund11.1%50 of 59
Three-year unit growthheldheld
Closure rateheldheld
Discloses unit revenueyes
Litigation disclosed043 of 68, 1 = most

Source

Wisconsin Department of Financial Institutions franchise filing 640412, effective 3/25/2026, expires 3/25/2027. Extracted 2026-09-04 by two independent readers; only figures both agreed on, whose quoted words appear on the cited page, are shown. 7 fields held for review. How this works.