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

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What KFC takes off the top

Royalty 4% to 5.25% of Gross Revenue or a minimum of $1,440, whichever is greater, per month plus advertising 5.8% of Gross Revenue, applied to your own sales estimate. The rates are the filing's; the sales are yours.

Your estimated weekly sales

KFC discloses no unit revenue, so start from a number you believe.

$0a week to the franchisor

$0a year

$0over a ten-year term

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Fees (Items 5 and 6)

Initial franchise fee, standard	$45,000	p.16
Royalty	4% to 5.25% of Gross Revenue or a minimum of $1,440, whichever is greater, per month	p.17
Advertising fund	5.8% of Gross Revenue	p.17
Technology fee	held for review

The filing lists every recurring and conditional fee in Item 6.

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)

Item 3 has not been read for this filing yet, or the two readers disagreed and it is held for review.

Scorecard

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Cost to open	held	held
Royalty plus ad fund	11.1%	21 of 23
Three-year unit growth	held	held
Closure rate	held	held
Discloses unit revenue	yes
Litigation disclosed	held	held

Source

Wisconsin Department of Financial Institutions franchise filing 640412, effective 3/25/2026, expires 3/25/2027. Extracted 2026-09-03 by two independent readers; only figures both agreed on, whose quoted words appear on the cited page, are shown. 4 fields held for review. How this works.