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375° Chicken 'n Fries franchise

375° Chicken 'n Fries: $324,100–$521,500 total investment, $40,000 franchise fee, 8% total ongoing fee. Read out of the filings.

Compiled from public filings and operator sites Reviewed 2026-08-15

8% Total ongoing fee
$324,100–$521,500 Total investment
5 Units, 2023
Founded
2023 Franchising since
NY New York
800–1,500 Typical size, sq ft
Yes Item 19

The royalty footnote in the filing reads "five percent (6%)". The rate used here is 6%, matching the Item 6 table.

Fees

Initial franchise fee $40,000
Royalty 6%
Brand fund 1%
Local advertising 1%
Total ongoing 8% of gross sales
Grand opening $10,000
Transfer fee 50% of the then-current franchise fee

Opening one

Total investment $324,100–$521,500
Typical size 800–1,500 sq ft
Training 23 hours classroom, 67 on the job
Territory A specific location rather than an area, sized case by case. Not exclusive.
Initial term 10 years
Renewal Two additional terms of ten years each

The system

Format Chicken and fries
Headquarters New York, NY
Franchising since 2023
Units 5, of which 2 franchised and 3 company-owned
Item 19 Yes. An unaudited income statement for the affiliate that operates the restaurants, covering 2020 to 2023. 2023 sales $3,782,437 across two corporate shops.

A young, compact chicken system

375° Chicken ‘n Fries is a New York chicken-and-fries concept that began franchising in 2023. The FDD issued 30 April 2024 records five outlets at the end of 2023: three company-owned and two franchised. That is a small population with a short franchise history, so later growth on the operator’s current location page should not be backfilled into this dated Item 20 row.

The format is comparatively compact. Item 7 covers 800 to 1,500 square feet and an investment of $324,100 to $521,500. The filing describes a made-to-order chicken concept; any current sales claim would be marketing context rather than a substitute for the 2024 disclosure values used here.

What the filing makes comparable

The fee stack is 8%: a 6% royalty, 1% brand fund and 1% local advertising. The royalty footnote literally reads “five percent (6%).” This directory uses 6% because that is the figure in the Item 6 table and preserves the conflict as a reason to ask for clarification, not an invitation to average the two numbers.

Item 19 is an unaudited income statement for the affiliate operating the restaurants, covering 2020 through 2023. Its 2023 sales figure combines two corporate shops; it is not a franchisee average, margin or forecast.

Training is disclosed as 23 classroom hours and 67 on the job. The territory is a specific approved location rather than an exclusive surrounding area. The ten-year initial term has two additional ten-year terms. Together, those terms make 375° a useful small-format chicken peer, while its limited 2023 outlet population remains the main comparability constraint.

Figures from FDD issued 30 April 2024 · dataset year 2024.