Can you buy a Raising Cane's franchise?

In its own FAQ, Raising Cane's says growth comes through company-affiliated restaurants in chosen areas. It still backs current franchise partners, but it won't consider franchise or development opportunities anywhere. Because none is for sale, you won't find an FDD, a fee or an Item 7 range to review. Raising Cane's FAQ.

No published fee: Raising Cane's franchise cost

Raising Cane's sells no new franchises, so it makes no royalty, franchise fee or Item 7 range public. Each chicken brand here prints all three in its FDD.

Other chicken franchises you can buy

Each of these 7 chicken franchises sells franchises and lists its costs in a current FDD.

Franchises offered by chicken brands

Brand	Total cost to open, lowest and highest estimate	Upfront fee, paid once	Royalty, ongoing fee	Sales or earnings shown
Chick-fil-A2026 FDD; you lease the restaurant from Chick-fil-A	$318K to $3.46Myou put in $10K; the restaurant's sales pay the rest	$10,000	15% + 50% of profit	$9.16M a yearaverage store, before costs
Chicken Salad Chick2026 FDD	$777K to $999K	$50,000	5%	$1.5M a yearaverage store, before costs
Dave's Hot Chicken2026 FDD	$824K to $4.12M	$40,000	6%	No
Slim Chickens2026 FDD	$1.19M to $4.94M	$30,000	5%	$2.35M a yearaverage store, before costs
Popeyes2026 FDD	$1.22M to $3.92M	$50,000	5%	$1.89M a yearaverage store, before costs
Zaxby's2025 FDD	$1.45M to $3.81M	$35,000	6%	$2.78M a yearaverage store, before costs
KFC2026 FDD	$2.11M to $4.16M	$45,000	5%	Yes, several figures

A brand must give you its Franchise Disclosure Document (FDD) before you buy, and every figure comes from the brand's latest one. Once you're open, you still owe the brand a royalty, either a share of sales or a set amount; "Sales or earnings shown" tells you whether the brand shares what its locations take in. M stands for million; K stands for thousand.