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Golden Chick

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Howard Walker opened the first Golden Fried Chicken location in San Marcos, Texas, in 1967. The restaurants, which served fried chicken, chicken tenders, mashed potatoes, biscuits and other favorites, quickly spread through Texas and Oklahoma. It started franchising in 1972. In 1996, the name was changed from Golden Fried Chicken to Golden Chick. The conversion included an image update and the addition of new menu items, such as Golden Roasted Chicken and a variety of new side items to go along with all the existing menu item favorites.

Franchisor has 12 employees and 4 employees in franchise department. They offer good services which include quick service restaurant specializing in fried chicken. There costs and fees include total investment of 461000 to 832000 dollars. Franchise fee is 15000 dollars, ongoing royalty fee is 4 percent, and their term of agreement is 20 years, renewable at 10000 dollars. Because of good service they represent in some ranking according to Entrepreneur magazine 2002 to 2006. They were 387 in 2006 according to the magazine.

They strive to keep their restaurants easy to operate. While they have over 30 years of experience and have developed procedures and system that enable you to operate an efficient and cost-effective franchise, they are committed to keeping their eyes focused on the future and continually strives for improvement. Their experienced franchise professionals will assist you in finding the right location and developing there prototype restaurant or converting an existing facility into a Golden Chick restaurant.

At Golden Chick they pride themselves on treating you like family and as a valuable member of the team. They support you with ongoing training programs designed for both the experienced entrepreneur and the first-time owner. They value your input and believe that no one succeeds by him or herself. Their franchisee advisory system gives you a voice in the future direction of the chain.

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