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Huey Magoo's Chicken Tenders franchise — is it worth it?
Risk level — in the report
Huey Magoo's Chicken Tenders is a quick-service restaurant brand with an investment range of $862,900 to $2,613,300.
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- The actual Item 19 earnings — reported average unit revenue, not just “disclosed.”
- How it compares — every number ranked against quick-service restaurant peers (median & quartile).
- Litigation detail — each case, franchisee vs. corporate, with summaries.
- Outlet churn & the questions to ask — behind the net change above: closures, terminations, transfers, and what to put to the franchisor.
Figures above are as disclosed in Huey Magoo's Chicken Tenders's most recent FDD (registered 2025). Source: California Dept. of Financial Protection and Innovation — Franchise Registration · filing app-33123. The risk level, the Item 19 figures, how it compares to peers, and the litigation & churn detail are in the full report.
How much does a Huey Magoo's Chicken Tenders franchise make?
Huey Magoo's Chicken Tenders is one of the franchisors that answers this on the record: its most recent FDD makes an Item 19 financial performance representation — actual unit earnings figures, disclosed by the franchisor itself. The average revenue Huey Magoo's Chicken Tenders reports, what that figure does and doesn't include, and where it ranks against quick-service restaurant peers are in the full report. See every quick-service restaurant brand that discloses earnings in the Fast food & quick-service restaurant franchises with disclosed Item 19 earnings ranking.
Huey Magoo's Chicken Tenders franchise profit vs. revenue
Revenue is not profit. An Item 19 almost always reports sales — what a location takes in — not what an owner keeps. Out of that number come Huey Magoo's Chicken Tenders's 5% royalty, the ad fund, rent, payroll, supplies and debt service. No FDD tells you a Huey Magoo's Chicken Tenders franchise's profit, because profit depends on your site, your rent and how you run it — so treat any "Huey Magoo's Chicken Tenders franchise profit" figure quoted elsewhere as someone's estimate, not a disclosure. The full report sets Huey Magoo's Chicken Tenders's disclosed revenue against its total ongoing fee load, so you can see what that revenue has to cover before anything reaches you.
Huey Magoo's Chicken Tenders lawsuits & legal history (FDD Item 3)
Huey Magoo's Chicken Tenders's most recently filed Franchise Disclosure Document (2025) discloses no litigation in Item 3. That is a real signal rather than a gap: the FTC Franchise Rule requires a franchisor to disclose material litigation involving itself, its predecessors, parents, affiliates and management, so an empty Item 3 in a current filing means there was nothing it was required to report. It is worth reading alongside the churn numbers — a system can have a clean Item 3 and still be losing franchisees, which is what Item 20 shows.
Huey Magoo's Chicken Tenders closures & failure rate
Before you sign, Huey Magoo's Chicken Tenders will hand you a list of current owners to call as references — and they choose who's on that list. It won't include the owners who quit, got bought out, or were forced out last year. The FDD does report that number, even though the reference list leaves those people off. Below is what Huey Magoo's Chicken Tenders's most recent filing shows, and whether it's normal for a quick-service restaurant of this kind.
The closest thing an FDD has to a failure rate is Item 20 — outlet openings, closures, terminations and non-renewals, reported by the franchisor. Huey Magoo's Chicken Tenders's latest tables show a growing franchised network. The actual closure and termination counts, and how Huey Magoo's Chicken Tenders's churn ranks against quick-service restaurant peers, are in the full report.
The actual Item 19 earnings, every figure ranked against quick-service restaurant peers, litigation and churn detail — emailed as a PDF.
Who owns Huey Magoo's Chicken Tenders?
Huey Magoo's Chicken Tenders's franchise is offered by Huey Magoo's Restaurants, LLC (Huey Magoo's Chicken Tenders) — the franchisor named on the cover of its most recently filed Franchise Disclosure Document (2025), and the entity a franchisee actually signs with. That name comes straight off the filing at CA DFPI; it identifies the franchisor, not necessarily the ultimate parent company behind it.
Quick-service restaurant franchises at a similar investment level
Anyone weighing Huey Magoo's Chicken Tenders is really weighing it against the other brands their money could go into. These are the closest by total initial investment (FDD Item 7), each with its own FDD-based page.
Huey Magoo's Chicken Tenders franchise — frequently asked
Who owns Huey Magoo's Chicken Tenders — who is the franchisor?
Huey Magoo's Chicken Tenders's most recently filed FDD (2025) names Huey Magoo's Restaurants, LLC (Huey Magoo's Chicken Tenders) as the franchisor — the entity you would actually sign the franchise agreement with, as stated on the disclosure document itself. A registry filing names the franchisor, not necessarily its ultimate parent company.
How much does a Huey Magoo's Chicken Tenders franchise cost?
Huey Magoo's Chicken Tenders's most recently filed FDD (Item 7) puts the total estimated initial investment at $862,900 – $2,613,300, with an initial franchise fee of $35,000 and a 5% royalty. That price is the franchisor's own estimate of what it takes to open, not a quote. The full report breaks down every fee line and benchmarks it against quick-service restaurant peers.
How much profit does a Huey Magoo's Chicken Tenders franchise make?
Huey Magoo's Chicken Tenders discloses unit earnings in Item 19, but that figure is revenue — sales — not profit. Royalties (5% of gross for Huey Magoo's Chicken Tenders), the ad fund, rent, payroll and supplies all come out of it, and no FDD discloses what an owner nets. Any Huey Magoo's Chicken Tenders franchise profit number quoted elsewhere is an estimate. The full report shows the disclosed revenue against the full ongoing fee load it has to cover.
Does Huey Magoo's Chicken Tenders disclose financial performance (Item 19)?
Yes — Huey Magoo's Chicken Tenders reports unit-level earnings in Item 19. The full report shows the actual revenue figures and how they rank against quick-service restaurant peers.
Are there lawsuits against Huey Magoo's Chicken Tenders?
No — Huey Magoo's Chicken Tenders's most recently filed FDD (2025) discloses no litigation in Item 3. Franchisors must disclose material litigation involving themselves, their predecessors, parents, affiliates and management, so an empty Item 3 is a genuine signal rather than an omission.
Is Huey Magoo's Chicken Tenders a good franchise to buy?
That comes down to how Huey Magoo's Chicken Tenders's investment, earnings, litigation and franchisee churn stack up against quick-service restaurant peers — which is exactly what the full report answers. For $99 you get the risk level and what's driving it, the actual Item 19 earnings (disclosed in this FDD), where every figure ranks against peers, and the specific questions to ask the franchisor before you sign.
Everything the sections above point to, in one place: Huey Magoo's Chicken Tenders's risk level and what's driving it, the actual Item 19 earnings, every figure ranked against quick-service restaurant peers, and the litigation & churn detail — with the questions to put to the franchisor before you sign.
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