Popeyes U.S. comps -5.2% Q2’26Wingstop domestic SSS -7.5% Q2’26KFC U.S. units 3,523 YE’25Dave’s unit growth +52.3% FY’25Chick-fil-A AUV $9.16MCane’s systemwide $5.48B FY’25Franchisee QSR cap 6.85%Corporate QSR cap 5.85%Category growth +5.3% ’25Wings wholesale $0.98/lb YE’25
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Market profile · Georgia

Atlanta, GA

More chicken brand headquarters sit in metro Atlanta than anywhere else in the country — including the largest and one of the smallest by unit volume.

Tracked activity

  • Chick-fil-A is headquartered in Atlanta and closed 2025 with $23.9B in systemwide sales on a $9.16M average unit volume1
  • Church's Texas Chicken is headquartered in Atlanta with 885 U.S. stores and a $1.138M AUV2
  • Zaxby's is headquartered in Athens, GA and surpassed 1,000 locations in February 20263
  • Chicken Salad Chick is headquartered in Atlanta and passed 300 locations in 20254

Sources

Every figure on this page is attributed. CSW does not publish estimates as facts — where a number is unavailable it is shown as “—”, and where a figure is derived arithmetically from two published figures it is marked as derived.

  1. [1] QSR Magazine — QSR 50 2026: Top Fast-Food Chicken Chains, Ranked by Sales (2026)
  2. [2] Franchise Times — Church's Chicken Goes Back to Basics to Drive Double-Digit Sales Growth (2026)
  3. [3] International Franchise Association — Zaxbys Surpasses 1,000 Locations as Brand Transformation Fuels Momentum Into 2026 (2026-02)
  4. [4] Restaurant Dive — Chicken Salad Chick hits 300 restaurants (2025-05)