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 · Texas

Dallas–Fort Worth, TX

The corporate capital of American chicken. Four significant chicken organizations now run their U.S. operations from the DFW metroplex.

Tracked activity

  • KFC is relocating its U.S. corporate headquarters from Louisville, KY to Plano, TX — roughly 100 corporate roles over six months and 90 remote roles over 18 months1
  • Raising Cane's is headquartered in Plano; Wingstop in Addison; Golden Chick in Richardson1
  • Ampex Brands, a ~600-unit multi-brand franchisee with KFC exposure and roughly $500M of revenue, is based in Richardson2

Sources

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  1. [1] Nation's Restaurant News — KFC U.S. headquarters are relocating from Kentucky to Texas (2025)
  2. [2] Franchising.com — 2026 Multi-Brand 50: Scale Evolves into Strategy (2026-06)