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August 2026 · 9 min
State of the U.S. Chicken Restaurant Industry — 2026
Category growth has halved in two years. Growth is no longer being created; it is being redistributed.
August 2026 · 7 min
Chicken QSR Real Estate Report — 2026
A 100 basis point spread now separates corporate from franchisee credit. That spread is the whole business.
August 2026 · 8 min
The U.S. Chicken Franchisee Landscape — 2026
One operator controls a quarter of the KFC system. Another 136-unit operator ceased to exist in eleven months.
August 2026 · 6 min
Chicken Expansion Outlook — 2026–2027
More than 4,000 chicken restaurants are under some form of announced commitment. Not all of them will open.
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