Add Lee’s to Your Portfolio. 60 Years Famous.
Average Gross Sales $2.13mm
17.1% 4-wall EBITDAR
Top Third: $2.8mm Average Gross Sales / 20.8% 4-Wall EBITDAR *
USA Today Top 6 Fried Chicken (2026)
1,500+ Identified Whitespace Trade Areas
Initial Investment Range - $1.3mm - $2.6mm *
Built for the Operators Writing the Next Chapter.
Loved since 1966. 130 restaurants and counting in 2026.
Family-loved across the Midwest, Southeast, and Mid-Atlantic since 1966. Honey-dipped, hand-breaded, pressure-cooked fresh in every restaurant. The product hasn't changed.
Two Ways to Grow
Two Paths to Open. One Development Thesis. New-build for premium sites ($1.34mm–$2.56mm); second-generation conversion of existing QSR Space ($641k–$1.45mm). Conversions open faster, cost roughly half, and hit the same brand standard .The fastest route to becoming a franchisee.
Exterior Remodels Averaged 60% Higher Gross Sales*
Franchise restaurants with an exterior remodel in the last 10 years averaged $2.38mm in gross sales vs. $1.48mm for those without.
Built for the 2nd-Generation Conversion Operator
Bring us your existing QSR sites; our development team screens them against Lee’s trade-area criteria within two weeks.
Ready to Run the Numbers?
Request the Lee's Famous Recipe Chicken franchise brief. You'll receive the executive overview, the Item 19 summary, current territory availability, and direct access to our development team. No obligation, no call center — operator-to-operator.