Big Chicken

The vendor opportunity at Big Chicken

Big Chicken is an emerging quick-service restaurant brand with a lean footprint of 24 total units, according to its 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document. The system is heavily franchised, with 22 franchised locations and just 2 company-owned restaurants. For a software vendor, the immediate addressable market is small, but the centralized control structure means a single deal with the franchisor could cover the entire system. The brand is independently owned, with no parent company on file, and is headquartered in Nevada. Average unit volume is not disclosed in the most recent FDD, and year-over-year unit growth is not available, signaling an early-stage or flat growth trajectory.

Who controls software purchasing

Technology purchasing authority sits at the franchisor level. The 2025 FDD Item 1 identifies the key executives: Joshua Halpern serves as Chief Executive Officer, and Samuel Stanovich holds the position of Senior Vice President, Franchise Leadership. These are the primary contacts for any enterprise software pitch. The board includes Managing Partner Gregory Majewski and board members Perry Rogers and Corey Jenkins. No multi-unit operators are mapped in our corpus, which reinforces the HQ-centric buying model. Vendors should direct their outreach to the C-suite and franchise leadership, as there is no evidence of a distributed or franchisee-driven procurement process.

Mandated and current tech stack

The 2025 FDD mandates the Opus system. No other specific technology vendors are named as mandated or recommended in the filing. This single-vendor mandate creates both a barrier and an opportunity: Opus is deeply embedded, but any adjacent system that can integrate with or augment Opus may find an entry point. The absence of a disclosed POS, payroll, or inventory vendor in the FDD suggests either a fully bundled Opus deployment or a gap in the public disclosure. Vendors should investigate Opus's module coverage to identify whitespace.

Procurement, renewals, and timing

The FDD does not provide an extract from Item 8, so the procurement model—whether designated supplier, approved supplier, or open—is not disclosed. The initial franchise term is 10 years, with a royalty rate of 6.0%. Renewal is possible for an additional 5-year term, but it is conditional: the franchisor must still be awarding new franchises in the United States at the time of renewal, and the franchisee must sign the then-current License Agreement, which may contain materially different terms. This renewal trigger is a critical window for vendors, as new agreement terms could mandate new technology or create openings to displace incumbents. The franchisor also reserves the right to discontinue the franchise program entirely, which introduces uncertainty for long-term planning.

How to read the Big Chicken FDD

The full 2025 Big Chicken Franchise Disclosure Document is available for review below. This legal filing contains the audited financials, Item 19 performance representations (if any), and the complete list of fees and obligations. For software vendors, the most actionable sections are Item 1 (executives), Item 11 (mandated systems), and Item 17 (renewal conditions). Because the brand is small and privately held, the FDD is the most reliable source of structural data on how the franchise system operates. For a ranked target list of franchise brands matched to your software category, FranCloud can help you prioritize the right accounts.