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Buy a Love & Honey Fried Chicken Franchise

Love & Honey Fried Chicken is a chef-driven, Southern-style fried chicken concept founded in 2017 in Philadelphia by classically trained chefs Todd and Laura Lyons, who lead the company as COO and CEO. The brand built its name as a neighborhood favorite before launching its franchise program in 2023 through Love & Honey Franchising Company LLC.

The menu centers on hand-dredged, non-processed buttermilk fried chicken cooked in small batches, alongside scratch-made sauces, sides and desserts including its well-known banana pudding. Units run a small-format, counter-service operation built around dine-in, carryout, catering and delivery, with a check average near $28 that reflects a premium take on comfort food rather than a value-led model.

From a corporate store in the Northern Liberties area of Philadelphia, the brand has expanded across the Greater Philadelphia region and into Rhode Island, with franchises operating, awarded and recruiting across the Northeast, Mid-Atlantic and Florida. It positions itself as a quality-first, throughput-focused chicken brand.

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Why buy a Love & Honey Fried Chicken Franchise?

Buying a Love & Honey Fried Chicken franchise gives an owner a differentiated, chef-built brand in a chicken category that has stayed resilient and continues to draw consumer demand. Its media recognition and strong local following can help a location trade on built-in awareness, and its premium, scratch-made positioning sets it apart from value-led fried chicken competitors.

The small-format, throughput-focused model runs on multiple revenue streams: dine-in, carryout, catering and delivery. It is supported by a national distribution partner for streamlined supply, a branded ordering app, and a structured marketing playbook. For a buyer, an established resale location can mean inheriting an operating kitchen, trained staff and an existing customer base rather than building demand from scratch.

Love & Honey Fried Chicken Franchise Costs & Information

  • Minimum Qualifications

    • Initial Franchise Fee

      $40,000

    • Initial Investment

      $518,900 – $849,700

  • Royalty

    • Royalty Fee

      6%

      of gross sales

  • Training & Support

    • 3–4 weeks total training program

    • Ongoing support

    • Marketing support

Love & Honey Fried Chicken – Additional  Information

  1. Training & Support

    Franchisees complete a three-to-four-week training program covering the brand's proprietary recipes, small-batch cooking methods and store-level operations, led by the founder-chef team and a dedicated Training and NRO manager. Ongoing support spans operations, a step-by-step marketing playbook and calendar, and technology including online ordering, a branded customer app, inventory management and analytics, with a national distribution partner handling supply. Buyers of an existing unit should confirm what transfer training and app and system access carry over to incoming ownership.

  2. Ideal Owner

    The model suits hands-on, operations-minded owners who care about food quality, consistency and hospitality in a fast-paced, small-format kitchen. Prior restaurant or multi-unit experience is helpful but not essential, as the brand trains owners to follow a proven system. Owners should be comfortable managing and developing staff, running tight day-to-day operations, and driving local marketing, community engagement, and the delivery and catering channels that support a takeout-focused, premium chicken concept.

  3. Recognition & Awards

    Love & Honey Fried Chicken has earned strong media and consumer recognition, named Best Fried Chicken in Pennsylvania by outlets including The Today Show and The Food Network and reaching the top spot on Yelp for fried chicken in its market. It has drawn praise from Philadelphia Magazine and Philadelphia Inquirer food critic Craig LaBan, and holds Most Loved status on DoorDash. For resale buyers, this brand-level recognition should be weighed alongside the specific location's local reviews, referral sources and community visibility.

  4. Industry / Market

    Fried chicken is one of the strongest-performing corners of US quick service, with the US fast-food chicken restaurant market worth roughly $63.7 billion in 2026 (IBISWorld). Demand is driven by consumers seeking craveable, higher-quality comfort food, the rise of chicken-first concepts, and growth in digital ordering and delivery. Small-format, takeout-centric brands have performed well in dense urban and suburban corridors. For resale buyers, trade-area density, delivery-channel strength and nearby competition shape how much of that demand a specific unit can capture.

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