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Buy a Rise Southern Biscuits & Righteous Chicken Franchise

Rise Southern Biscuits & Righteous Chicken is a fast-casual breakfast and brunch franchise founded in 2012 and franchising since 2014. Originating in Durham, North Carolina, the brand specializes in Southern-style biscuits, Righteous Chicken sandwiches, donuts, and other breakfast and lunch offerings. Rise operates with a small footprint (around 1,000–1,500 sq. ft.) and limited hours (typically 7 a.m. to 2 p.m.), focusing on dine-in, carry-out, delivery, and catering. The concept emphasizes a tech-enabled, efficient, and contactless ordering experience using self-service kiosks and food locker pickup systems, which reduces labor costs and improves operational efficiency. The brand has expanded to over 20 locations across several states, including North Carolina, Kansas, Maryland, Virginia, Georgia, Tennessee, California, and is continuing rapid growth with more than 100 units in development nationwide.

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Why buy a Rise Southern Biscuits & Righteous Chicken Franchise?

Investing in Rise Southern Biscuits & Righteous Chicken offers entry into a fast-growing, tech-enabled fast-casual brand with a proven business model and multiple revenue streams (dine-in, carry-out, delivery, catering). The brand’s small footprint, limited hours, and contactless ordering system reduce overhead and labor costs, enabling a better work-life balance for franchisees. Supported by comprehensive training and ongoing corporate assistance, Rise provides a scalable opportunity in a popular and expanding segment of the restaurant industry.

Rise Southern Biscuits & Righteous Chicken Franchise Costs & Information

  • Minimum Qualifications

    • Initial Franchise Fee

      $35,000

    • Initial Investment

      $634,100 - $827,000

  • Royalty

    • Royalty Fee

      6%

  • Training & Support

    • 56 hours on the job training

    • 9 hours classroom training

    • Ongoing support

    • Marketing support

Rise Southern Biscuits & Righteous Chicken – Additional  Information

  1. Franchisee Support

    Rise provides extensive franchisee support covering site selection, store build-out, construction, training, operational systems, marketing, vendor and equipment selection, recipe and menu development, and grand opening assistance. Training is available both on-site and online, ensuring franchisees are well-prepared to operate efficiently. The franchisor emphasizes a culture of accountability, respect, and work-life balance, with franchisees typically developing multi-unit territories (minimum five units). Operational experience is a plus but not required if a professional general manager is part of the team.

  2. Accolades & Awards

    Rise has earned recognition for its innovative Southern biscuit and chicken offerings, including features in Food & Wine’s “Best Biscuits in the U.S.” The brand is noted for its rapid expansion and for creating a scalable, tech-driven business model that improves franchisee quality of life by lowering labor costs and simplifying operations.

  3. Industry / Market

    The fast-casual breakfast and brunch segment is growing, driven by consumer demand for convenient, high-quality, and affordable comfort food. Rise’s focus on Southern cuisine and efficient technology integration positions it well to capitalize on this trend. The brand’s expansion into major markets and new states reflects strong growth potential in a competitive but lucrative niche.

  4. Ideal Owner

    The ideal Rise franchisee is an entrepreneur with a minimum $1 million net worth and $500,000 in liquid capital, ready to develop a multi-unit territory in a major U.S. market within 3–6 months. Owners should value a people-centric culture, be committed to operational excellence, and be prepared to actively manage or oversee operations. Experience in the restaurant industry is beneficial but not mandatory.

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