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Buy a Rise Southern Biscuits & Righteous Chicken Franchise

Rise Southern Biscuits & Righteous Chicken is a fast-casual restaurant brand built around scratch-made Southern biscuits, hand-breaded Righteous Chicken, beignets and indulgent sides such as cheesy bacon grits and Southern mac and cheese. Founded in Durham, North Carolina in 2012 and franchising since 2014, the brand serves a breakfast and lunch daypart, operating roughly 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. across dine-in, carry-out, delivery and catering.

The model is built around a compact, takeout-first footprint of roughly 1,000–1,500 square feet, run by a small shift team of three to five people. Rise leans heavily on technology: self-order kiosks, heated food lockers for pickup and a mobile app handle much of the ordering and fulfilment, keeping labour and overhead low relative to a traditional full-service restaurant.

Franchise development is handled through Fransmart, and the system is structured for multi-unit operators building several locations within a territory. Rise has grown to roughly 20–25 open restaurants across states including North Carolina, Virginia, Maryland, Georgia, Tennessee, Kansas and California, with further units in development as it pushes from its Southeastern base into newer markets.

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Why buy a Rise Southern Biscuits & Righteous Chicken Franchise?

Buying a Rise Southern Biscuits & Righteous Chicken franchise gives an owner a differentiated position in the fast-casual breakfast and comfort-food category, a segment that has stayed resilient as consumers look for craveable, affordable food served quickly. Rise pairs an award-winning menu, recognised by Food & Wine as among the best biscuits in the U.S., with a distinctive brand personality that drives repeat visits and local word of mouth.

The ownership case rests on the model’s economics. A breakfast-and-lunch daypart closing around 2 p.m. means no dinner shift, leaner labour and evenings free, while the compact, takeout-first format and kiosk-and-locker technology keep staffing tight. The brand also emphasises converting existing restaurant real estate, which can shorten buildout. Multi-unit development is the default path, suiting buyers who want to build a territory rather than run a single store.

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. Training & Support

    Rise provides initial training reported at roughly 9 hours of classroom instruction plus 56 hours of on-the-job training, delivered both on-site and online. Beyond opening, franchisees receive ongoing operational and marketing support, vendor and equipment selection guidance, and access to the brand's technology: the self-order kiosks, heated food lockers and mobile ordering app that run day-to-day service. Buyers of an existing Rise unit should confirm what transfer training the franchisor provides to incoming owners and managers, and what kiosk, locker and app system access carries over with the sale.

  2. Ideal Owner

    The model suits a multi-unit operator rather than a single-store owner-operator, since Rise is built around developing several locations within a territory. Prior restaurant experience is helpful but not required; the streamlined, tech-driven operations are designed to be accessible to first-time foodservice operators who pair with a capable general manager. The strongest fit is a process-driven, people-first manager comfortable overseeing small shift teams, holding quality and service standards, and building local brand presence across more than one site.

  3. Recognition & Awards

    Rise has earned national food and franchise recognition. Food & Wine named its biscuits among the best in the U.S., and the brand has appeared multiple times on Fast Casual Magazine's Top 100 Movers & Shakers. It was voted a Hottest Franchise by Entrepreneur's Startups in 2023, featured on QSR's 40/40 list, and named to Nation's Restaurant News' "100 Under 100" in 2025. For resale buyers, this brand-level recognition should be weighed alongside the specific unit's local reviews, repeat customer base and community visibility.

  4. Industry / Market

    Rise competes in the US breakfast and fast-casual comfort-food category, a large segment that has grown as diners trade up for bold, convenient, scratch-made food earlier in the day. The breakfast daypart is among the more resilient and fastest-growing parts of US foodservice, and chicken remains one of the strongest-performing menu categories nationally. Compact, takeout-led formats with limited hours fit consumer habits around convenience and off-premise ordering. For resale buyers, local demand depends on daypart traffic, nearby competition and the catchment around the specific unit.

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