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Buy a Texas Chicken New Zealand Franchise

Texas Chicken New Zealand is the local arm of Church’s Texas Chicken, one of the world’s largest quick-service chicken chains. Founded in San Antonio in 1952, the brand is known for hand-battered, double-breaded Original and Spicy fried chicken, Tender Strips, sandwiches, classic sides and scratch-made honey-butter biscuits. Outside the US it trades as Texas Chicken, with more than 1,500 restaurants across two dozen-plus countries.

In New Zealand the brand is developed by Good Taste Co, the franchise organisation led by George Constantinou, which opened its first restaurant at Auckland’s Westfield Manukau in 2015. A 2022 development agreement committed the group to a further 20 restaurants in the brand’s modernised Blaze format, with clusters focused on Auckland, Hamilton and other main centres.

Texas Chicken expands through multi-unit territory development rather than single-store franchising, so New Zealand units sit within one developer’s protected market. It is a counter-service and drive-thru restaurant business built on a globally standardised menu, supply chain and operating systems, adapted to local tastes and dietary requirements.

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Why buy a Texas Chicken New Zealand Franchise?

Buying a Texas Chicken New Zealand franchise means stepping into an internationally recognised chicken QSR brand within a category that has proved resilient across economic cycles. The brand’s global scale gives local operators an established menu, recognisable identity and the operating playbook of a system with more than $1 billion in worldwide sales, instead of building a concept from scratch.

The New Zealand business runs on the modernised Blaze restaurant format, designed around drive-thru and counter service. Because the brand grows through multi-unit development, an owner benefits from territory protection and the efficiencies of clustering several restaurants under shared management and supply.

Texas Chicken New Zealand Franchise Costs & Information

  • Minimum Qualifications

    • Initial Franchise Fee

      $25K–$50K

    • Initial Investment

      $500K–$1.2M

  • Royalty

    • Royalty Fee

      5%

  • Training & Support

    • 200–300 hours of classroom at headquarters, on-site at training stores

    • Ongoing support

    • Marketing support

Texas Chicken New Zealand – Additional  Information

  1. Training & Support

    Incoming owners receive operator training reported at 200-300 hours, combining classroom instruction at headquarters with hands-on time in designated training restaurants. Franchisees gain access to Texas Chicken's standardised operating systems, POS platform, supply chain (including halal-adapted sourcing) and brand-standard menu. Ongoing support covers operations, field visits, marketing and menu innovation, funded partly through a brand fund and local marketing commitment. Resale buyers should confirm with the franchisor and Good Taste Co what transfer training and system access apply when an existing restaurant changes hands.

  2. Ideal Owner

    Texas Chicken suits experienced multi-unit foodservice or retail operators rather than first-time owners. The franchisor looks for partners with a track record of securing quality real estate, the systems to run several restaurants at once, and the depth to develop a territory. Day to day, owners lead restaurant managers, drive labour and food-cost discipline, uphold brand and food-safety standards, and build local sales. Hands-on operators comfortable with high-volume service, drive-thru throughput and team development tend to fit the model best.

  3. Recognition & Awards

    As part of Church's Texas Chicken, the brand carries the credibility of one of the largest chicken QSR systems in the world, with more than 1,500 restaurants across two dozen-plus countries and over $1 billion in system-wide sales. Church's Texas Chicken has ranked in the Franchise Times Top 500 (inside the top 100), and the wider network's franchisees have earned IFA Franchisee of the Year recognition. In New Zealand, strong early openings prompted Good Taste Co's 2022 commitment to 20 further restaurants. Resale buyers should weigh brand recognition alongside the local reputation and visibility of the specific territory.

  4. Industry / Market

    Texas Chicken New Zealand competes in the country's quick-service restaurant sector, part of a New Zealand foodservice market that Mordor Intelligence valued at roughly USD 13.7 billion in 2025 and projects to keep growing through the decade. Fried chicken is a strong local QSR segment, though competition from established chains is significant. Demand is supported by convenience-led spending, drive-thru and delivery growth, and appetite for bold international flavours. For resale buyers, trade-area density, drive-thru access and nearby competition shape a specific restaurant's performance.

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