Sonoma Chicken Coop

Fast Facts Year Founded: 2002 Segment: Fast Casual Headquarters: San Jose, CA Units Open: 6 Units in Development: 15

Sonoma Chicken Franchise

Sonoma Chicken Awards
Casual Cuisine… Made from Scratch!

Sonoma Chicken offers fast casual dining with the quality that you would expect from a full-service restaurant.

Founded in 2002, Sonoma Chicken is an award-winning, fast casual restaurant. We are committed to delivering an exceptional dining experience each time you visit our restaurant. The name originates from the world famous California wine region and also for our signature rotisserie chicken menu items. Sonoma Chicken offers a variety of specialty foods such as pizza, pasta, entrée salads, sandwiches on house-made bread, steaks, ribs, fish, famous rotisserie chicken as well as chef quality appetizers and desserts. All items are made fresh, from scratch! Enjoy fine cuisine in our charming wine country interior, or dine 'al fresco' on our beautiful patio.

Sonoma Chicken is an exciting concept that combines the speed and value of a fast casual restaurant with gourmet fare of a fine dining concept. You’ll be pleasantly surprised with the innovative, homemade cuisine that has made Sonoma famous. The easygoing atmosphere, the speedy counter service, and the fantastic food blend to create a fast casual franchise opportunity that is second to none.

Sonoma Chicken Coop Franchise Program

Sonoma Chicken offers an unmatched franchise opportunity in the fast casual segment. We are accepting applicants from potential franchise partners to grow in prime markets throughout the United States.

At Sonoma Chicken, we strive to provide our restaurant owners with the systems and tools needed to run a successful business, including support in the following areas:

  • Franchise Business Coaching
  • Construction and Restaurant Design
  • Information Technology / POS
  • Management and Franchisee Training
  • Marketing Systems
  • Restaurant Opening Support
  • Operations Support
  • Purchasing & Distribution
  • Real Estate including lease negotiation
  • Ongoing menu development
Real Estate: The following represent the basic real estate requirements for a Sonoma Chicken franchise restaurant:

  • Square Footage: 4,500 to 8,000
  • Urban storefronts, Freestanding Buildings, Shopping Center End-Caps, In-Lines and Pads
  • Strong residential and Daytime Population: live, work, shop, entertainment, foot traffic
  • Preferred Co-Tenants: Strong daily needs shopping, entertainment draws, multiplex and other high volume retailers
Sonoma Chicken Coop Franchise FAQs

Q: Where are you developing?
A: Sonoma Chicken is partnering with experienced, multi-unit developers nationwide and in select international markets.

Q: What real estate support do you provide?
A: Sonoma Chicken has a full real estate system to help you with market analysis, competition analysis, site analysis, lease negotiation, and other tools to help you secure high potential locations.

Q: I’m interested! What’s next?
A: Sonoma Chicken encourages to request more information, and to speak with a Franchise Development Director about your goals, desired territory, and qualifications.

Q: What is the process for becoming a franchisee?
A: Step 1: Initial Inquiry
  • Submit basic contact information
  • Initial telephone contact
  • Submit in-depth franchise application
Step 2: Qualification
  • Initial conversations to review qualifications based on business experience and financial strength
  • Completion of state and federal compliance requirements
Step 3: Discovery Day Meeting
  • Headquarter Discovery Day: tour restaurants, meet Franchisor team, learn more about opportunity
Step 4: Legal
  • Discuss deal terms and review legal documents
  • Formalize and execute the Franchise Agreement; Payment of franchise fees
Step 5: Welcome & Store Opening
  • Real Estate
  • New franchisee / staff training
  • Marketing / Grand Opening
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Thank you for your interest in Sonoma Chicken!

Please complete the form to request franchise information. Upon receipt, we will send you an e-mail containing a link to download our franchise e-Brochure. A Director of Development will then be in touch to answer any additional questions you may have, and discuss your goals and qualifications.