Own a Fried Chicken Franchise Built for Five Revenue Lines

National franchise overview

Founded in Manassas, Virginia and supported from corporate headquarters in Fairfax, Nash & Smashed solves the biggest limitation of single-item tender or wing chains. Guests can choose your heat level on hand-breaded fried chicken, wings, tenders and the signature Nash & Smashed Sandwich while tablemates order hand-smashed burgers, Mac & Cheese, Coleslaw, mocktails and cakes under the same roof.

That five-revenue-line architecture keeps the kitchen productive from weekday lunch through family dinner and late-evening delivery without requiring oversized real estate. Full Restaurant locations launch in inline and endcap shopping-center spaces starting at 1,600 square feet, with streamlined Express Unit and Food Truck formats available for dense pedestrian blocks and event routes.

Prior restaurant ownership is optional. Every franchise partner completes 40 hours of structured training — 6 hours in the classroom and 34 hours on the job inside a working Nash & Smashed — supported by 12 pre-opening and post-opening corporate commitments spanning site selection, equipment purchasing, contractor negotiations, community marketing and profitability coaching.

Why operators choose Nash & Smashed over single-item chicken chains

• Shopping-Center Endcaps & Outparcels: High-visibility corner bays starting at 1,600 sq ft with convenient surface parking for family dine-in, counter pickup and third-party delivery drivers.
• Grocery-Anchored Suburban Plazas: Seven-day neighborhood errand traffic where hand-breaded chicken family meals, sandwiches, sides and cakes capture repeat dinner routines.
• University & Medical District Storefronts: Daytime hospital and faculty lunch rushes followed by student dinner and late-evening takeout demand for spicy Nashville-style sandwiches.
• Commuter Arterial & Mixed-Use Ground Floors: Ground-floor retail beneath multi-family apartments along major commuter routes with strong digital ordering density.