Jack in the Box Makes Triumphant Return to Chicago

"Since launching July 14 in Plainfield, the San Diego-based chain has opened restaurants in Countryside and Naperville to similarly large crowds, with Lake in the Hills welcoming customers beginning Monday. Jack in the Box is also planning to add locations in Tinley Park, New Lenox, Carol Stream and near Midway Airport in Chicago." - Chicago Tribune | August 18th, 2025

Greetings, Chicagoland. My name is Dustin, and I am on the franchise development team here at Jack in the Box. Now if you come to this page looking to franchise with Jack in the Box, look no further. You're in the right location. Now we recently announced that Jack in the Box will be returning to Chicago after forty years with eight new locations that will be built in the years of twenty twenty five and twenty twenty six. Now what does this mean for you as a potential franchisee? This means that Jack in the Box already has development happening within the market, and we're gonna be looking for franchisees to help us grow that market. We've identified over a hundred other market points that are available for you to grow your Jack in the Box franchise. So if you're looking to grow with Jack in the Box, now is the time. On this page, you're gonna find an inquiry form. Please fill out that inquiry form, and a member of our team will reach out to you directly. I look forward to speaking with you, and thank you for stopping by.

Centralized Location

Strategically located near Indianapolis, Louisville, and Columbus.

Economic Drivers

Economy driven by manufacturing, logistics, and health care.

Growth & Development

City has room for growth in emerging and existing markets.

24-Hour Workforce

Solid workforce within manufacturing, industrial, and logistics fields.

Demographics

Market fits the preferred Jack in the Box demographic profile.

Real Estate

Availability of prime real estate throughout the state.

24/7 Innovative Menu

At Jack in the Box, we understand people have cravings throughout the day. Do you want breakfast for dinner? Do it. Are you craving our mouthwatering burgers and shakes at 8am? Who's stopping you? We offer every menu item all-day, every day. Your customers will thank you.

+70 Years of Awesome

Since 1951, we've grown to be one of the nation's largest burger franchises with more than 2,100 restaurants in 21 states. We brought the drive-through to life by pioneering two-way intercom system still used QSR franchises today. In 2021, we relaunched our franchise program to allow new franchisees to join the Jack in the Box system. We're looking for new franchisees to grow our footprint and bring our craveable menu to new markets like yours across the country.

Flexible Restaurant Designs

At Jack in the Box, we've seen the popularity of drive-throughs and mobile ordering skyrocket. Our new 1,350 sqft prototype was designed with that in mind. With dual drive-throughs for higher volume and a walk-up window for mobile orders, you'll be prepared for today's consumer!

We're Here to Support You

Whether this is your first jump in franchising or we're an addition to your existing multi-unit restaurant portfolio, Jack in the Box has support tailored to your needs.

Real Estate & Site Selection
Construction & Design
Market Analytics
Restaurant Operations
Mobile App with Ordering
Traditional & Digital Marketing

After 70+ years in the burger franchise space, you can rest assured we have all the systems you need to succeed.

3 Reasons to Diversify Your Investment Portfolio with Jack in the Box

Due to the cost of opening a restaurant with Jack in the Box, we have three minimum financial requirements all potential franchisees must meet.

Minimum Liquidity: $750,000
Minimum Net Worth: $1,500,000
Franchise Fee: $50k per Location

If you’re unable to meet these requirements, there are many potential sources of liquidity that may be overlooked. For example:

Business Partners
Local Banks & Credit Unions
Stocks & Bonds
401k Rollovers

These are just a few of the options you may like to consider in order to meet our financial requirements.

The estimated initial investment for a Jack in the Box Franchise is $1,909,500 to $4,041,500 excluding land, financing, and certain other costs. We provide a breakdown of this number in our Item 7 found in our Franchise Disclosure Document.

The Jack in the Box incentive is available to multi-unit franchisees who choose to sign up for three or more stores under our Development Incentive Program.

If you open the Restaurant on or before the required date in the development schedule, we will loan you $150,000 at 0% interest to be used solely for development costs associated with that restaurant. The loan will be repaid by crediting 100% of the royalty payments for that restaurant otherwise due until the loan is paid in full (i.e., payments will be made by crediting the appropriate portion of royalty payments toward the principal balance outstanding). If the particular restaurant is sold or permanently closed and the loan has not been fully repaid, the remaining principal balance is due in full.

If you close a restaurant and then open a replacement restaurant, it will not be eligible for this incentive. The Company may discontinue or modify this Development Incentive Program at any time.

More details about this program can be found in our Franchise Disclosure Document. Need a copy of our FDD? Please reach out to our team here.

Jack in the Box Select Market Incentive Program

We offer an incentive to certain franchisees who have signed a Multi-Unit Development Agreement pursuant to which they have committed to open at least three (3) Restaurants in a ”Select Market.” For the purposes hereof, a “Select Market” is one in which food or other operating costs for franchisees are higher than average costs for other franchisees, due to supply chain conditions, as determined from time to time by us in our sole discretion. If we, in our sole discretion, determine that any Restaurants opened pursuant to such Multi-Unit Development Agreement qualify for this incentive, your Royalty for each qualifying Restaurant (which is currently 5% of Gross Sales) will be reduced to 2% of Gross Sales for the first five years after the subject qualifying Restaurant opens.

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