Dining Brands Group earns ‘Excellent’ rating in Shared Growth Index, first in chicken industry

[Financial News] Dining Brands Group has earned an Excellent rating in the Shared Growth Index assessment, becoming the first in the chicken franchise industry to do so in recognition of its efforts to promote mutual growth.
According to industry sources on the 12th, Dining Brands Group received an ‘Excellent (A)’ rating—the first in the chicken franchise industry—in the ‘2026 Shared Growth Index Assessment (based on 2025 results)’ announced by the Korea Commission for Corporate Partnership on the 11th.
The Shared Growth Index is a measure of companies’ level of cooperation for mutual growth, calculated by combining the Korea Commission for Corporate Partnership’s ‘Comprehensive Shared Growth Assessment’ and the Korea Fair Trade Commission’s ‘Fair Trade Agreement Implementation Assessment.’ 
Dining Brands Group has focused on providing various management support activities and employee benefits, and on establishing a framework for cooperation for mutual growth, to help franchisees of its chicken brand, BHC Chicken, operate their businesses stably and strengthen their competitiveness. 
Last year, the company contributed to the Mutual Growth Cooperation Fund and the Rural Coexistence and Cooperation Fund, while operating a branded recruitment section on the job platform Albamon to help its franchisees recruit staff. It spent 820 million won on a range of mutual-growth programs, including free health checkups for up to two people per franchise, funeral support services covering funeral directors, assistants and funeral supplies, birthday coupons, and an end-of-year awards ceremony.
The company also established a framework to pursue cooperation for mutual growth on an ongoing basis. It strengthened ties with franchisees by establishing and operating a dedicated shared-growth organization and putting an institutional foundation in place, including by signing a shared-growth agreement. 
A Dining Brands Group representative said, “It is meaningful that we have earned an Excellent rating in the Shared Growth Index as the first in the chicken franchise industry, because it reflects our sustained efforts to grow together with our franchisees. We will continue to listen to franchise owners and expand support for mutual growth that provides practical help, creating a sustainable business environment in which the franchisor and franchisees can grow together.”


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