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                                                                   EXHIBIT 10.85

                              AFC ENTERPRISES, INC.

                                 THIRD AMENDMENT
                               TO CREDIT AGREEMENT

         This THIRD AMENDMENT, dated as of July 14, 2003 (this "AMENDMENT"), to
the Credit Agreement, dated as of May 23, 2002, (the "CREDIT AGREEMENT") among
AFC ENTERPRISES, INC., a Minnesota corporation (the "BORROWER"), the LENDERS
party thereto, JPMORGAN CHASE BANK ("JPMCB"), as Administrative Agent,
J.P.MORGAN SECURITIES INC., as Joint Bookrunner and Co-Lead Arranger, CREDIT
SUISSE FIRST BOSTON as Joint Bookrunner and Co-Lead Arranger, CREDIT LYONNAIS
NEW YORK BRANCH as Co-Documentation Agent, FLEET NATIONAL BANK, INC., as
Co-Documentation Agent and SUNTRUST BANK as Co-Documentation Agent, as amended
by the First Amendment to the Credit Agreement, dated March 31, 2003, and the
Second Amendment to the Credit Agreement, dated May 30, 2003, both the First
Amendment and the Second Amendment among the Borrower, JPMorgan Chase Bank and
the Lenders party thereto, each in their stated capacities. Capitalized terms
used herein not otherwise defined herein or otherwise amended hereby shall have
the meanings ascribed thereto in the Credit Agreement.

                                    RECITALS:

         WHEREAS, Borrower and the Lenders have agreed to amend the Credit
Agreement, subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein,

         NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the agreements,
provisions and covenants herein contained, the parties hereto agree as follows:

SECTION 1. AMENDMENTS TO CREDIT AGREEMENT

                  1.1      AMENDMENTS TO SECTION 1: DEFINITIONS.

                           A. Section 1.01 of the Credit Agreement is hereby
amended by adding the following definitions:

                  "Third Amendment " means the amendment to the Credit Agreement
dated as of July 14, 2003.

                  "Third Amendment Effective Date" means the date on or prior to
July 14, 2003 upon which all the conditions precedent set forth in Section 2 of
the Third Amendment are satisfied.


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                           B. The definition of "Applicable Rate" is hereby
amended by deleting the grids under clauses (a), (b) and (c) in their entirety
and substituting therefor the following:

                  (a) Revolving Loans

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                ABR            Eurodollar
Total Leverage Ratio:         Spread             Spread            Facility Fee Rate
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                           <C>              <C>                 <C>
    Category 1
     > = 3.0                   1.75%              2.75%                  0.50%
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Category 2
 > = 2.5 and < 3.0             1.50%              2.50%                  0.50%
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Category 3
 > = 1.5 and < 2.5             1.25%              2.25%                  0.50%
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Category 4
       < 1.5                   1.00%              2.00%                  0.50%
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
</TABLE>

                  (b) Tranche A Term Loans

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                 ABR            Eurodollar
Total Leverage Ratio:          Spread             Spread            Facility Fee Rate
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                            <C>              <C>                 <C>
     Category 1
      > = 3.0                   1.75%              2.75%                  0.50%
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
     Category 2
 > = 2.5 and < 3.0              1.50%              2.50%                  0.50%
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
     Category 3
 > = 1.5 and < 2.5              1.25%              2.25%                  0.50%
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
     Category 4
        < 1.5                   1.00%              2.00%                  0.50%
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
</TABLE>

                  (c) Tranche B Term Loans

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                ABR             Eurodollar
Total Leverage Ratio:         Spread              Spread
----------------------------------------------------------
<S>                           <C>               <C>
    Category 1
     > = 3.0                   2.25%              3.00%
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    Category 2
 > = 2.5 and < 3.0             2.00%              2.75%
----------------------------------------------------------
    Category 3
 > = 1.5 and < 2.5             1.75%              2.50%
----------------------------------------------------------
     Category 4
       < 1.5                   1.50%              2.25%
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</TABLE>


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                           C. The definitions of "Consolidated EBITDA" and
"Effective Date Total Unit Requirement" are hereby amended and restated in their
entirety as follows:

                  "Consolidated EBITDA" means, for any period, Consolidated Net
Income for such period plus (a) without duplication and to the extent deducted
from revenues in determining such Consolidated Net Income for such period, the
sum of (i) the aggregate amount of consolidated interest expense for such
period, (ii) the aggregate amount of all provisions for all taxes (whether or
not paid, estimated or accrued) based upon or determined by reference to the
income and profits for such period, (iii) all amounts attributable to
depreciation, amortization (including but not limited to amortization of
goodwill and other intangible assets, amortization and write-offs of financing
costs and premiums paid in connection with any early extinguishment of
Indebtedness) and any non-cash impairment charges related to goodwill, other
intangible or long-lived assets for such period, (iv) all extraordinary, unusual
or non-recurring charges, (v) costs and consulting fees of not more than
$4,000,000 related to productivity studies completed in 2003 and non-recurring
costs, charges and expenses directly related to the restatement of the 2000,
2001 and 2002 financial statements, in each case, as certified by a Financial
Officer and together with a schedule describing such costs, charges and expenses
in reasonable detail and (vi) all other non-cash charges, minus (b) without
duplication and to the extent added to revenues in determining such Consolidated
Net Income for such period, the sum of all extraordinary gains during such
period, all as determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP.

                  "Effective Date Total Unit Requirement" means 250 units owned
and operated by the Borrower and its Subsidiaries.

                  1.2      AMENDMENTS TO SECTION 2: THE CREDITS

                  Section 2.10(c) is hereby amended by inserting the following
sentence at the end thereof:

                  "Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth above, the
Borrower shall be required to use no more than 50% of the cash proceeds of the
SCC Disposition to apply as prepayments against the Loans as set forth above and
shall have through July 17, 2003 or by the first Tranche A and Tranche B
maturity date occurring after the closing date of the SCC Disposition, whichever
is later, to make such prepayment with said proceeds (and the balance may be
used for general corporate purposes to the extent otherwise permitted
hereunder)."

                  1.3      AMENDMENTS TO SECTION 6: NEGATIVE COVENANTS

                           A. Section 6.03(a) is hereby amended by deleting
clause (z) in its entirety and replacing it with the following:

                  "(z) no less than 50% of the cash proceeds of the SCC
Disposition are applied as prepayments of Loans as required pursuant to Section
2.10(c) of this Agreement."


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                           B. Section 6.06(a) is hereby amended by deleting such
section in its entirety and replacing it with the following:

                           "(a) The Borrower will not, and will not permit any
         of its Subsidiaries to, declare or make, or agree to pay or make,
         directly or indirectly, any Restricted Payment, except (i) the Borrower
         may declare and pay dividends with respect to its Equity Interests
         payable solely in additional shares of its common stock, (ii)
         Subsidiaries may declare and pay dividends ratably with respect to
         their Equity Interests, (iii) the Borrower may, so long as no Default
         or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, declare and
         pay cash dividends and make payments to purchase Borrower Common Stock
         or options, warrants or rights to purchase or acquire Borrower Common
         Stock, in all cases not to exceed $100,000,000 in aggregate; provided
         however, that if at the time of the making of any such declaration or
         purchase, and after giving effect thereto, the Total Leverage Ratio of
         Borrower exceeds 2.50 to 1.00, such payment may be made only to the
         extent that the total amount thereof does not at the time of payment,
         when aggregated with Investments permitted under Sections 6.04(b) and
         6.04(f) exceed $100,000,000 and after giving effect to such Restricted
         Payment, the Borrower is in compliance with the Financial Covenants,
         and (iv) following the consummation of the SCC Disposition and the
         prepayment of Loans with the cash proceeds thereof in accordance with
         Section 2.10(c), the Borrower may declare and pay cash dividends or
         make payments to purchase Borrower Common Stock, in an aggregate amount
         not to exceed 50% of the cash proceeds of the SCC Disposition, provided
         that at any time any such declaration of payment of cash dividends or
         at the time a purchase of stock is made (v) no Default or Event of
         Default shall have occurred and be continuing, (w) all audited and
         unaudited financial statements and reports and other information shall
         have been provided to Lenders, including all such reports, statements
         and information to be provided no later than the Outside Reporting
         Date, (x) the Borrower shall have made all outstanding filings with the
         Securities and Exchange Commission with respect to annual and quarterly
         financial statements and reporting requirements, (y) there shall have
         been no adverse change in the company's credit ratings issued by S&P
         and Moody's and (z) the Borrower shall certify that none of the above
         referenced filings, accounts, financial statements or reports discloses
         a Material Adverse Effect; provided further, however, that the Borrower
         shall provide to the Administrative Agent no later than two (2)
         Business Days prior to the making of any such payment permitted under
         this subclause (iv) and after giving effect thereto and also after
         giving effect to any prepayment of Loans required with respect to the
         SCC Disposition, an officer's certificate demonstrating in reasonable
         detail that the Senior Leverage Ratio of Borrower does not exceed 2.00
         to 1.00."

                           C. Section 6.14 is hereby amended so that the Total
Leverage Ratio requirement for the Third Fiscal Quarter 2003 and the Fourth
Fiscal Quarter 2003 be 3.25 to 1.00 rather than 3.50 to 1.00.

                           D. Section 6.15 is hereby amended (i) so that the
Senior Leverage Ratio requirement for the Third Fiscal Quarter 2003 and the
Fourth Fiscal Quarter 2003 be 2.50 to 1.00


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rather than 2.75 to 1.00 and (ii) by inserting the following language
immediately prior to the parenthetical "(but not for purposes of determining the
Applicable Rate)" on the third line thereof:

                  "and the Senior Leverage Ratio requirement set forth in
Section 6.06(a)(iv)"

SECTION 2. CONDITIONS PRECEDENT TO EFFECTIVENESS

                  2.1      The effectiveness of the amendments set forth at
Section 1 hereof are subject to the satisfaction, or waiver, of the following
conditions on or before the date hereof:

                  A.                The Borrower, the Required Lenders and the
Subsidiary Loan Parties shall have indicated their consent to this Amendment by
the execution and delivery of the applicable signature pages to the
Administrative Agent.

                  B.                As of the Third Amendment Effective Date,
after giving effect to this Amendment, the representations and warranties
contained herein and in the other Loan Documents shall be true, correct and
complete in all material respects on and as of the Third Amendment Effective
Date to the same extent as though made on and as of that date, except to the
extent such representations and warranties specifically relate to an earlier
date, in which case such representations and warranties shall have been true,
correct and complete in all material respects on and as of such earlier date.

                  C.                As of the Third Amendment Effective Date,
after giving effect to this Amendment, no event shall have occurred and be
continuing that would constitute an Event of Default or a Default.

                  D.                The Administrative Agent shall have received
a certificate signed by a Financial Officer of the Borrower and dated the Third
Amendment Effective Date certifying that, (y) to the best knowledge of the
Borrower, it is in compliance with Sections 6.10, 6.12, 6.13, 6.14 and 6.15 of
the Credit Agreement and that at no time has it been in default of any such
Section based upon the financial information available to said Financial Officer
on the Third Amendment Effective Date and (z) no event shall have occurred and
be continuing that would constitute an Event of Default or a Default (other than
as contemplated by the foregoing clause (y) with respect to Sections 6.10, 6.12,
6.13, 6.14 and 6.15 of the Credit Agreement).

                  E.                The Administrative Agent shall have received
a favorable written opinion of Cohen Pollock Merlin Axelrod & Small, P.C.,
counsel for the Loan Parties, in form and substance satisfactory to the
Administrative Agent.

                  F.                As of the Third Amendment Effective Date,
the Borrower shall have paid all fees and other amounts due and payable,
including, to the extent invoiced,


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reimbursement or other payment of all out-of-pocket expenses required to be
reimbursed or paid by the Borrower under any Loan Document.

                  G.                Administrative Agent shall have received,
for distribution to all Lenders executing this Amendment by 12:00 noon Eastern
time on Monday, July 14, 2003 an amendment fee equal to 0.20% of such Lenders'
outstanding Loans and Commitments immediately prior to the Third Amendment
Effective Date

SECTION 3. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

                  In order to induce Required Lenders to enter into this
Amendment, each applicable Loan Party represents and warrants to each Lender, as
of the date hereof and upon giving effect to this Amendment, that the
representations and warranties contained in each of the Loan Documents are true,
correct and complete in all material respects on and as of the date hereof to
the same extent as though made on and as of that date, except to the extent such
representations and warranties specifically relate to an earlier date, in which
case such representations and warranties shall have been true, correct and
complete in all material respects on and as of such earlier date.

SECTION 4. ACKNOWLEDGMENT AND CONSENT

                  4.1      Each of Subsidiary Loan Parties of Borrower has (i)
guarantied the Obligations and (ii) created Liens in favor of Lenders on certain
Collateral to secure such obligations.

                  4.2      Each Subsidiary Loan Party hereby acknowledges that
it has reviewed the terms and provisions of the Credit Agreement and this
Amendment and consents to the amendment of the Credit Agreement effected
pursuant to this Amendment. Each Subsidiary Loan Party hereby confirms that each
Security Document to which it is a party or otherwise bound and all Collateral
encumbered thereby will continue to guarantee or secure, as the case may be, to
the fullest extent possible in accordance with the Security Documents, the
payment and performance of all Obligations under the Credit Agreement and the
Obligations (as such term is defined in the Security Documents) under the
Security Documents, as the case may be, including without limitation the payment
and performance of all such Obligations under the Credit Agreement and the
Obligations under the Security Documents in respect of the Obligations of
Borrower now or hereafter existing under or in respect of the Credit Agreement,
as amended hereby, and grants to the Collateral Agent a continuing lien on and
security interest in and to all Collateral as collateral security for the prompt
payment and performance in full when due of the Obligations under the Credit
Agreement and the Obligations under the Security Documents (whether at stated
maturity, by acceleration or otherwise).

                  4.3      Each Subsidiary Loan Party acknowledges and agrees
that any of the Security Documents to which it is a party or otherwise bound
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effect and that all of its obligations thereunder shall be valid and enforceable
and shall not be impaired or limited by the execution or effectiveness of this
Amendment. Each Subsidiary Loan Party represents and warrants that all
representations and warranties contained in the Credit Agreement, as amended
hereby, and the Security Documents to which it is a party or otherwise bound are
true, correct and complete in all material respects on and as of the Third
Amendment Effective Date to the same extent as though made on and as of that
date, except to the extent such representations and warranties specifically
relate to an earlier date, in which case they were true, correct and complete in
all material respects on and as of such earlier date.

                  4.4      Each Subsidiary Loan Party acknowledges and agrees
that (i) notwithstanding the conditions to effectiveness set forth in this
Amendment, such Subsidiary Loan Party is not required by the terms of the Credit
Agreement or any other Loan Document to consent to the amendments to the Credit
Agreement effected pursuant to this Amendment and (ii) nothing in the Credit
Agreement, this Amendment or any other Loan Document shall be deemed to require
the consent of such Subsidiary Loan Party to any future amendments to the Credit
Agreement.

SECTION 5. MISCELLANEOUS

                  5.1      This Amendment shall be binding upon the parties
 hereto and the Lenders and their respective successors and assigns and shall
inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and the successors and assigns of
Lenders. No Loan Party's rights or obligations hereunder or any interest therein
may be assigned or delegated by any Loan Party without the prior written consent
of all Lenders.

                  5.2      In case any provision in or obligation hereunder
shall be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any jurisdiction, the validity,
legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions or obligations, or of
such provision or obligation in any other jurisdiction, shall not in any way be
affected or impaired thereby.

                  5.3      On and after the Third Amendment Effective Date, each
reference in the Credit Agreement to "this Agreement", "hereunder", "hereof",
"herein" or words of like import referring to the Credit Agreement, and each
reference in the other Loan Documents to the "Credit Agreement", "thereunder",
"thereof" or words of like import referring to the Credit Agreement shall mean
and be a reference to the Credit Agreement as amended by this Amendment.

                  5.4      Except as specifically amended by this Amendment, the
Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents shall remain in full force and
effect and are hereby ratified and confirmed.

                  5.5      The execution, delivery and performance of this
Amendment shall not, except as expressly provided herein, constitute a waiver of
any provision of, or operate as a waiver of any right, power or remedy of any
Agent or Lender under, the Credit Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents.


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                  5.6      Section headings herein are included herein for
convenience of reference only and shall not constitute a part hereof for any
other purpose or be given any substantive effect.

                  5.7      THIS AMENDMENT AND THE RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF THE
PARTIES HEREUNDER SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND SHALL BE CONSTRUED AND ENFORCED IN
ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.

                  5.8      This Amendment may be executed in any number of
counterparts, each of which when so executed and delivered shall be deemed an
original, but all such counterparts together shall constitute but one and the
same instrument. As set forth herein, this Amendment shall become effective upon
the execution of a counterpart hereof by each of the parties hereto and receipt
by Borrower and Administrative Agent of written or telephonic notification of
such execution and authorization of delivery thereof.

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                  IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this
Amendment to be duly executed and delivered by their respective officers
thereunto duly authorized as of the date first written above.

BORROWER:                               AFC ENTERPRISES, INC.,

                                    By:  /s/ Gary A. Hunt
                                        --------------------------------------
                                        Name: Gary A. Hunt
                                        Title: Vice President and Treasurer

LENDERS:

                                    JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, INDIVIDUALLY AS A
                                    LENDER AND AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT,

                                    By   /s/ H. David Jones
                                        --------------------------------------
                                        Name: H. David Jones
                                        Title: Vice President


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                  IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this
Agreement to be duly executed by their respective officers thereunto duly
authorized as of the date first above written.

SUBSIDIARY LOAN PARTIES:            AFC PROPERTIES, INC.



                                    By:  /s/ Allan J. Tanenbaum
                                        --------------------------------------
                                        Name: Allan J. Tanenbaum
                                        Title: Secretary


                                    AFC OF LOUISIANA, LLC
                                    By: AFC Enterprises, Inc., Sole Member

                                    By   /S/ Allan J. Tanenbaum
                                        --------------------------------------
                                        Name: Allan J. Tanenbaum
                                        Title: Secretary



                                    CHURCH'S TEXAS HOLDINGS, LLC
                                    By: AFC Enterprises, Inc., General Partner

                                    By   /S/ Allan J. Tanenbaum
                                        --------------------------------------
                                        Name: Allan J. Tanenbaum
                                        Title: Vice President


                                    AFC HOLDINGS OF TEXAS, LLC
                                    By: AFC Enterprises, Inc.

                                    By:  /S/ Allan J. Tanenbaum
                                        --------------------------------------
                                        Name: Allan J. Tanenbaum
                                        Title: Vice President



                                    CINNABON INTERNATIONAL, INC.


                                    By:  /S/ Allan J. Tanenbaum
                                        --------------------------------------
                                        Name: Allan J. Tanenbaum
                                        Title: Senior Vice President/Secretary



                                    CT RESTAURANTS, L.P.
                                    By: Church's Texas Holdings, LLC
                                    By: AFC Enterprises, Inc.

                                    By   /S/ Allan J. Tanenbaum
                                        --------------------------------------
                                        Name: Allan J. Tanenbaum
                                        Title: Vice President

                                    CINNABON INC.


                                    By:  /S/ Allan J. Tanenbaum
                                        --------------------------------------
                                        Name: Allan J. Tanenbaum
                                        Title: Senior Vice President/Secretary


                  [Individual Lender Signature Pages Omitted]


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