Food & Beverage Franchises
Best Food & Beverage Franchises (2026)
Compare 1,713 food & beverage franchise opportunities by total investment, franchise fees, royalties, and unit count. Every brand includes Franchise Disclosure Document (FDD) data, and it is free to browse.
- Food & Beverage
Golden Chick
158
Units worldwide
- Founded
- 1989
- Investment
- —
- M/Food & Beverage
Mai / Genji Sushi Bars
158
Units worldwide
- Founded
- 2015
- Investment
- $17K – $76K
- Food & Beverage
Wayback Burgers
158
Units worldwide
- Founded
- 2002
- Investment
- $256K – $850K
- Food & Beverage
Panda Express
157
Units worldwide
- Founded
- 1990
- Investment
- $510K – $3.3M
- OTFood & Beverage
On the Run
156
Units worldwide
- Founded
- 1997
- Investment
- —
- Food & Beverage
Fazoli's
154
Units worldwide
- Founded
- 2006
- Investment
- $1.5M – $2.3M
- Food & Beverage
Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory
154
Units worldwide
- Founded
- 1982
- Investment
- $267K – $825K
- Food & Beverage
Caribou Coffee
152
Units worldwide
- Founded
- 2004
- Investment
- $864K – $1.4M
- PSFood & Beverage
Planet Smoothie
152
Units worldwide
- Founded
- 2008
- Investment
- $196K – $462K
- Food & Beverage
Complete Nutrition
150
Units worldwide
- Founded
- 2009
- Investment
- —
- Food & Beverage
Kilwins Chocolates & Ice Cream Store
146
Units worldwide
- Founded
- 1981
- Investment
- $391K – $756K
- Food & Beverage
Nekter Juice Bar
146
Units worldwide
- Founded
- 2012
- Investment
- $247K – $641K
- Food & Beverage
The Original Pancake House
145
Units worldwide
- Founded
- 1991
- Investment
- $483K – $1.7M
- Food & Beverage
American Deli
143
Units worldwide
- Founded
- 2008
- Investment
- —
- Food & Beverage
TASTI D-LITE/PLANET SMOOTHI
143
Units worldwide
- Founded
- 2008
- Investment
- —
- CSFood & Beverage
Capriotti's Sandwich Shop
138
Units worldwide
- Founded
- 2007
- Investment
- $595K – $935K
- Food & Beverage
Fuzzy's Taco Shop
134
Units worldwide
- Founded
- 2008
- Investment
- $642K – $1.5M
- Food & Beverage
Slim Chickens
134
Units worldwide
- Founded
- 2011
- Investment
- $1.5M – $4.4M
- TFFood & Beverage
TGI Fridays
134
Units worldwide
- Founded
- 2017
- Investment
- —
- Food & Beverage
Mochinut
133
Units worldwide
- Founded
- 2025
- Investment
- $234K – $459K
- Food & Beverage
The Human Bean
133
Units worldwide
- Founded
- 2002
- Investment
- $552K – $1.1M
- Food & Beverage
Hwy 55 Burgers Shakes & Fries
129
Units worldwide
- Founded
- 1963
- Investment
- —
- Food & Beverage
Pretzelmaker
129
Units worldwide
- Founded
- 2007
- Investment
- $392K – $573K
- TDFood & Beverage
Tasti D-Lite
127
Units worldwide
- Founded
- 2007
- Investment
- —
- MFFood & Beverage
Mrs. Fields
125
Units worldwide
- Founded
- 2004
- Investment
- $305K – $494K
- Food & Beverage
Clean Juice
124
Units worldwide
- Founded
- 2016
- Investment
- $279K – $686K
- SFood & Beverage
Sharetea
124
Units worldwide
- Founded
- 2015
- Investment
- $296K – $502K
- Food & Beverage
bb.q Chicken
124
Units worldwide
- Founded
- 2014
- Investment
- $380K – $793K
- Food & Beverage
Krispy Kreme Doughnuts
123
Units worldwide
- Founded
- 1982
- Investment
- $2.0M – $4.3M
- RPFood & Beverage
Rosati's Pizza
123
Units worldwide
- Founded
- 2005
- Investment
- $147K – $501K
- Food & Beverage
Sizzler
121
Units worldwide
- Founded
- 1997
- Investment
- —
- Food & Beverage
Teriyaki Madness
121
Units worldwide
- Founded
- 2016
- Investment
- —
- Food & Beverage
Krust Caribbean Restaurant
119
Units worldwide
- Founded
- 1995
- Investment
- —
- Food & Beverage
Donatos Pizza
117
Units worldwide
- Founded
- 2003
- Investment
- $482K – $998K
- HFFood & Beverage
Hickory Farms
117
Units worldwide
- Founded
- 1986
- Investment
- —
- Food & Beverage
Holiday Stationstores
117
Units worldwide
- Founded
- 2017
- Investment
- $3.3M – $7.7M
- Food & Beverage
Pita Pit
115
Units worldwide
- Founded
- 2001
- Investment
- —
- Food & Beverage
Burgerim
114
Units worldwide
- Founded
- 2014
- Investment
- —
- Food & Beverage
Lee's Famous Recipe Chicken
114
Units worldwide
- Founded
- 2013
- Investment
- $1.2M – $2.0M
- Food & Beverage
Bonchon
111
Units worldwide
- Founded
- 2011
- Investment
- $769K – $1.2M
- Food & Beverage
Peter Piper Pizza
110
Units worldwide
- Founded
- 1976
- Investment
- —
- Food & Beverage
Pieology
110
Units worldwide
- Founded
- 2012
- Investment
- $304K – $858K
- Food & Beverage
Beef 'O' Brady's
109
Units worldwide
- Founded
- 2007
- Investment
- $809K – $1.3M
- Food & Beverage
First Watch
108
Units worldwide
- Founded
- 2005
- Investment
- $1.2M – $2.0M
- MHFood & Beverage
Mr. Hero
106
Units worldwide
- Founded
- 1984
- Investment
- —
- Food & Beverage
Duck Donuts
105
Units worldwide
- Founded
- 2012
- Investment
- $465K – $649K
- KFood & Beverage
Krystal
105
Units worldwide
- Founded
- 1932
- Investment
- $1.3M – $1.9M
- Food & Beverage
Outback Steakhouse
105
Units worldwide
- Founded
- 2007
- Investment
- —
Food & Beverage franchises: common questions
- What are the best food & beverage franchises?
- Franchise Fast Track tracks 1,713 food & beverage franchise brands. The strongest options balance a proven unit count, reasonable total investment, and a current Franchise Disclosure Document. Sort this page by locations, investment, or brand age to compare them, and open any brand for its full cost, fees, and FDD.
- How much does a food & beverage franchise cost?
- Food & Beverage franchise costs vary widely by brand and territory. Each brand page lists the total initial investment (FDD Item 7) and the initial franchise fee (Item 5). Use the "Lowest investment" sort to find the most affordable food & beverage franchises first.
- How many food & beverage franchises are there?
- There are 1,713 food & beverage franchise brands in the Franchise Fast Track directory, each with investment levels, fees, unit counts, and Franchise Disclosure Document data.
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